‘We simply can’t get in’: Assange lawyer complains about lack of access to WikiLeaks founder

A lawyer representing Julian Assange has told a London court that the WikiLeaks founder’s legal team is being restricted from meeting him and it is hampering preparation for his trial on extradition to the United States. … Read More >‘We simply can’t get in’: Assange lawyer complains about lack of access to WikiLeaks founder

How We #ShutDownDC In September, And How We Can Do Something Even Bigger This Spring

Last September, when young people called for global climate strikes, organizers in DC answered that call in a big way. On September 23rd, 2019 hundreds of people organized into 22 different affinity groups to blockade 17 intersections across Washington, DC, effectively shutting down business as usual in the nation’s capital. … Read More >How We #ShutDownDC In September, And How We Can Do Something Even Bigger This Spring

Polish PM ‘killed his own humanity’ with propagandist op-ed accusing Moscow of ‘Holocaust revisionism’ – Zakharova

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova fired off a caustic rebuttal to Poland’s prime minister after he penned an op-ed accusing Moscow of overstating its role in defeating the Nazis during World War II. … Read More >Polish PM ‘killed his own humanity’ with propagandist op-ed accusing Moscow of ‘Holocaust revisionism’ – Zakharova

Iran’s new Quds Force chief will meet SAME FATE as slain Gen. Soleimani if he follows path of killing Americans – US envoy

A top US diplomat took aim at Esmail Ghaani who succeeded the murdered General Soleimani, threatening that the new head of Iran’s elite unit may end up like his famed predecessor if he’s into killing Americans. … Read More >Iran’s new Quds Force chief will meet SAME FATE as slain Gen. Soleimani if he follows path of killing Americans – US envoy

The 21st century great depression & the impeachment game show

Economist Richard Wolff breaks down the latest Oxfam report on income inequality. Former US Congressman Alan Grayson talks the latest on the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. RT correspondent Natasha Sweatte reports on the underreported toxic chemicals in the US water supply. And engineers at Stanford University create the PigeonBot. … Read More >The 21st century great depression & the impeachment game show

Trade war ignited? UK risks wrath of US after vowing to go ahead with digital tax on tech giants like Google and Facebook

British Chancellor Sajid Javid has committed the UK to enforcing a digital services tax on global tech companies, despite threats from the US that they may respond by putting “taxes on their car companies” – risking a trade war. … Read More >Trade war ignited? UK risks wrath of US after vowing to go ahead with digital tax on tech giants like Google and Facebook