What Is Happening to Assange Will Happen to the Rest of Us
The publication of classified documents is not yet a crime in the United States. If Assange is extradited and convicted, it will become one. Read more at Truthdig.
Conflict
Southern Peace Activists Help Soldiers Become Conscientious Objectors
Quaker House has been a hub for peace activists and service members seeking support since 1969. Read more at Facing South.
‘Deeply Rooted in Justice’
Ilhan Omar unveils bold proposal for US foreign policy. Read the story at Common Dreams.
Human Rights Advocates Demonstrate, Demand Guantanamo’s Closure
Jan. 11 marked the 18th anniversary of the Guantanamo Bay detention camp opening. Read the article at Telesur English.
How the Daughters of the Confederacy Spoiled Christmas
The Sons and Daughters of the Confederacy marched for decades without a peep from public officials. Just asking about that was enough for two towns to cancel Christmas parades. Read the article at The Daily…
“One Nation: Tracked”
This story on cellphone tracking is the most important article you should read now, period. Read more at Common Dreams.
Afghanistan Papers an Eerie Reminder of Vietnam
Recent revelations about the failings of the US war in Afghanistan reflect the Pentagon Papers leaked in the 1970s, and Noam Chomsky’s early analysis of them. Read more at Asia Times.
I Was Kidnapped, Tortured And Marked For Death For Being Gay. Here’s How I Escaped.
Families in my country would rather live with the grief of a dead child than the shame of having a gay son and brother. Read the article at The Huffington Post.
From Iraq to Chile, the People Are Rising Up Against Neoliberalism
By Oscar Rickett Across the Middle East, people are protesting. They are tired and angry. They want to see something change. “All of them means all of them,” protesters chant in Lebanon, calling for the…
After Bolivia Coup, Lithium Question Looms
By Vijay Prashad Bolivia’s President Evo Morales was overthrown in a military coup on November 10. He is now in Mexico. Before he left office, Morales had been involved in a long project to bring…