28 Aug 2020

Reminder: The U.S. Empire Tortures Journalists and Whistleblowers -- Julian Assange Extradition Hearing Resumes September 7

By Caitlin Johnstone

Julian Assange's hearing in the British court to be extradited to the United States is scheduled to resume September 7, 2020. Assange’s partner Stella Moris visited him this month with their children at Belmarsh prison for the first time since March of this year, and reports that his physical condition has deteriorated noticeably since that time.

01 May 2019

Debunking the Julian Assange Smears

By Caitlin Johnstone

Ever noticed, whenever someone inconveniences the dominant western power structure, the entire political/media class rapidly becomes very, very interested in letting us know how evil and disgusting that person is? It’s true of the leader of every nation which refuses to allow itself to be absorbed into the blob of the U.S.-centralized power alliance, it’s true of anti-establishment political candidates, and it’s true of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

09 Apr 2019

People Will Never, Ever Rebel As Long As They’re Successfully Propagandized

By Caitlin Johnstone

The difficulty of our times is not that we are locked up; we aren’t. The difficulty is that far too many of us are manipulated into choosing a prison cell over freedom.

15 Oct 2017

Never Forget: U.S. Plutocracy Uses Government & Media to Manufacture Fear & Consent

By Caitlin Johnstone
Nayirah Tearful Iraq Incubator False Testimony 1992

When it comes to 9/11, there are two groups of people: those who don’t know exactly what happened, and those who orchestrated it. Nearly everyone on earth belongs in the former category, but many like to pretend they have a rock solid understanding of the events which transpired on that fateful day in 2001.

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