A Guest Author (2022-07-30). Julian Assange defense files appeals, granted extension. workers.org 
By Tareq Haddad This excerpted article, which originally appeared July 16 in Popular Resistance, can be read in full at tinyurl.com/kfzvkh2c. London — Following a June 17 decision from British Secretary of State Priti Patel approving the order to extradite Julian Assange to the U.S., lawyers for the imprisoned WikiLeaks . . . |
_____ (2022-07-29). An Interview With John Pilger On Julian Assange. popularresistance.org Last month, British Home Secretary Priti Patel approved Assange's extradition to the US, where he faces 175 years imprisonment under the Espionage Act for publishing true information exposing American war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan. As Pilger explains, Patel's order will be the subject of a further appeal, but the British judiciary that will adjudicate has facilitated Assange's persecution every step of the way. This underscores the urgency of a political fight to free Assange, based on the powerful struggles of the working class that are emerging all around the world. | Pilger began his media career in the l…
Fight Back (2022-07-29). Machinists in Missouri and Illinois set to strike August 1. fightbacknews.org St. Louis, MO – Around 2500 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) who work for Boeing in Illinois and Missouri voted down a contract offer from management on July 24. They have set a date to begin a strike on August 1. | The workers build F-15 and F-18 aircraft as well as other military equipment like drones and missiles. A strike at the Boeing plants is expected to significantly effect Boeing and also supply chains to the U.S. military. | The union is demanding pay increases to keep up with rapidly rising costs, and to keep retirement plans in effect, as well as to g…
Splcenter (2022-07-29). 'Akin to Torture': For-profit immigrant prison singles out Black men after peaceful protest. splcenter.org
Staff (2022-07-29). 4 killed in Turkish attack on N Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 29 (MNA) — Security forces of Kurdish-residence areas in Syria announced that they lost four of their elements, including three women, after being targeted by Turkish drones.
Kevin Gosztola (2022-07-28). Whistleblower Testimony Shows BOP Director Ignored Rampant Abuse And Corruption At Atlanta Prison. thedissenter.org 
Bureau of Prisons Director Michael Carvajal (Screen shot from | Two whistleblowers who worked at United States Penitentiary Atlanta testified at a US Senate hearing and described rampant abuse and corruption that has plagued the medium-security prison in Georgia for several years. | The
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Last month, British Home Secretary Priti Patel approved Assange's extradition to the U.S., where he faces 175 years imprisonment under the Espionage Act for publishing true information exposing American war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan.