Tag Archives | Espionage Act

  • Julian Assange

    What Julian Assange taught us about empire

    Originally published: Red Flag on March 17, 2024 by Chloe Rafferty (more by Red Flag)  | (Posted Mar 25, 2024)

    The truth, it turns out, won’t set you free: under capitalism it can get you locked up. That’s what Julian Assange discovered when he spoke truth to power.

  • Julian Assange

    Assange is doing his most important work yet

    Originally published: Caitlin A Johnstone Blog on June 18, 2022 (more by Caitlin A Johnstone Blog)  |

    British Home Secretary Priti Patel has authorized the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States to be tried under the Espionage Act in a case which seeks to set a legal precedent for the prosecution of any publisher or journalist, anywhere in the world, who reports inconvenient truths about the U.S. empire.