Chris Hedges: Craig Murray on the ‘Slow Motion Execution’ of Assange
By Chris Hedges / The Real News Network As Julian Assange continues to fight extradition to the United States to face prosecution under the Espionage Act, a growing chorus of…
Blinken, Assange, And The 20th Anniversary Of The Palestine Hotel Bombing
By Chip Gibbons / The Dissenter When Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Australia in August, he was, as expected, asked about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Blinken confirmed that he…
Ukrainian Dissident Resists NATO’s Proxy War
By Max Blumenthal / YouTube Ukrainian journalist and exiled antiwar dissident Ruslan Kostaba has been jailed and brutally attacked for his years of opposition to his government’s war in the…
Journalist Sues Over Gag Rules At County Jail In Pennsylvania
By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter Journalist Brittany Hailer has sued a county jail in Pennsylvania for “strictly enforcing” gag rules against prisoners and the jail’s employees and contractors. Hailer…
Chris Hedges: The Crucifixion of Julian Assange
This is a sermon I gave on Sunday Aug. 20 in Oslo, Norway at Kulturkirken Jakob (St. James Church of Culture). Actor and film director Liv Ullmann read the scripture…
CIA-Linked Security Company Targeted Former Ecuador President Who Granted Assange Asylum
By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter In addition to targeting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, a CIA-linked private security company based in Spain allegedly spied on former Ecuador president Rafael Correa.…
Glenn Greenwald: What Is the Espionage Act? A Brief & Repressive History
Glenn Greenwald breaks down the conception of the Espionage Act and how it's been used to repress dissidents of the establishment.
Detained “Cop City” Journalist Sues Atlanta Police, Alleges Intimidation
The lawsuit alleges that the arrest is part of a pattern of retaliation against journalists by Atlanta police.
Media Monopolies and Prosecution of Assange Drive Drop in US Press Freedom Rank
"Major structural barriers to press freedom persist in this country," according to Reporters Without Borders.
Biden Hypocritically Slams Arrest of US Journalist in Russia But Pursues Assange
The double standards of the U.S. government are on full display in the lead-up to World Press Freedom Day.
Caitlin Johnstone: US Moral Authority Is Dead And Buried
By Caitlin Johnstone / Substack Seven progressive Democrats from the House of Representatives have signed a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland calling for the Biden administration to drop the…
Glenn Greenwald: The Real Story of Julian Assange
Glenn Greenwald details the real story of Julian Assange and why the government attacks certain journalists and not others.
Washington Says “Journalism Is Not A Crime” While Working To Criminalize Journalism
The US empire does not care about press freedoms, it cares about power and domination.
Chris Hedges: WikiLeaks Exposed the Extent of US Meddling Abroad and Corruption at Home. Why Have We Forgotten It?
From backroom deals between Hillary Clinton and Goldman Sachs to US covert operations in Haiti, Tunisia, Italy and beyond, WikiLeaks revealed the dark underbelly of US power.
‘An Attack on Free Expression’: Musk Under Fire for Suspending Journalists From Twitter
"Musk suspending journalists' accounts is petty and vindictive and absolutely disgraceful—and especially so because Musk has styled himself, however absurdly, as a champion of free speech."