Why Julian Assange’s Extradition Must Be Opposed at All Costs
On Thursday, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was arrested by the UK police inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where he was granted political asylum in 2012. This termination of asylum by Ecuador in violation of international law comes a week after WikiLeaks...
Pardoning Assange Would be the First Step Back Toward Rule of Law
On April 11, the ongoing saga of journalist and transparency activist Julian Assange took a dangerous turn. Ecuador’s president, Lenin Moreno, revoked his asylum in that country’s London embassy. British police immediately arrested him – supposedly...
Where Trump’s and Bibi’s Interests Clash
On Monday, President Donald Trump designated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organization, the first time the United States has designated part of another nation's government as such a threat. Iran's Supreme National Security Council responded by...
Large-scale anti-ISIS operation; 18 Killed in Iraq
The Unfinished Gaza War: What Netanyahu Hopes To Gain From Attacking Palestinian Prisoners
The current violence targeting Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails dates back to January 2. It was then that Israel’s Public Security Minister, Gilad Erdan declared that the "party is over." "Every so often, infuriating pictures appear of cooking in...
For Military Contractors, Tax Day Is Pay Day
In tax season, most of us think more about getting our forms in on time – and getting our refunds – than about where our tax dollars actually go. It’s probably no surprise that a significant portion – 24 cents out of every dollar – of...
No to NATO: Time To End Aggressive Militarism
Last week, the Foreign Ministers of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries met in Washington, DC. NATO was greeted with bi-partisan support from Congress and by protesters who held actions and events from Saturday, March 30 through their meeting at...
