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The whistleblower hypocrisy

Honesty is the best policy unless you expose United States war crimes and mass surveillance. As Democratic Party leadership praise the whistleblower—“leakers”—that sparked the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump,…

Assange’s seven-year asylum ends

Julian Assange’s seven-year asylum ended on April 11 after London Metropolitan Police officers escorted the WikiLeaks founder from the Ecuadorian Embassy. Assange moved into the embassy in 2012 to avoid…

This week around the world: May 13–19

​​​May 17 San Sebastián, Puerto Rico After 35 years in prison, Puerto Rican nationalist Oscar Lopez Rivera emerged from house arrest after having his sentence commuted by former U.S. President…