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By offering asylum to the persecuted publisher of WikiLeaks, France’s Macron would enhance his status in myriad European latitudes and all across the Global South, writes Pepe Escobar.
Since oligarchs can’t replicate grass-roots energy, they attack it, says Caitlin Johnstone.
The online censorship initiative depicted critical reporting about the Iowa caucuses as part of a Russian plot, Alex Rubinstein reports. Independent reporter Jordan Chariton was also targeted.
Aaron Maté reports on new evidence of distortions in the OPCW inquiry as well as a campaign of intimidation against internal dissent.