Government now wants to seize your car for going 5 MPH over the limit
[Justice] Government now wants to seize your car for going 5 MPH over the limit by Simon Black Posted December 21, 2018 A 2015 report showed that law enforcement used civil asset forfeiture to steal more from US residents than every thief, robber, and burglar in...The Game-Changing Promise of a Green New Deal
[Economic] The Game-Changing Promise of a Green New Deal by Naomi Klein Posted December 20, 2018 Like so many others, I’ve been energized by the bold moral leadership coming from newly elected members of Congress like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Rashida...Assange Prosecution Will Focus On Chelsea Manning Era Releases, Not DNC Emails
[Justice] Assange Prosecution Will Focus On Chelsea Manning Era Releases, Not DNC Emails by Elizabeth Vos Posted December 19, 2018 As noted by numerous press outlets and press freedom advocates, the prosecution – the end point of the longstanding persecution of Julian...William Barr Is Out of Step on Criminal Justice Reform
[Justice] William Barr Is Out of Step on Criminal Justice Reform by Tim Lau Posted December 17, 2018 Barr’s record suggests he might also be opposed to the FIRST STEP Act, the current bipartisan bill on criminal justice reform. If passed, the bill would shorten some...The Empire Keeps Proving Assange Right About Everything
[Justice] The Empire Keeps Proving Assange Right About Everything by Caitlin Johnstone Posted December 16, 2018 Julian Assange founded an innovative leak outlet on the premise that corrupt power can be fought with truth and transparency. Corrupt power responded by...Electronic Frontier Foundation
Quotable Sayings
There is no chance, no destiny, no fate that can circumvent or hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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You do not become a billionaire through labor. You become a billionaire through inheritance, corruption or economic rents – or, in most cases, some mixture of all three.
Grace Blakeley
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Mainstream American liberals think they’re clear-eyed because they can see the propaganda strings being pulled by Fox and Donald Trump, and mainstream American conservatives think they’re clear-eyed because they can see the propaganda strings being pulled by MSNBC and the Democrats, but the propaganda strings on both trace back to the same puppet master. And seeing that is just the beginning.
Caitlin Johnstone
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You alone are the judge of your worth and your goal is to discover infinite worth in yourself, no matter what anyone else thinks.
Deepak Chopra
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It is obvious that the US government is destroying Assange to signal to journalists the consequences of publishing information. It is therefore also obvious that any journalist who fails to use whatever platform they have to speak out against Assange’s persecution has no intention of ever publishing anything that the US government doesn’t want published. Their silence on or support for what is being done to this man can and should be taken as an admission that they are nothing other than state propagandists.
Caitlin Johnstone
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It’s quite fitting that the – imperially pre-determined – judicial fate of Julian Assange is being played out in Britain, the home of George Orwell.
Pepe Escobar
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Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.
Mark Twain
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