2023-07-11: News Headlines

Chris Hedges, Scheer Post. (2023-07-11). Journalists Abandoned Julian Assange And Slit Their Own Throats. popularresistance.org London – The persecution of Julian Assange, along with the climate of fear, wholesale government surveillance and use of the Espionage Act to prosecute whistleblowers, has emasculated investigative journalism. The press has not only failed to mount a sustained campaign to support Julian, whose extradition appears imminent, but no longer attempts to shine a light into the inner workings of power. This failure is not only inexcusable, but ominous. | The U.S. government, especially the military and agencies such as the CIA, the FBI, the NSA and Homeland Security, have no intention of stopping with Julian, who faces…

krish-rad_ind (2023-07-11). Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese Should Keep Up the Pressure on Washington and Demand the Release of Julian Assange. covertactionmagazine.com

teleSUR- jaa, DRL (2023-07-11). Esposa de Julian Assange pide clemencia a presidente de EE.UU. telesurtv.net Las declaraciones de Stella Assange se dieron en el marco de la presentación de una nueva demanda contra la decisión del Gobierno británico de extraditarlo a Estados Unidos.

Chris Hedges (2023-07-10). Chris Hedges: Journalists Abandoned Julian Assange and Slit Their Own Throats. mintpressnews.com The failure of journalists to mount a campaign to free Julian Assange, or expose the vicious smear campaign against him, is one more catastrophic and self-defeating blunder by the news media.

Anonymous765 (2023-07-11). Locations Of US Carrier Strike Groups — July 11, 2023. southfront.org This is the newest update of the 'U.S. Carrier Strike Groups Locations Map' exclusive series showing the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups. SouthFront: Analysis & Intelligence tracks locations of U.S. aircraft carriers using the available open-source information. No classified information was used in production of the map. | | Carrier strike group (CSG) is an operational formation of the United States Navy. It is centered on an aircraft carrier and a carrier air w…

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-11). US Intelligence Report Says Iran Is Not Trying to Make Nuclear Weapons. news.antiwar.com A new US intelligence report has reaffirmed that Iran is not trying to build nuclear weapons despite constant claims made by Israel and Western media outlets to the contrary. "Iran is not currently undertaking the key nuclear weapons-development activities that would be necessary to produce a testable nuclear device," an unclassified summary of a report …


Kit Klarenberg (2023-07-11). British intelligence in the dock for CIA torture. thegrayzone.com Recent developments raise the prospect that British intelligence agents could finally face justice for their little-known role in the CIA's global torture program. Britain's foreign and domestic intelligence apparatus is facing scrutiny by a tribunal tasked with intelligence oversight. On May 26, London's infamously opaque Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) unanimously issued a landmark ruling which means the complaints of two Saudis brutally tortured at CIA black sites and jailed for years in Guantanamo Bay can finally be heard, at least …

Wolfgang Mueller (2023-07-11). China's further development has priority. indybay.org The focus of Chinese policy remains the economic and social development of the country… Despite the enormous successes in economic and social development, there is still a long way to go before China catches up and can also keep up with the rich industrialized countries in terms of per capita economic output.

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2023-07-10). CIA Director Affirms U.S. Regime Change Strategy in Russia in Address at British Foundation. covertactionmagazine.com Advances the Fantasy that the U.S. is Winning the Ukraine War and that Putin Will Soon Fall As the Ukrainian counteroffensive continues to sputter, CIA Director William J. Burns delivered a talk at the British Ditchley Foundation on July 1, affirming the U.S. strategy of regime change in Russia. The talk, titled "A World Transformed …

Crystal Pardue (2023-07-11). Looking Beyond Haaland v. Brackeen. aclu.org Last month, the Supreme Court issued a The ACLU submitted…

Editor (2023-07-11). The Fallout From the Supreme Court's Affirmative Action Decision Has Already Begun. scheerpost.com Diversity advocates are pushing to end legacy admissions while conservatives are taking steps that will make it harder for students of color to go to college, critics say.

isabella (2023-07-11). From Affirmative Action To Reparations: Bridging Racial Economic Inequality. inequality.org The Supreme Court's latest attempt to mandate colorblindness amidst the reality of deep and widespread racial inequality has dealt another strong blow against affirmative action in higher education. Yet at the same time communities across the country are recognizing that racial inequality will only be addressed if policies are specifically designed to repair these divisions. …


jamanetwork (2023-07-11). Obstacles to Care Mount 1 Year After Dobbs Decision. jamanetwork.com This Viewpoint discusses the ramifications of the Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization decision by the US Supreme Court and the state of reproductive health care in the US.

krish-rad_ind (2023-07-11). How the Supreme Court blocked Alabama's effort to dilute Black voting power. splcenter.org

Michael Hudson, CounterPunch. (2023-07-11). Should There Be A Supreme Court? popularresistance.org Vested interests create "checks and balances" primarily to make political systems non-responsive to demands for social reform. Historically, therefore, the checks are politically unbalanced in practice. Instead of producing a happy medium, their effect often has been to check the power of the people to assert their interests at the expense of the more powerful. Real reform requires a revolution — often repeated attempts. The Roman Republic suffered five centuries of fighting to redistribute land and cancel debts, all of which failed as the oligarchy's "checks" imposed deepening economic dependency and imbal…

WSWS (2023-07-11). Nebraska mother faces two-year sentence for providing daughter with abortion pills. wsws.org The prosecution of Jessica Burgess and her daughter demonstrates that the aggressive criminalization of abortion is on the rise one year after of the illegitimate and undemocratic US Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Barry Sheppard (2023-07-10). United States: Supreme Court upholds LGBTQ discrimination, denies student debt relief. greenleft.org.au The United States Supreme Court curtailed LGBTQ rights and struck down debt relief for students on June 30, reports Barry Sheppard.

Editor (2023-07-10). Should There Be a Supreme Court? Its Role Has Always Been Anti-Democratic. scheerpost.com By Michael Hudson / CounterPunch Vested interests create "checks and balances" primarily to make political systems non-responsive to demands for social reform. Historically, therefore, the checks are politically unbalanced in practice. Instead of producing a happy medium, their effect often has been to check the power of the people to assert their interests at the …

jamanetwork (2023-07-11). Obstacles to Care Mount 1 Year After Dobbs Decision. jamanetwork.com This Viewpoint discusses the ramifications of the Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization decision by the US Supreme Court and the state of reproductive health care in the US.

krish-rad_ind (2023-07-11). How the Supreme Court blocked Alabama's effort to dilute Black voting power. splcenter.org

Michael Hudson, CounterPunch. (2023-07-11). Should There Be A Supreme Court? popularresistance.org Vested interests create "checks and balances" primarily to make political systems non-responsive to demands for social reform. Historically, therefore, the checks are politically unbalanced in practice. Instead of producing a happy medium, their effect often has been to check the power of the people to assert their interests at the expense of the more powerful. Real reform requires a revolution — often repeated attempts. The Roman Republic suffered five centuries of fighting to redistribute land and cancel debts, all of which failed as the oligarchy's "checks" imposed deepening economic dependency and imbal…

WSWS (2023-07-11). Nebraska mother faces two-year sentence for providing daughter with abortion pills. wsws.org The prosecution of Jessica Burgess and her daughter demonstrates that the aggressive criminalization of abortion is on the rise one year after of the illegitimate and undemocratic US Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Barry Sheppard (2023-07-10). United States: Supreme Court upholds LGBTQ discrimination, denies student debt relief. greenleft.org.au The United States Supreme Court curtailed LGBTQ rights and struck down debt relief for students on June 30, reports Barry Sheppard.

Editor (2023-07-10). Should There Be a Supreme Court? Its Role Has Always Been Anti-Democratic. scheerpost.com By Michael Hudson / CounterPunch Vested interests create "checks and balances" primarily to make political systems non-responsive to demands for social reform. Historically, therefore, the checks are politically unbalanced in practice. Instead of producing a happy medium, their effect often has been to check the power of the people to assert their interests at the …

Malik Miah (2023-07-10). United States: Supreme Court refuses to hear challenge to Mississippi law against Black voting rights. greenleft.org.au The United States Supreme Court upheld, on June 30, a century-old Mississippi law used during the "Jim Crow" segregationist era to deny Black people in the state the right to vote, reports Malik Miah.

Nitza Soledad Perez (2023-07-10). How do students feel about Supreme Court affirmative action ruling? america.cgtn.com The United States Supreme Court ended a contentious term with immediate consequences for everyday Americans. In one of its rulings, the court determined colleges and universities can no longer expressly consider race in the admission process. Disappointment followed for those against eliminating such a historical …

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