(2020-12-19). Ramsey Prison Unit: The terror of Texas. workers.org 
By Nanon M. Williams Nanon Williams was arrested in 1992 at age 17 for capital murder and spent years on death row. In 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled people under 18 could not be sentenced to death. His sentence, along with 70 others, was commuted to life and he . . . |
(2020-12-19). Former Pfizer Vice-President Dr. Michael Yeadon Questions Company's Vaccine 'Breakthrough' Spin. globalresearch.ca Yesterday Pfizer announced to much media fanfare that it has a breakthrough in the search for a reliable COVID-19 vaccine claiming studies showed it can prevent 90% of people contracting the virus. But respected former vice-president of Pfizer, Dr. Michael …
(2020-12-19). The Iraq War Logs, The War on Whistleblowers, and Lessons Learned From a Decade of WikiLeaks Revelations. zcomm.org What did we learn from the Iraq War Logs?>
(2020-12-18). Brazil's Supreme Court Orders Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination. telesurenglish.net Brazil's Supreme Court (STF) on Thursday approved mandatory vaccination against COVID-19, while allowing subnational governments to sanction people who do not get vaccinated. | RELATED: | By a ruling 10 votes in favor and one against, STF judges also rejected an appeal to free parents from vaccinating their children on philosophical, religious, or existential grounds. | Judge Kassio Nunes Marques, who was appointe…
(2020-12-18). ACLU Comment on Supreme Court Census Ruling. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2020-12-18). Barrier to Mumia's appeal dismissed: Case can move forward. workers.org 
Philadelphia A significant roadblock to Mumia Abu-Jamal's appeal of his unjust 1982 murder conviction was removed on Dec. 16, when Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices dismissed an attempt by the Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police to obtain a change of venue in the case. With this new ruling, all of Abu-Jamal's . . . |
(2020-12-18). Boycotting Israeli settlements is antisemitic, says US envoy. middleeasteye.net 
Boycotting Israeli settlements is antisemitic, says US envoy | Elan Carr, who was tasked by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to identify groups that support BDS, says hatred for Israel is 'hatred for the Jewish people' | Fri, 12/18/2020 – 22: 51 | US special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism says it is "flatly wrong" to deny that Israel has right to West Bank (AFP/File photo) | Boycotting Israel's illegal We…
(2020-12-18). American workers denounce police raid on COVID-19 whistleblower Rebekah Jones. wsws.org The WSWS is publishing statements of support for Jones, whose Florida home was raided last week in response to her efforts to expose the spread of the pandemic in Florida and in K-12 schools across the US.
(2020-12-18). Assange Hearing Outcome Could Set An "Alarming Precedent" For Free Speech. popularresistance.org Assange's partner, Stella Moris, is remaining resolute despite his extradition hearing decision being less than a month away and him being held in a prison that has recently had a Covid-19 outbreak. | Speaking over the phone to Index, Moris discusses the hearing's details and what it could mean for the future of freedom of expression. And she talks about the deep implications it has had for her and her young family. | "Obviously it is very difficult. I speak to Julian on a daily basis unless there is a problem. [But] he is in prison. Soon to be for two years. He has been there for longer than many violent prisone…
(2020-12-18). UK Parliamentarians, the British Press and Julian Assange. globalresearch.ca The number of figures extolling the merits of Britain's Westminster system and how it supposedly embodies a glorious model of democracy are too numerous to mention. This is despite exploits by the government of Boris Johnson, marked by the appointment …
(2020-12-18). UK Parliamentarians, the British Press and Julian Assange. dissidentvoice.org The number of figures extolling the merits of Britain's Westminster system and how it supposedly embodies a glorious model of democracy are too numerous to mention. This is despite exploits by the government of Boris Johnson, marked by the appointment of unelected advisers with enviable, unaccountable powers and a record of assault on Parliament's scrutineering …
(2020-12-17). Tape of Assange warning US government in 2011 is 'overwhelming evidence' of his innocence, WikiLeaks editor-in-chief tells RT. rt.com 
Julian Assange reaching out to the State Department before someone else published unredacted cables in 2011 proves that US charges against him are baseless, WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Kristinn Hrafnsson told RT. | "I can confirm that this is authentic," Hrafnsson told RT from Reykjavik on Thursday, referring to the recording of Assange's conversation with State Department lawyer Cliff Johnson, released by the conservative outlet Project Veritas earlier this week. | "This should have tremendous weight" when it comes to Assange's extradition, the Icelandic investigative journalist added, as it amounts to "absolut…
(2020-12-17). "Planned Surveillance and Control by Global Technocrats: A Big-Picture Look at the Current Pandemic Beneficiaries," globalresearch.ca An article by Children's Health Defense on how the pandemic facilitated a financial, tech, biopharmaceutical and military-intelligence push for centralized, technocratic control has been accepted by the International Journal of Vaccine Theory, Practice and Research. | *** | "Planned Surveillance and Control …
(2020-12-17). US own restrictions sanctioned its firms out of Iran's market. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 17 (MNA) — In reaction to the recent remarks of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif said that the US own restrictions sanctioned US companies out of Iran's market.
(2020-12-16). Rafael Correa on Venezuela, Assange, and 'preventing the total destruction of our homeland'. mronline.org 
Max Blumenthal interviews former Ecuador President Rafael Correa, who was in Venezuela to observe its legislative elections and show support to a government under sustained economic and political attack by the U.S.
(2020-12-16). Selected Articles: Pardon Julian Assange, under Article II, Section 2 of US Constitution. globalresearch.ca 
By The US Constitution gave presidents "power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, except in cases of impeachment …
