Daily Archives: June 16, 2023

2023-06-16: News Headlines

Editor (2023-06-16). Joe Lauria: Assange's Most Critical Moment. scheerpost.com

Kevin Gosztola (2023-06-16). New Research Examines Restrictions On Incarcerated Journalists In US Prisons. thedissenter.org A briefing from the Prison Policy Initiative documents many of the restrictions that prisons in the United States impose to prevent journalism from incarcerated individuals. | Fourteen states—Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and Virginia—have a "total ban on business and compensation." That means they do not allow incarcerated journalists or writers to receive payment for their work. The United States government's Federal Bureau of Prisons has what is described as an "explici…

Mark Gruenberg (2023-06-15). Aileen Cannon: The judge who could harm the fight to preserve democracy. peoplesworld.org MIAMI—In all the verbiage surrounding the indictment of former Republican Oval Office occupant Donald Trump on 37 counts of espionage, not enough can be said of the danger posed by the judge assigned to the case, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon. Cannon's rulings in federal court in Miami could affect not just Justice Department Special …

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