‘All of us are in danger’: John Pilger delivers warning from Julian Assange
It's a sham! Everyone knows it is a sham. Why is he not protected?
Julian Assange: the latest blackout by Mnar Muhawesh and Robert Sheer on effects on journalism
If you are waiting for corporate media pundits to defend freedom of the press, you’re going to be disappointed.
Chris Hedges Interviews Matt Taibbi: The Rot of American Journalism Runs Deep
Chris Hedges discusses the deep rot that infects American journalism with reporter Matt Taibbi. https://youtu.be/8_vla4l-AX8 By CHRIS HEDGES RT America On Contact Truthdig May 9, 2019 They explore the ways in which Fox News has reshaped the industry in its own image, and how networks like MSNBC have come to tell viewers exactly what More
It Is Time To Kill The Espionage Act, by Thor Benson
We’re still seeing the Espionage Act used to kill free speech on a regular basis today, just over a century since its passage into law.
Federal Lawsuit Alleges Trump’s Threats Against The Press Are Unconstitutional, By Steve Denning
Photo: PEN [Trump] has: "engaged in conduct intended to retaliate against specific news organizations and journalists whose content and viewpoints displease him. Through his actions, Trump has intentionally conveyed to all writers and journalists that …they may be subject to retaliation by the federal government. That conduct violates the Constitution." By Steve Denning Senior More
Challenging the institutional racism and violence in our law enforcement culture: A Not Guilty Verdict to celebrate
These bits of fractured history are examples to me of the fact that what we accomplish is the result of not just what one or two persons do but rather the result of community action through time.
Good News: Free Speech Victories! in Minnesota
Two significant free speech victories in Minnesota courts.
Edward Snowden and Daniel Ellsberg Talk: 'Is Whistleblowing Worth Prison or a Life in Exile?'
“It is madly reckless for this president to be doing what he is doing. Whether he is, in some clinical sense, crazy or not, what he is doing is crazy,” says Ellsberg.
Edward Snowden and Daniel Ellsberg Talk: ‘Is Whistleblowing Worth Prison or a Life in Exile?’
“It is madly reckless for this president to be doing what he is doing. Whether he is, in some clinical sense, crazy or not, what he is doing is crazy,” says Ellsberg.
Arrests at Rep. Hoyer's office — pending Yemen War legislation
Senate War Powers resolution on ending unauthorized US support for the war in Yemen - A bipartisan Senate resolution on Yemen will be introduced in mid-January and has a good chance of passing.
Arrests at Rep. Hoyer’s office — pending Yemen War legislation
Senate War Powers resolution on ending unauthorized US support for the war in Yemen - A bipartisan Senate resolution on Yemen will be introduced in mid-January and has a good chance of passing.
Chris Hedges | The Visionless Society
“Can there be a democracy when you don’t have a competitive electoral system?” he asked. “No. Can there be a democracy when people who come in second win the election? No. Can there be a democracy when it’s tougher to get on the ballot than in any other Western country in the world by an order of magnitude? No. Can there be a democracy when money rules? And not just the money that politicians raise, but the third-party money. No. Can there be a democracy when people have no influence on the military budget? No. It’s not subjected to hearings. It’s ratified on the floor of the House and Senate, but it doesn’t go through the appropriations process.