Chris Hedges, Stella Assange and Matt Kennard discuss the implications of the Julian Assange case and the demise of mainstream journalism.
WATCH: The Death of Journalism
Category: Legal
WATCH: ASSANGE APPEAL — The US-UK Deception
The ‘Perfected Grounds of Appeal’ submitted by Julian Assange’s lawyers to the High Court of England and Wales reveals new evidence of deception by both Britain and the United States. (With transcript).
US Court Victory Against Online Censorship
A judge in Louisiana has barred the F.B.I. and other government agencies from asking social media companies to suppress free speech, reports Joe Lauria.
Records Destroyed of Starmer Trips to DC During Assange Case
U.K. public prosecutor destroyed records showing Keir Starmer met with U.S. attorney general and other U.S. and U.K. national security officials in D.C. in 2011, when Starmer led Assange’s proposed extradition to Sweden, Matt Kennard reports.
WATCH: Approaching a Climax
Julian Assange supporters rallied in London’s Parliament Square on Saturday as the climax of his extradition case nears.
Craig Murray: Ellsberg’s Day in Court for Assange
At Assange’s extradition hearing in London, Ellsberg fought against the way WikiLeaks’ publication of papers from Manning, similarly to the Pentagon Papers, had became demonized and then criminalized.
One Year After the Fall of Roe v. Wade
Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson ruling, abortion care has become a patchwork of confusing state laws that deepen existing inequalities, writes Heidi Fantasia.
Biden Would Need His Pound of Flesh From Assange
The U.S. president would not likely move on the case without some face-saving measure to ward off pressure from the C.I.A. and his own party, writes Joe Lauria.
JOE LAURIA: Memories of Dan Ellsberg
UPDATED: Recollections of significant interactions with one of America’s most courageous men.
Chris Hedges: The Imminent Extradition of Julian Assange & the Death of Journalism
Julian Assange’s legal options have nearly run out. He could be extradited to the U.S. this week. Should he be convicted, reporting on the inner workings of power will become a crime.