by Kevin Gosztola The government of Ecuador has officially granted asylum to WikiLeaks founder and editor-in-chief Julian Assange. Earlier this morning, Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino made the announcement, describing the process undertaken…
A Call To Stand Together To Oppose The Obama Administration’s Dangerous Assault On Fundamental Rights
from the blog oppose repression ndaa The administration of Barack Obama, which had promised to put an end to torture and other outrages committed by the Bush Administration, is in fact…
Killing Iran’s Children: Are the Sanctions “Worth It?”
Another campaign of sanctions and embargoes by the US is about to start killing children, this time in Iran. By Dave Lindorff Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright should be a happy…
NBC’s war for fun and profit
By Glenn Greenwald A new military-themed reality show from NBC, entitled “Stars Earn Stripes,” debuts tonight. The show “enthusiastically melds warfare and fame,” as a Washington Post review today put it. It features…
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Chicago Air & Water Show – It’s to Die For
From the Chicago Chapter: Chicago will witness the annual Air & Water Show this weekend. Weapons of mass destruction will screech across the sky and military recruiters will prowl for ‘warm bodies’…
Activists Released from Jail after Delivering Abortion Rights Message at St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Press release from Stop Patriarchy! August 13, 2012. New York, NY: “The church must not be allowed to be a sanctuary for slavery and forced motherhood is female enslavement” said Sunsara Taylor…
The Horrific Conditions of Bradley Manning’s Imprisonment
by Kevin Gosztola A more than one hundred page defense motion detailing how Pfc. Bradley Manning, the soldier accused of releasing classified information to WikiLeaks, was subjected to cruel and inhuman treatment…
Sunsara Taylor Arrested at St. Patrick’s in NYC – Drop the Charges Now!
Sunsara and four other participants in Take Patriarchy by Storm NYC, attended a service at St. Patrick’s (a historically right-wing, anti-birth-control, anti-abortion, anti-queer and anti-woman stronghold), and waited for the priest to…
Court Ruling Brings End to Lawsuit Against Bush Warrantless Wiretapping
by Kevin Gosztola The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled against an Islamic charity that claimed it was the target of warrantless wiretapping by the National Security Agency when the Bush…