Julian Assange, Ecuador and the Dangers of Farce
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-29
This is the next stage of the Julian Assange chronicles: from the summit of information disclosures and meddlesome revelations on classified state matters, the Australian rabblerouser now finds himself the subject of a new round of jokes and ribbing. WikiLeaks, … | The post Julian Assange, Ecuador and the Dangers of Farce appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/julian-assange-ecuador-dangers-farce/5658372

'Movement missing voices of Dalit, Adivasi women'
Raya Sarkar | zcomm.org | 2018-10-29
Interview on her list, the ascension of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court and accusations about the Indian newsroom…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/movement-missing-voices-of-dalit-adivasi-women/

Regime Change In Riyadh? The CIA Has Just Publicly Dumped MbS
Zero Hedge | iranian.com | 2018-10-29
A fascinating FT article suggests Western intelligence agencies have now dumped Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman after he's been personally accused by world leaders — foremost among them Turkey's President Erdogan and US President Trump — for ordering the brutal murder and dismemberment of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Implicit in the article, rich with quotes from current and former US and Western intelligence […] | The post Regime Change In Riyadh? The CIA Has Just Publicly Dumped MbS appeared first on
iranian.com/2018/10/29/cia-dumped-mbs/

Spy and police chiefs demand passage of Australian encryption access law
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-10-29
The heads of the "security" apparatus spoke on behalf of the US-led "Five Eyes" intelligence network, which conducts mass monitoring of the world's population.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/10/29/data-o29.html

KPFA Board Won't Call for Julian Assange's Freedom
Anonymous | indybay.org | 2018-10-29
On Saturday, October 20, the KPFA Local Station Board considered a resolution calling for the freedom of Wikileaks founder, journalist, and publisher Julian Assange. The board did not pass that resolution but it did pass one saying that it encouraged programming about Assange's case. This is the audio of that part of the board meeting.
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/10/25/18818496.php

GOP Attacks on Native American Voting Rights Have Catalyzed Resistance
Shared by Samantha Borek | truthout.org | 2018-10-29
With midterms just weeks away, tribes are mobilizing voters in response to the recent Supreme Court ruling that upheld a 2017 North Dakota Voter ID law requiring residents to provide identification with a current street address to vote. | The law disproportionately affects Native voters in North Dakota and could curtail the Native vote in a state where Democratic incumbent Sen. Heidi Heitkamp is trailing Republican challenger US Rep. Kevin Cramer. Native voters typically vote for Democrats. | Tribes are now pushing back against disenfranchisement of Native voters by Republican leadership in North Dakota, but it r…
truthout.org/articles/gop-attacks-on-native-american-voting-rights-have-catalyzed-resistance/

The Rise of Shadow Parties
Shared by Anton Woronczuk | truthout.org | 2018-10-28
Since the Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United ruling ushered in a new era of big money in politics, congressional party finances have dramatically shifted. The parties now increasingly rely on loosely regulated shadow parties with close ties to congressional party leaders and comparatively less on official party committees. | And a new Brennan Center analysis shows that so far in the 2018 cycle, the trend is intensifying. | Here's why this matters: | Shadow parties use super PACs to raise unlimited contributions. In fact, their revenue comes overwhelmingly from massive contributions larger than the median Ameri…
truthout.org/articles/the-rise-of-shadow-parties/

The glorious, notorious Ruth Bader Ginsburg in a traveling exhibition
Eric A. Gordon | peoplesworld.org | 2018-10-26
LOS ANGELES–In July of this year, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg announced that she intended to serve "at least five more years." By that time she would be 90, the same age that her senior colleague John Paul Stevens retired. The liberal Justice RBG, as she is familiarly known, is the object of what …
peoplesworld.org/article/the-glorious-notorious-ruth-bader-ginsburg-in-a-traveling-exhibition/

Accused Bomber Cesar Sayoc Was a Fervent Trump Supporter
Trevor Aaronson | theintercept.com | 2018-10-26
Cesar Sayoc was a broke and marginalized man until President Donald Trump gave him a purpose, court records and online archives suggest. | The FBI arrested Sayoc in Florida today and charged him with five counts for his alleged role in mailing pipe bombs to an array of Democratic Party politicians and Trump critics, including former President Barack Obama, former Vice President Joe Biden, and former Attorney General Eric Holder, among others. Pipe bombs addressed to former CIA Director John Brennan and former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper were addressed to CNN's headquarters in New York. | The F…
theintercept.com/2018/10/26/cesar-sayoc-bomb-suspect-trump/

My Boss Fired Me From My Funeral Home Job for Being Transgender
aclu | aclu.org | 2018-10-25
Aimee Stephens spent most of her life struggling with her gender identity. When she finally came out to her boss, she was fired. | I was in funeral services for nearly three decades before I was fired in 2013 for being transgender. In March, a federal appeals court agreed that it was wrong to fire me just because of who I am. Now, the Supreme Court will consider whether to review that court ruling. | While studying to be a pastor in college, I needed a job, and I found one in a funeral home. There are a lot of different ministries people can pursue, and I realized comforting people during one of the most vulnerab…
aclu.org/blog/lgbt-rights/transgender-rights/my-boss-fired-me-my-funeral-home-job-being-transgender

Trump Blames Media for Inciting "Anger" After Bombs Sent to CNN & High-Profile Democrats
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-10-25
Federal authorities have launched an investigation after pipe bombs were sent to a number of prominent Democrats, all critics of President Trump. The targets identified include President Obama, Hillary Clinton, George Soros, former Attorney General Eric Holder, Congressmember Maxine Waters and former CIA Director John Brennan. The packages listed Democratic Congressmember Debbie Wasserman Schultz as the return address. Police are also investigating a suspicious package sent to former Vice President Joe Biden and a suspicious package found today at actor Robert De Niro's restaurant in New York. On Wednesday, CNN w…
www.democracynow.org/2018/10/25/trump_blames_media_for_inciting_anger

Aimee Stephens Was Fired Because She Is Transgender. That's Sex Discrimination
aclu | aclu.org | 2018-10-24
The ACLU is asking the Supreme Court to let stand a lower court ruling that Aimee's firing was unlawful. | Jeff Sessions and Donald Trump think federal law shouldn't protect transgender people. They think it should be legal to fire someone just because she's trans. Five federal appeals courts disagree. On Wednesday, the ACLU asked the Supreme Court to let stand one of those rulings, in the case of Aimee Stephens. | Aimee had worked at a funeral home in Detroit for nearly six years when she wrote a letter telling her boss and coworkers that she is transgender. Two weeks after she came out as a woman to her employe…
aclu.org/blog/lgbt-rights/transgender-rights/aimee-stephens-was-fired-because-she-transgender-thats-sex

Unequal Justice: Why Trump Picked Kavanaugh
Bill Blum | progressive.org | 2018-10-23
The Trump Administration lauded Kavanaugh as a judge who "protects American businesses from illegal job-killing regulation."
progressive.org/dispatches/unequal-justice-why-trump-picked-kavanaugh-181023/

Bittersweet Justice in Guatemala
Jo-Marie Burt | progressive.org | 2018-10-16
A Guatemalan court found that the army committed genocide against the Maya Ixil, but at the same time acquitted the chief of military intelligence of wrongdoing.
progressive.org/dispatches/court-delivers-bittersweet-justice-in-guatemala-181016/