Michael Ratner USAToday June 17, 2014 (Photo: David Paul Morris, Bloomberg) A whistle-blower living in exile in Russia. A publisher seeking the asylum he has already been granted while his sources are imprisoned. This isn't the cast of a summer blockbuster. It's a perfect storm of real-life cases that make it clear that constitutional More
THE CRIMINALIZATION OF JOURNALISM The Sparrow Project FEB 24, 2014 [DALLAS, TX] The curious case of Barrett Brown —a freelance journalist and satirist, turned political prisoner— has captivated thousands in the lead-up to what many are calling a “show trial” slated to take place in Dallas, TX, later this year. In an open letter published this morning (and More
Surveillance, in any land where it is ubiquitous and inescapable, generates distrust and divisions among its citizens, curbs their readiness to speak freely to each other, and diminishes their willingness to even dare to think freely. -Ariel Dorfman By Henry A Giroux, Truthout.org | Op-Ed Monday, 10 February 2014 09:15 (Image: Jared Rodriguez More
Surveillance, in any land where it is ubiquitous and inescapable, generates distrust and divisions among its citizens, curbs their readiness to speak freely to each other, and diminishes their willingness to even dare to think freely. -Ariel Dorfman By Henry A Giroux, Truthout.org | Op-Ed Monday, 10 February 2014 09:15 (Image: Jared Rodriguez More
Jeremy Hammond in a March 2012 booking photo from the Cook County Sheriff’s Office in Chicago. AP/Cook County Sheriff\'s OfficeBy Chris Hedges Posted on Nov 10, 2013 truthdig.com NEW YORK—Jeremy Hammond sat in New York’s Metropolitan Correctional Center last week in a small room reserved for visits from attorneys. He was wearing an oversized prison jumpsuit. More
From Jeremy Hammond to Bradley Manning and the AP, Obama's 'assault on journalism' is a threat to our democracy by Amy Goodman Published on Friday, May 31, 2013 The Guardian/UK One cyberactivist's federal case wrapped up this week, and another's is set to begin. Although these two young men, Jeremy Hammond and Bradley Manning, are the two who More
From Jeremy Hammond to Bradley Manning and the AP, Obama's 'assault on journalism' is a threat to our democracy by Amy Goodman Published on Friday, May 31, 2013 The Guardian/UK One cyberactivist's federal case wrapped up this week, and another's is set to begin. Although these two young men, Jeremy Hammond and Bradley Manning, are the two who More
