Israel’s complete dependence on U.S. support means the Biden administration has all the leverage it needs to force an end to Israel’s aggressions at any time.
Caitlin Johnstone: A Former Israeli Leader’s Admission
Patrick Lawrence: 90 Min That Shook the Liberal World
CNN’s spectacle made it clear that Biden and Trump present no sensible choice and stand as insults to those who persist in the act of voting.
RAY McGOVERN: Will Putin Attack Poland & the Baltics?
Given their lack of information about the Ukraine-Russia deal scuttled by Boris Johnson early in the war, many Americans will be inclined to believe Biden’s evidence-free claims in last week’s CNN debate.
Analysis, Assange extradition, Australia, Britain, CN Live!, Commentary, Julian Assange, Legal, Media, Politics, Press Freedom, U.S. Justice Dept., WikiLeaks
WATCH: CN Live! — Assange: The Price of Freedom
WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange is free after a plea deal with the United States. But at what price? Watch the replay with Alexander Mercouris, Marjorie Cohn & Bruce Afran.
Afghanistan, Civil Rights, Commentary, Constitution, Iraq, Julian Assange, Legal, Obama Administration, Press Freedom, Secrecy, The Bush-43 Administration, Torture, U.S. Justice Dept., War Crimes, WikiLeaks
Assange Is Free: Here’s What He’s Given Us
Contrary to U.S. government claims, WikiLeaks’ revelations actually saved lives — and drove demand for accountability from Washington, writes Marjorie Cohn.
Biden Administration, Commentary, Julian Assange, Press Freedom, Russiagate, Trump Administration, U.S., WikiLeaks
Patrick Lawrence: The State Failed to Break Assange
The WikiLeaks founder consistently displayed strength and endurance as the machinery of two sovereign states attempted to destroy him.
Pillaging by the Super-Rich
Battle-Tested in Gaza: Britain’s Next Drones?
This Is Not a Dream
Assange extradition, Commentary, Ecuador, Intelligence, Julian Assange, Media, Press Freedom, Russiagate, United Kingdon, United Nations, WikiLeaks
The Media Kept Assange Behind Bars
The establishment press acted in concert to assassinate the character of the WikiLeaks founder, making it respectable to hate him, writes Jonatahn Cook.
Analysis, Assange extradition, Britain, Commentary, Intelligence, Julian Assange, Legal, Media, Politics, Press Freedom, WikiLeaks
WATCH: Revisiting the Assange Case
A panel of journalists who covered the Assange case discuss the twists and turns in the drama leading to his release on Monday, with host Richard Medhurst.
A Battle for Venezuela’s Future
JOHN KIRIAKOU: US Postal Service’s Attack on Privacy
Somehow, a quasi-government agency that spies on individuals with no probable cause or due process, in a haphazard manner that offers no recourse for the people being targeted, doesn’t seem constitutional.
Caitlin Johnstone: Biden Not Running the Show
All the post-debate talk about whether Biden has what it takes to be president — when he already is — suggests people know he’s not in charge.
American Empire, Commentary, Israel, Militarism, NATO, Palestine, Russia, Ukraine, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
Vijay Prashad: No Such Thing as a Small Nuclear War
The NATO escalation of the Russia-Ukraine war as well as the growing conflict around China are more dangerous than the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Assange Agreed to Have Unpublished Material Destroyed
As part of his plea deal with the United States, Julian Assange agreed to order the destruction of any unpublished U.S. material in WikiLeaks possession.
Bolivian Leader Replaces Military Chiefs Over Coup Attempt
After President Arce replaced three of the country’s military leaders, condemnations of the coup attempt swept in from around the world.
US House Votes to Suppress Gaza Death Toll
Dissenting lawmakers decried the “genocide denial” of a bipartisan measure banning State Department officials from using agency funds to cite statistics from the Gaza Health Ministry.
Caitlin Johnstone: After Assange, Anything Is Possible
The deeply moving footage of Julian Assange coming home to Australia provides an example of something that seemed impossible — until it happened.
Biden Administration, Censorship, Civil Rights, Commentary, Constitution, Julian Assange, Legal, Press Freedom, U.S. Justice Dept., United Kingdon
Assange Celebrations Mixed With Rebukes of White House
Press-freedom advocates this week flagged the damage done by the U.S. government’s pursuit of a journalist who helped expose state secrets and evidence of war crimes.