Glenn Greenwald: Matt Taibbi on How “Free Speech” Turned Into a “Far Right” Slogan
Is Big Tech independent? How and why the mainstream corporate media (MSM) is establishment and what that means.
The Belmarsh Tribunal, Free Assange, hosted by Democracy Now!
What is at stake: To all people of conscience an exhortation to act: "We will not be silent." Expert witnesses from the U.S. and Europe speak to what amounts to the "framing" of Julian Assange, how his case progressed as Trump filed the indictments, then to the hearings, and to how all of this will affect free speech if Assange is extradited and found guilty in a U.S. court for publishing the truth about American drones' "collateral damage" in the murder of civilians. Mike Pompeo characterized WikiLeaks (a publisher!) as an "enemy espionage organization" for the release of condemning CIA data. And the global rise of fascism begins with targeting and discrediting journalists. Freedom of the press and the right of people to know what their government is doing as well as the rights of journalists and their publishers of all viewpoints to publish the truth is threatened, but Biden foolishly pushes forward to extradite Assange instead of freeing him, although journalist and human rights organizations as well as heads of state worldwide have spoken up for Assange, press freedom, and the people's right to the truth.
As Movements Like Stop Cop City Gain Power, Police Treat Free Speech as a Crime, by Cody Bloomfield
Despite the fear, despite the repression, the movement to Stop Cop City is flourishing. The week of action features a deep calendar of crowd-sourced events, ranging from knitting circle skill shares to talks by longtime local activists on the historical roots of the Stop Cop City movement.
Jimmy Dore and Aaron Mate: Telling the Naked Truth
NY Times and WashPo Editors CONFRONTED for lies about war and more... https://youtu.be/-Upux1XBCbg Rise Up Times Editor's Comment: I don't always care for Jimmy's raunchiness but his analysis is direct and on the mark. Here he is with Aaron Mate and other voices. Editor's Comment: Since this has been published, there have been More
Rise Up Times, Media for Justice and Peace, Summary December 2022 (2)
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Glenn Greenwald on the State of Free Speech In Our Monopolized Internet
We believe there is no more urgent issue than the full-scale, multi-pronged attack on free speech on the internet. The censorship regime they are constructing will enable them to propagandize the population without challenge and fully control the flow of information.
‘An Attack on Free Expression’: Musk Under Fire for Suspending Journalists From Twitter
"If confirmed as retaliation for their work, this would be a serious violation of journalists' right to report the news without fear of reprisal..."
The Chris Hedges Report: Julian Assange’s Father on Looming Extradition and Imperative of Mass Resistance
A society that prohibits the capacity to speak in truth extinguishes the capacity to live in justice.
Media for Justice and Peace: New Posts for August/September, 2022
There is no such thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not lead single-issue lives. - Audre Lorde
Noam Chomsky: Is U.S. Censorship Worse Than Soviet Russia?
American thinker Noam Chomsky discusses the changes taking place in American culture and what to expect.
Rise Up Times Media for Justice and Peace, Summary 2, July 2022
Rise Up Times Climate Justice, Cognitive Warfare (mind control), Abortion Rights, Hedges: Iran, NATO; Free Speech, Assange, Labor, and more....
James O’Keefe Doesn’t Care About Free Speech, by Ben Burgis
The consequence for controversial speech ordinary people often do have to worry about is getting fired from their jobs. Most Americans have “at-will” employment arrangements at nonunionized workplaces where the boss can fire them at any time with little recourse or due process.