The advocate of endless war and limitless Pentagon budgets would be exactly the wrong choice for Biden’s defense secretary, write Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J.S. Davies.
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The Role of Police in Gentrification
A lawsuit alleges Breonna Taylor died because Louisville was trying to arrest its way toward economic redevelopment. Research shows this is common, writes Brenden Beck.
ASSANGE EXTRADITION: US Using The Guardian to Justify Jailing Assange for Life as the Paper Remains Silent
Much of the furor now surrounding Assange in the courtroom stems from a Guardian staffer’s obscured role in sabotaging WikiLeaks’ efforts to conceal names in leaked documents, writes Jonathan Cook.
ASSANGE EXTRADITION: Craig Murray: Your Man in the Public Gallery: Assange Hearing—Day 12
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.
LEE CAMP: What’s the Difference Between ‘Villain’ Assange & ‘Intrepid’ Woodward?
The next time you see a mainstream-media talking-head fawn over Woodward, just remember that if they had any backbone, any moral core, they would be fawning over Assange instead.
Chris Hedges: The Cost of Resistance
You can measure the effectiveness of resistance by the fury of the response by ruling elites.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Mike Pompeo’s Cold-War Fever
As this dreadful year draws near its close, the top U.S. diplomat has put us at far more risk of war than we were at its start.
ASSANGE EXTRADITION: Craig Murray: Your Man in the Public Gallery: Assange Hearing—Day 10
Former British diplomat Craig Murray was in the public gallery at Old Bailey for Julian Assange’s hearing and here is his report on Monday’s events.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: As Assange Faces Extradition, the State of US Prisons Grows Worse
The vast majority of the violence committed against federal inmates goes unreported. And it’s a daily occurrence.
ASSANGE HEARING DAY EIGHT— Espionage Act Put in the Dock
Consortium News is virtually “inside” the courtroom at Old Bailey, viewing the proceedings by video-link and filed this report on Day Eight of Julian Assange’s resumed extradition hearing.