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.
The Idea Behind WikiLeaks: Julian Assange as a Physics Student
Category: Until This Day–Historical Perspectives on the News
ELECTION 2020: Trump’s Law & Order Campaign Taps US Tradition of Racist & Anti-Immigrant Politics
Throughout this nation’s history, appeals to law and order have been as much about defending privilege as dealing with crime, writes Austin Sarat.
Chris Hedges: American Bloodlands
The enraged, polarized segments of the population are rapidly consolidating as the political center disintegrates.
American Environmentalism’s Racist Roots Have Shaped Global Thinking About Conservation
According to some estimates, Indigenous and rural communities protect up to 80 percent of global biodiversity, but receive little benefit in return, writes Prakash Kashwan.
The Faded Irony About UK Imperialism
Craig Murray recalls a time when Britain had decolonized almost entirely in a remarkably swift quarter century and the Last Night at the Proms seemed harmless.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: Know Your Rights. Don’t Talk to Cops at the Airport
When an ICE officer stopped me after I got off the plane I knew the harassment was about to begin. But I was ready for it.
The Public Option in Pharmaceuticals
We are now battling the public health challenge of our lifetimes without the tests, treatments and vaccines we need, writes Dana Brown.
Why Police Unions Are Not Part of the American Labor Movement
Paul F. Clark says the strain between law enforcement and labor goes back to the origins of trade unions in the mid-19th century.
COVID-19: Latin American Women are Disappearing & Dying Under Lockdown
It’s a pandemic within the pandemic, writes Lynn Marie Stephen.
BEIRUT EXPLOSION: It Is Late, But it Is Early Morning if We Insist
The explosion is the cherry on top of the horrors of a 30-year post-civil war political structure that saw militia leaders turn in their fatigues for business suits, writes Vijay Prashad.