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Attorneys for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange plan to appeal to the Supreme Court in the United Kingdom after the count...
10/12/2021

Attorneys for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange plan to appeal to the Supreme Court in the United Kingdom after the country’s appeals court overturned a decision that blocked the extradition of Assange to the United States.

In a ruling from UK High Court on Human Rights Day, a district judge's decision which blocked extradition of Julian Assange was overturned.

Billy Anania provides a comprehensive overview of all the union organizing happening in newsrooms struggling to survive ...
03/03/2021

Billy Anania provides a comprehensive overview of all the union organizing happening in newsrooms struggling to survive the COVID-19 pandemic and assaults from "hedge fund vampires."

Many of these unions have sought representation from the NewsGuild, a branch of the Communications Workers of America (CWA). They include editorial staff, who recognize the shared working conditions of an industry in crisis.

It's nearly a year since Chicago refused to stop incarcerating people during the COVID-19 pandemic. From reporter Kiran ...
18/02/2021

It's nearly a year since Chicago refused to stop incarcerating people during the COVID-19 pandemic.

From reporter Kiran Misra, our first Marvel Cooke Fellow, and published in partnership with South Side Weekly, we explore how people inside and outside jail navigated death, sickness, and trauma.

Chicago's refusal to significantly reduce incarceration during the COVID-19 pandemic left a wake of preventable death and trauma.

"Forgotten Normal People are a force to remember"
09/12/2020

"Forgotten Normal People are a force to remember"

Billy Nomates is the moniker of Tor Maries, a singer-songwriter in the United Kingdom who released her self-titled debut album back in August.

Kinetik, also known as Robert Earl Council, says he faced prolonged solitary confinement for speaking out against allege...
01/12/2020

Kinetik, also known as Robert Earl Council, says he faced prolonged solitary confinement for speaking out against alleged gambling rings run by staff at the Limestone Correctional Facility.

Kinetik Justice Amun has sued the Alabama Department of Corrections, who he claims engaged in retaliation against him by placing him in solitary confinement.

Michael Sainato spoke with several people who lost their homes in wildfires in California and Oregon. It is difficult fo...
20/11/2020

Michael Sainato spoke with several people who lost their homes in wildfires in California and Oregon. It is difficult for them to obtain relief, and they must crowdfund to rebuild their lives.

Americans who lost their homes and belongings to wildfires that spread across the western United States over the past several weeks are struggling to rebuild their lives in the aftermath.

Jonathan Michels reports on the Kings Bay Plowshares 7, who engaged in resistance against nuclear weapons. Many of them ...
18/11/2020

Jonathan Michels reports on the Kings Bay Plowshares 7, who engaged in resistance against nuclear weapons. Many of them now face prison sentences.

Catholic peace activists like those who infiltrated the Kings Bay naval base have attacked nuclearism for 40 years, and have paid a heavy price.

Arvind Dilawar reports on the unprecedented number of suicides in US prisons due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic
16/11/2020

Arvind Dilawar reports on the unprecedented number of suicides in US prisons due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

Su***de rates are four times higher in prisons than among the public, yet few preventative resources are available to those incarcerated.

Ahead of Election Day, Eoin Higgins reports on US Postal Service workers, who were given papers that encourage them to t...
02/11/2020

Ahead of Election Day, Eoin Higgins reports on US Postal Service workers, who were given papers that encourage them to travel to swing states and help with mail-in ballots. USPS is dealing with labor shortages as a result of COVID-19 outbreaks.

COVID-19's impact on postal workers in Wisconsin and Michigan has prompted the USPS to ask Minnesota for help ahead of the 2020 Election.

Take a break from Election Day anxiety and read this not-so-subtle parody from Shadowproof's Kevin Gosztola
02/11/2020

Take a break from Election Day anxiety and read this not-so-subtle parody from Shadowproof's Kevin Gosztola

My name is Neocon shoe and if you think I am only voting against President Donald Trump, you are terribly mistaken.

EPA whistleblower, whose disclosures ultimately led to ex-chief Scott Pruitt’s resignation, filed a lawsuit in federal c...
28/10/2020

EPA whistleblower, whose disclosures ultimately led to ex-chief Scott Pruitt’s resignation, filed a lawsuit in federal court. He was fired and may never work in the federal government again because he spoke to Congress and the media.

An Environmental Protection Agency whistleblower, whose disclosures ultimately led to former EPA administrator Scott Pruitt’s resignation, filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging his free speech and due process rights were violated. The lawsuit [PDF] says Kevin Chmielewski was a political appoin...

The Iraq War Logs published by WikiLeaks revealed 15,000 civilian deaths that were previously unknown. They also exposed...
22/10/2020

The Iraq War Logs published by WikiLeaks revealed 15,000 civilian deaths that were previously unknown. They also exposed torture that the United States military instructed officers to ignore.

But ten years after their release, Julian Assange is in Belmarsh prison and faces a potential extradition to the United States for charges that criminalize this journalism.

"I’m struck again by the constipated military-bureaucratic prose, with its sinister dehumanizing acronyms," journalist Patrick Cockburn declared in testimony for Julian Assange's extradition trial.

Lexi McMenamin reports on an agreement that Philadelphia encampment organizers won for people in need of housing.
19/10/2020

Lexi McMenamin reports on an agreement that Philadelphia encampment organizers won for people in need of housing.

After months of organizing that included the establishment of two protest encampments, Philadelphia’s unhoused people successfully pushed the city to agree to provide housing on a community land trust on October 14.

Consortium News sued the Canadian TV network Global News for allegedly spreading “false, unfair, and inaccurate statemen...
15/10/2020

Consortium News sued the Canadian TV network Global News for allegedly spreading “false, unfair, and inaccurate statements” about the media organization. They accused the organization of participating in a Russian cyber-influence operation.

Consortium News, which frequently covers WikiLeaks and various whistleblower stories, has sued Global News for

JBS meatpacking plant whistleblower: "I am not going to sign anything approving someone to go into work when they are cl...
13/10/2020

JBS meatpacking plant whistleblower: "I am not going to sign anything approving someone to go into work when they are clearly sick—that is not right and I will not do that so I quit."

A whistleblower hired to screen employees for COVID-19 at a JBS meatpacking plant in Greeley, Colorado, says she quit after a manager told her she was wrong to send a sick employee home. The employee coughed “so much she could not even talk.”

C.J. Baker features this song from James Jett on forced prison labor, the risks of COVID-19, and the racism inherent in ...
07/10/2020

C.J. Baker features this song from James Jett on forced prison labor, the risks of COVID-19, and the racism inherent in sentencing.

Originally published at Ongoing History of Protest Songs Between COVID-19 and the current political climate, there is a lot to make you frustrated and anxious. We all need outlets to cope. If you are a musician, it is only natural that your outlet will involve creating music. Singer and rapper

Michael Sainato reports on workers at a Whole Foods store in Massachusetts, who were fired after they raised concerns ab...
06/10/2020

Michael Sainato reports on workers at a Whole Foods store in Massachusetts, who were fired after they raised concerns about the enforcement of COVID-19 safety protections and objected to a dress code policy that prohibits workers from wearing "Black Lives Matter" slogans.

Two Whole Foods workers allege they were fired for voicing concerns over COVID-19, hazard pay, and an anti-Black Lives Matter dress code policy.

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