The WikiLeaks publisher may soon be on his way to the U.S. to face trial for revealing war crimes, Matt Kennard reports. What he would face there is terrifying beyond words.
Last Days of Julian Assange in the United States
Category: International
If Israel Wants to Be an ‘Independent Nation,’ Let It Be
Israel knows it’s fully dependent on the U.S. and cannot sustain its nonstop violence without the backing of the U.S. war machine, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
UK Rebrands Protest as Extremism
For years, people who support Palestine have been targeted: Anita Mureithi on a cabinet minister’s move Thursday to further restrict activism.
Irish Eyes Scowl at Sinn Fein’s St Patrick’s Day With Biden
The party leaders’ decision to visit the White House has provoked intense criticism in a country where support for the Palestinian cause remains the strongest in Europe, Mick Hall reports.
The Legacy of Thatcher’s War on the Miners
Forty years after their powerful union was crushed in an early battle of neoliberalism, still defiant ex-miners marched last weekend to their closed Yorkshire pit to hear their 86-year old former leader reflect on their struggle, reports Joe Lauria.
After Nuland, the Chances for Peace in Ukraine
Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies hope the exit of the senior State Department official will open the door to a badly needed Plan B for Ukraine.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: Assange & the Sickness of US Prisons
Speaking from his own experience as an imprisoned whistleblower, Kiriakou reflects on the grim medical outlook for the WikiLeaks publisher if he gets extradited.
The Oscars Speech Smear Campaign
Jonathan Cook on the courtiers and charlatans who lied about what Jonathan Glazer said in his acceptance speech at the Academy Awards.
WATCH: CN Live! — Miners March 40 Yrs After Strike
Miners in a once bustling South Yorkshire coal region marched with their champion, Arthur Scargill, at the weekend to mark 40 years since their war with Margaret Thatcher.
Craig Murray: The Panic of the British Ruling Class
The suffering and heroism of the people of Gaza, which shines in itself, has also cast a much needed light on the complete failure of the model of Western democracy.