It seems perverse that, a judgement against extradition having been made, Julian Assange should continue to be held in high security prison pending the U.S. government appeal, writes Craig Murray.
ASSANGE BAIL DENIED: Both Tortuous and Torturous
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WATCH: Yanis Varoufakis Debate John Bolton
The former Greek finance minister and the ex-U.S. national security adviser engaged in a tense standoff in the 2020 Holberg Debate on whether global stability is possible.
Indian Farmers’ Protest Takes Tragic Turn
New laws deregulating Indian agriculture, and the undemocratic way they were passed, have triggered one of the largest farmers’ movements in the world, reports Betwa Sharma for CN from Delhi.
Only Freedom Can Quench the Thirst
Part of the work is going back to go forward, writes Vijay Prashad. Returning to the sources of tradition advances present struggles.
Time to Rein in Amazon’s Empire
Christy Hoffman says the company’s rise to the top of the winner-take-all economy is a call to action.
‘Pandemic Profits’ of Billionaires Could Fully Fund $3,000 Stimulus Checks for US Workers
“America’s billionaires could pay for a major Covid relief bill and still not lose a dime of their pre-virus riches.”
Biden’s Young Hawk: The Case Against Jake Sullivan
Either the national security adviser-designate and other “exceptionalists” are true believers, or rank cynics driven by ambition and enough intelligence or charisma to say what’s needed to justify U.S. aggression, says Danny Sjursen.
India’s One-Day General Strike Largest in History
If those who struck on Nov. 26 formed a country, it would be the fifth largest in the world after China, India, the United States and Indonesia, writes Vijay Prashad.
John Pilger: Britain’s Class War on Children
In this abridged article published by the London Daily Mirror & based on his 1975 film, Smashing Kids, John Pilger describes class as Britain’s most virulent disease, causing record levels of child poverty.
COVID-19: Tyson Managers Accused of Betting on How Many Workers Would Get Virus
A lawsuit alleges that a boss at one facility “organized a cash-buy-in, winner-take-all, betting pool for supervisors and managers to wager how many plant employees would test positive.”