By Glen Davis

The presidency of Donald Trump saw a mobilising of conspiracy theorists, and other far right groupings, in the United States of America (USA). Trump as President, was a member of the Continue reading The John Birch Society and its conspiracy theories →

Nathan Fuller (LA Progressive) provides an overview of where the Julian Assange case is up to. Despite the United States having technically lost it case for extradition earlier this month, an appeal has been filed and Assange is still imprisoned. At the time of handing down her decision, District Judge Vanessa Baraitster explicitly supported most of the United State’s case and a few days later, refused to allow bail. The result was plainly determined by political factors, using potential suicide risk as the escape hatch. For this reason, the case is still for form being won, and the campaign for his freedom maintained.

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From the Movement of Moro and Indigenous Peoples for Self-Determination (Sandugo)

The following is a response the Movement of Moro and Indigenous Peoples for Self Determination, following an order to shoot to kill a prominent leader. Two major centres of indigenous populations, the islands of Mindanao and Luzon, have been militarised and subject to numerous human rights violations. The target in this case is a leader in Luzon’s Cordillera region. This is happening in our neighbourhood. Australia should be doing everything possible to put a stop to it

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