Because we are living in a burgeoning police state, those in power celebrated what sounded to many like a cold-blooded, extra-judicial hit job, writes Abby Zimet.
Category: Trump Administration
‘USA Political & Economic Collapse’: Hedges Interviews Wolff
U.S. workers, who for long enjoyed a better life than most workers, are being crushed by class war in the midst of a pandemic, and it will only get worse, economist Rick Wolff tells Chris Hedges.
ELECTION 2020: From Bob to Don
Why did Trump agree to this book: Details recounted are less important than the projection of the Oval Office’s powerful, intoxicating atmosphere dominated by the commanding presence of the Chief Executive, writes Michael Brenner.
The Idea Behind WikiLeaks: Julian Assange as a Physics Student
Niraj Lal says in this account of the origins of WikiLeaks that there is seldom any focus on the formidable concept of surveillance applied to structural power.
ELECTION 2020: As Concerns Mount Over Integrity of US Elections, So Does Support for International Poll Monitors
Timothy Rich says international monitors have shown they can provide an effective means to reduce public concerns about fraud and voter suppression.
ASSANGE HEARING DAY FOUR: Hearing Adjourned to Monday While Lawyer Who Was in Court is Tested for Covid-19
Case is postponed until Monday while a lawyer who appeared in court is tested for Covid-19.
ASSANGE EXTRADITION: Craig Murray: Your Man in the Public Gallery: Assange Hearing—Day Three
Former British diplomat Craig Murray was in the public gallery at Old Bailey for Julian Assange’s hearing and here is his report on Wednesday’s events.
Chris Hedges: American Bloodlands
The enraged, polarized segments of the population are rapidly consolidating as the political center disintegrates.
ASSANGE EXTRADITION: Australia Suddenly Cares About Its Journalists When They Get in Trouble in China
Human rights are only ever a concern for member states of the U.S. empire — such as the home country of the WikiLeaks founder — when they can be leveraged against nations outside the power alliance, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
PEPE ESCOBAR: Julian Assange, Prometheus Bound
He is being punished not for stealing fire – but for exposing power under the light of truth and provoking the god of Exceptionalism.