(2019-06-28). Watch the Sydney rally to free Assange live! wsws.org The SEP rally is among the first events to be held since the WSWS International Editorial Board called for the formation of a Global Defence Committee to demand freedom for Assange and Manning.
(2019-06-28). Terry Hicks, father of former Guantánamo Bay prisoner David Hicks, demands freedom for Assange and Manning. wsws.org "There's only one word to describe the victimisation and persecution of Assange and Manning, and that word is barbaric."
(2019-06-28). From Cyber War to Omnicide? counterpunch.org 
Will the Justice Department and all those calling for the heads of Chelsea Manning and Julian Assange now demand that the publishers of the hallowed New York Times be punished for their transgression of revealing our government's cyber warfare against Russia? The front page article is titled "U.S. Buries Digital Land Mines To Menace Russia's Power Grid." Many citizens undoubtedly feel that this is just payback for the long decreed turpitude of the Russians for interfering with our "democracy." Of course there is nothing new about this…the cyber warfare that is. One could make the case that such has been ongoing…
(2019-06-28). Basta !!! Free Chelsea Manning & Julien Assange Oakland Weekly Friday Vigil. indybay.org Fruitvale and macarthur oakland 94602…
(2019-06-28). At G20, Trump Seeks Fresh Start With Putin After End of Mueller Inquiry. theantimedia.com (ANTIWAR.COM) — President Trump arrived in Osaka, Japan on Thursday evening, and is expected to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday afternoon. This will be their first meeting since last year in Helsinki, and a huge deal, as US and Russia relations have been suffering mightily in recent years. Trump and other officials have …
(2019-06-28). Pompeo touts Indo-US alliance, bullies New Delhi. wsws.org India's ruling elite is determined to double-down on its reckless gamble that it can realize its great-power ambitions by serving as US imperialism's junior partner.
(2019-06-28). War Against Iran? Some Trumpists Oppose It. thenation.com War Against Iran? Some Trumpists Oppose It.
(2019-06-28). US Supreme Court halts Trump plan for citizenship question in 2020 census. wsws.org The delay may only be temporary, as the high court remanded the issue to a lower court, giving the administration a further opportunity to revive its effort to lower the official count of immigrants residing in the United States.
(2019-06-27). Hawks Behind Trump's Back. globalresearch.ca Iran is not provoking but is provoked by a group that wants a war between the U.S. and Iran. Recently, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, National Security Advisor John Bolton, and CIA director Gina Haspel all favored a …
(2019-06-27). For a global campaign to prevent Julian Assange's rendition to the US! wsws.org On June 20 the WSWS issued a call for the formation of a Global Defence Committee to secure freedom for Wikileaks founder and class-war prisoner Julian Assange.
(2019-06-27). Watch: Chris Marsden's speech to Paris meeting to demand freedom for Assange and Manning. wsws.org The speech was delivered by Socialist Equality Party (UK) National Secretary Chris Marsden to a meeting hosted by the Parti de l'égalité socialiste on June 23.
(2019-06-27). #Candles for Assange Independence Action @ Mime Troupe Delores Park. indybay.org Delores Park, San Francisco | Dolores St. & 19th St. | San Francisco, CA 94114…
(2019-06-27). Join the Sydney rally this Saturday demanding freedom for Julian Assange! wsws.org The demonstration will insist that the Australian government take immediate action to prevent the WikiLeaks founder's extradition to the US, where he faces life imprisonment or the death penalty.
(2019-06-27). Facial recognition technology and the US military-intelligence apparatus. wsws.org The banning of facial recognition software by major California cities has exposed the advanced use of biometrics and artificial intelligence by the domestic surveillance state and the Pentagon war machine.
(2019-06-27). A Whistleblower Pointed to ICE Abuse of Solitary Confinement. Now Pressure Mounts for Congressional Investigation. theintercept.com A government watchdog wants a full accounting for abuses against people detained by ICE — and how an internal whistleblower came to be ignored.
(2019-06-27). 'Oops, we did it again!' NSA caught illegally collecting Americans' phone data. rt.com 
The NSA has been caught improperly collecting Americans' phone data yet again, just months after a similar incident forced them to (supposedly) purge hundreds of millions of records captured without FISA authorization.
(2019-06-27). Supreme Court's Gerrymandering Decision a Danger to Democracy. therealnews.com 
Justice Kagan's minority opinion calls out the threat that the decision represents to our right to vote and to our democratic future. Suzanne Almeida of Common Cause discusses the implications…
(2019-06-27). Attorney General James' Statement Praising U.S. Supreme Court Decision To Disallow Census Citizenship Question. blackstarnews.com 
Supreme Court has temporarily disallowed the asking of the citizenship question by the Trump Administration on the 2020 Census… | NEW YORK — New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision, in Department of Commerce v. New York: | "Every single person in this country deserves to be counted, plain and simple. We are pleased with the Supreme Court's decision today. | "This one question could have caused a substantial undercount, particularly of noncitizens and Latinos. Thanks to the Court, the census will remain a tool for deliv…
(2019-06-27). MANHATTAN DISTRICT ATTORNEY CYRUS VANCE JR. ANNOUNCES HATE CRIME CONVICTION IN UNION SQUARE SUBWAY ATTACK. blackstarnews.com 
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. today announced the trial conviction of WILLIE AMES, 49, for attacking two men on the platform of the Union Square subway station after making derogatory statements about Mexican-Americans. | A New York State Supreme Court jury found the defendant guilty of Assault in the Second and Third Degrees as Hate Crimes and Aggravated Harassment in the Second Degree. He is expected to be sentenced on July 12, 2019. | "This defendant's crime was more than a violation of our laws — it was a violation of our New York values," said District Attorney Vance. "As a jury has…
(2019-06-27). SPLC: Supreme Court decision not to stop politicians from rigging voting maps hurts our democracy. splcenter.org The Supreme Court decided today that federal courts have no role in regulating state legislatures' gross abuses of power when drawing political lines.
(2019-06-27). Citizenship question on 2020 census? SCOTUS says it's complicated. rt.com 
The Supreme Court has effectively blocked the Trump administration from adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census, arguing that the government's reasoning for the proposal was inadequately explained.
(2019-06-27). Supreme Court Finds that Wilbur Ross Lied To Put Citizenship Question on the 2020 Census. aclu.org The ruling affirms that the Trump administration cannot offer pretextual reasons to cover up its anti-immigrant attacks. | This morning, the Supreme Court told the country what we and our clients have long known: that Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross provided a false reason for his decision to add a citizenship question to the Decennial Census. The court explained that the Trump administration's stated reason for adding a citizenship question—enf…
(2019-06-27). The GOP's Power Grabs Grow Bolder by the Day. truthdig.com This article was produced by Voting Booth, a project of the Independent Media Institute. | On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule on two cases highlighting the collision between partisan power grabs and setting the ground rules for two of the most important elections in America—those for U.S. House and state legislative chambe…
(2019-06-27). Leaders Hail U.S. Supreme Court's Repudiation of Trump's Bid to add Citizen Question in Census 2020. blackstarnews.com 
Egg on his face. Trump is repudiated by SCOTUS in Census ploy. Photo: Gage Skidmore | Elected representatives and activist have praised the move by the U.S. Supreme Court to block the Trump administration's attempt to add a citizen question to the 2020 Census and the president has asked his advisors if the count can be delayed. Opponents of Trump's bid to include a citizenship question feared it would have resulted in gross undercounts. | "The Supreme Court's decision to block the Trump Administration's inclusion of a citizenship question on the U.S. Census is an important win for our count…
(2019-06-27). A loss and a win: Supreme Court OKs gerrymandering, blocks census citizenship question. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Workers, including African-Americans, Latinos, and other minorities, lost one of the biggest U.S. Supreme Court decisions in years, as the justices, on a party-line 5-4 vote, allowed political gerrymandering to continue. The majority called gerrymandering "a political question" only the states can solve. But those same groups got a split decision on the other key …
(2019-06-27). Statements by Derrick Johnson, President and CEO of the NAACP, on Supreme Court's Democracy Rulings. naacp.org 
Statement on Rucho v. Common Cause and Lamone v. Benisek: "The Court's rulings today upend our democratic principles by allowing party politics to determine the outcomes of our elections. Extreme partisan gerrymandering has infected our electoral process for far too long. Exercise of the franchise, which many fought and even died for, must not be …
(2019-06-27). Right-Wing Supreme Court Gives Green Light to Partisan Gerrymandering. truthout.org In a decision voting rights advocates warned could open the floodgates for even more extreme and undemocratic redistricting than what is already in place throughout the nation, the right-wing Supreme Court effectively condoned partisan gerrymandering Thursday by ruling that the practice is beyond its constitutional reach. | The ruling was 5-4 along party lines, with conservative Chief Justice John Roberts writing the majority opinion. | "Today, five Supreme Court Justices turned their backs on hundreds of thousands of people in Maryland…
(2019-06-26). Australian filmmaker James Ricketson to speak at SEP rally in defence of Assange. wsws.org "We must do all in our power to prevent Assange's extradition to the US. Signing petitions is not enough. We must make our presence felt in the streets at vigils and demonstrations."
(2019-06-26). Assange and Trump: Real Hero, Fake Villain. dissidentvoice.org The rapid descent of the nation, the system and the planet under the domain of private-profit-first capitalism continues with opposition growing but still far too much acceptance that only agrees to new employees at the level of state rule who represent the same class interests but in more polite forms. This means some benefits for …
(2019-06-26). #Candles for Assange Independence Action @ Mime Troupe Delores Park. indybay.org Delores Park, San Francisco | Dolores St. & 19th St. | San Francisco, CA 94114…
(2019-06-26). Abrams Welcomes Venezuela's Former Intelligence Chief to the US, Reaffirms Trump's Commitment to Ousting Maduro. venezuelanalysis.com The press conference came as the Venezuelan military called for respect from those looking to break it.
(2019-06-26). Special ex-Prosecutor will meet Committees of U.S.Lower House. plenglish.com 26 de junio de 2019, 00: 25Washington, Jun 26 (Prensa Latina) Former special prosecutor Robert Mueller will testify before the House of Representatives" Intelligence and Judicial Committees on July 17, the head of the legislative group, Jerrold Nadler, announced here.
(2019-06-26). Hallelujah! Russiagate cultists ecstatic as Mueller set to testify before House. rt.com 
House Democrats have finally compelled special counsel Robert Mueller to testify before the Judiciary and Intelligence Committees next month in an appearance eagerly anticipated by the anti-Trump #Resistance.
(2019-06-26). Aggressive US Lies and Misleads to Justify War on Iran. dissidentvoice.org It is the assessment of the United States Government that the Islamic Republic of Iran is responsible for the attacks that occurred in the Gulf of Oman today. This assessment is based on intelligence, the weapons used, the level of expertise needed to execute the operation, recent similar Iranian attacks on shipping, and the fact …
(2019-06-26). Falling Oil Profits Drive U.S. War Threats Against Iran? globalresearch.ca "I was the CIA director. We lied, we cheated, we stole. … We had entire training courses." That's what Trump regime Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told students at Texas A&M University on April 15. | On June 14, Pompeo told …
(2019-06-26). DHS Whistleblower Who Spoke Out Against Obama-Era Immigration Jails Condemns Conditions on Border. democracynow.org 
Immigration jails along the southern border are facing heightened scrutiny following horrific reports of dirty and unhygienic conditions at a detention center in Clint, Texas, and other facilities. We speak with government whistleblower Dr. Scott Allen, who was hired in 2014 to inspect facilities where immigrant families are incarcerated, who says degrading conditions for jailed migrants date back to Obama's presidency. He is calling for more government transparency about conditions in immigration facilities, saying, "I think most Americans, if they were confronted with the humanity of what we are doing here, wou…
(2019-06-26). It's a 'crime' Mueller 'terminated' messages between FBI agents Strzok & Page — Trump. rt.com 
US President Donald Trump accused former special counsel investigator Robert Mueller of scrubbing communications between FBI agents investigating his 2016 presidential campaign for alleged ties to Moscow.
(2019-06-26). Headlines for June 26, 2019. democracynow.org DHS Moves 100 Children Back to Texas Border Patrol Station Deemed Unsafe and "Inhumane", House Passes Contentious $4.5 Billion Emergency Border Bill, "Defund Hate Campaign" Activists Call for Action on Migrant Deaths and Detention, Trump Threatens to "Obliterate" Iran as Bipartisan Reps Seek to Avoid Unauthorized Strikes, Robert Mueller to Testify Before House in July, Tiffany Cabán Leading Queens DA Race, U.S. and N. Korea in Talks for Third Summit, Pompeo Says U.S. Hoping for a Peace Deal and Ready to Pull Out Troops in Afghanistan, Spanish Supreme Court Ups Conviction of Men Who Raped and Filmed Teenager in 20…
(2019-06-26). At Last, Robert Mueller Will Testify Before Congress. truthout.org There's a scene in the film "Goodfellas" where the main character, Henry Hill, explains the economic ethos of his compatriots: "Business bad? F—k you, pay me. Oh, you had a fire? F—k you, pay me. Place got hit by lightning, huh? F—k you, pay me." | I've been muttering something similar at Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) and the House Democratic committee chairs since Robert Mueller released his Russian election interference report on April 18: "Nervous about the election? F—k you, subpoena Mueller. Oh, not enough support in the polls for impeac…
(2019-06-26). Fool Me Twice. counterpunch.org 
America, under geopolitically obtuse presidents, has done economic and military violence to many poor, vulnerable nations. Profitability has solidified this as its only tactic, and even defeats–Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria–are gagged down without altering it. The reason is plain: America is not a country in the sense of a polity organized to benefit a people; it's a vast War Machine built to gorge itself on the bounty of its citizenry. Outcomes be damned: all that matters is the continuity of its outrageous profit. More
(2019-06-26). US House votes down amendment to block NSA collection of the personal communications of American citizens. wsws.org The US House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to reject a bipartisan proposal to halt warrantless collection of the personal communications of citizens under provisions of Section 702 of the FISA Act.
(2019-06-26). Raising our Voices for Equality at Stonewall and the Supreme Court. aclu.org 50 years after the riots at Stonewall, we are telling the Supreme Court not to roll back protections for LGBTQ people. | It's been half a century since the Stonewall uprising began on June 28, 1969, the reason we celebrate Pride each June. But there's another fitting date to commemorate this month, and it falls just two days before the 50th anniversary of Stonewall. | June 26 marks the anniversary of the Supreme Court's landmark decision in 2003 striking down state laws that criminalized same-sex intimacy. T…
(2019-06-25). Parti de l'égalité socialiste meeting in Paris demands freedom for Julian Assange. wsws.org The meeting came three days after the World Socialist Web Site issued a call to build a Global Defense Committee fighting for Assange's freedom.
(2019-06-25). Indian Leftist Groups Protest Pompeo's Visit (+Photos). plenglish.com New Delhi, June 25 (Prensa Latina) Thousands of supporters of left-wing groups marched in India"s capital on Tuesday to protest a visit by the US Ssecretary of State Mike Pompeo and in solidarity with nations subject to sanctions and economic blockades by the United States Government.
(2019-06-25). Conservatives Are Nudging the Supreme Court to Dismantle Affordable Housing Policies. theintercept.com A conservative law firm has asked the Supreme Court to take up a challenge to inclusionary zoning, a tool localities use to increase affordable housing.
(2019-06-24). Ola Bini, Privacy Activist and Julian Assange Friend, Speaks Out After Release from Ecuadorian Jail. democracynow.org 
Last week, an Ecuadorian judge ordered the release of Swedish programmer and data privacy activist Ola Bini, who spent more than two months in jail without charge. Bini is a friend of WikiLeaks editor Julian Assange. He was arrested in Quito on the same day that Assange was forcibly taken by British authorities from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. We speak with Ola Bini in Quito, where he remains under investigation for allegedly hacking the Ecuadorian government. He says, "Through the whole process, 70 days in prison, and all of the days since, we've been asking the prosecution to tell us what it is I have don…
(2019-06-21). Trump Pulls Back from Iran Attack as Bolton & Pompeo Continue to Push for War. democracynow.org 
After threatening to strike Iran in retaliation for shooting down an unmanned U.S. drone, President Trump reportedly approved, and then abruptly called off, military strikes. The move came after the operation was already underway in its initial stages, with warships and planes already being put into position. We go to Tehran to get response from Mohammad Marandi, a professor at the University of Tehran who was part of the nuclear deal negotiations in 2015. We also speak with CUNY professor and historian Ervand Abrahamian, author of several books about Iran. Whether or not Trump wants war with Iran doesn't ultimat…
(2019-06-21). Trump May Stumble Into War With Iran Over Belligerent, Incoherent Policies. therealnews.com 
The Nation's new National Correspondent Jeet Heer sees the mix of warhawks Bolton and Pompeo, complicit Republicans, meek Democrats, and an erratic president as volatile and dangerous…
(2019-06-20). Supreme Court Undermines Religious Neutrality In Permitting Giant Governmental Cross. aclu.org The decision ignores our constitutional commitment to official religious neutrality. | Today, the Supreme Court announced that a governmental display of a 40-foot-tall Latin cross as a war memorial for all veterans does not violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. The decision ignores our constitutional commitment to official religious neutrality and is a slap in the face to non-Christian veterans.
(2019-06-19). Exposed: The Pentagon's cyberwar against Russia. liberationnews.org 
Five years before Robert Mueller was appointed Special Counsel to investigate the allegation that Russia interfered in the 2016 election and had conspired with the Trump campaign, the Pentagon had been waging secret cyberattacks against Russia's electrical grid.