Why Julian Assange Is at the Vanguard for World Press Freedom
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Why Julian Assange Is at the Vanguard for World Press Freedom

We celebrate World Press Freedom Day in May as a reminder that the role of news organizations is to speak truth to power. It’s an occasion to remember three people who exemplify the need to speak the truth: Daniel Ellsberg of Pentagon Papers fame, Julian Assange of WikiLeaks; and Chelsea Manning.

Khader Adnan, Who Yearned to Live Free, Dies in Israeli Prison
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Khader Adnan, Who Yearned to Live Free, Dies in Israeli Prison

Khader Adnan died after 86 days of refusing food in protest against his detention by Israel. But if Israel broke and finally destroyed Adnan physically, it did not do so spiritually. “Our freedom is the most precious thing we have,” Adnan explained in an essay published in a book.

The Toxic Legacy of US Foreign Policy in Vieques, Puerto Rico
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The Toxic Legacy of US Foreign Policy in Vieques, Puerto Rico

After 200 years, the time has come to do away with the colonial law of the past that has plagued communities in Latin America and the Caribbean for far too long. It’s time for the abolition of the Monroe Doctrine, the Jones Act, and the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act.

In Teeth of US Protests, Mexico Moves Towards Energy and Mining Reforms – Two Articles
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In Teeth of US Protests, Mexico Moves Towards Energy and Mining Reforms – Two Articles

As US and Canada Threaten to Sue Mexico Over Energy Policies, Mexico “Nationalises” Sizable Chunk of Electrical Grid; Mining Corporations Are Up in Arms Over Mexican Government’s Potentially Game-Changing Mining Reform Proposals.