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April 13, 2019

Opinion: Assange’s Indictment Treats Journalism as a Crime

After living under a grant of asylum in London’s Ecuadorian embassy for nearly seven years, WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange was forcibly ejected and arrested by British police on April 11. Ecuador’s president, Lenin Moreno, accused Assange of “repeated violations to international conventions and daily-life protocols.” After an anonymous source revealed the “INA Papers,” a …

April 10, 2019

Should Hugs Be Politically Lethal?

Getty Images DailyClout sponsored content To help Lucy Flores, a politician who served in the Nevada State Assembly from 2011-2015, increase attendance at a political rally where she was scheduled to speak, Vice Pres. Joe Biden generously went out of his way to attend and show his support. How did …

April 9, 2019

“Paycheck Fairness” for Women at Last?

It’s been a long 22 years since Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) introduced the Paycheck Fairness Act to Congress (H.R.7). Originally brought to Congress in 1997, this bill has been re-introduced more than ten times and has failed to pass the Senate four times in the last two decades. While its …

April 9, 2019

Opinion: US Takes Illegal, Dangerous Actions Toward Regime Change in Venezuela

he United States is taking illegal and dangerous actions to execute regime change in Venezuela. In January, Juan Guaidó declared himself “interim president,” in a strategy orchestrated by the United States to seize power from President Nicolás Maduro. In March, Guaidó announced that “Operation Freedom,” an organization established to overthrow the Maduro government, would …

March 30, 2019

Opinion: Lawyers Worldwide Urge International Court: Investigate Israeli Crimes

RAMALLAH, WEST BANK – MARCH 29: Health workers carry a wounded press member after israeli intervention during a protest against construction of Jewish settlement within 43rd anniversary of Palestinian Land Day in Ramallah, West Bank on March 29, 2019.(Photo by Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) On the eve of the first …

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