Poll finds most New Yorkers want George Santos to resign from House seat
This story originally appeared in Truthout on Jan. 23, 2023. It is shared here with permission. A majority of New York state residents say that Republican Rep. George Santos should resign from Congress just a few weeks after he was sworn in, due to his many lies on the campaign trail in 2022. Santos has…
These women are fighting Nevada’s prison system—and winning
The start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 exacerbated the existing crisis of incarceration in the US, which has the highest incarceration rate of any country in the world. During this time, a group of women with loved ones incarcerated in Nevada’s prison system founded the organization Return Strong to fight for decarceration and the successful re-entry…
Julian Assange and the US government’s war on whistleblowers
Thirteen years ago, WikiLeaks published extensive leaked US government documents detailing a range of criminal and unethical acts, from the slaughter of civilians in the “War on Terror” to acts of espionage against foreign heads of state. Since then, the persecution of Julian Assange has not ceased. This year, Assange is expected to stand trial…
South Korea’s Yoon launches vicious attack on unions, peace groups
This story originally appeared on The Shorrock Files on Jan. 18, 2023. It is shared here with permission. You can support Tim Shorrock’s independent journalism by subscribing to his Patreon. In scenes reminiscent of South Korea’s authoritarian past, South Korea’s National Intelligence Service – the successor to the once-dreaded KCIA – raided the headquarters of…
His wrongful arrest was caught on camera. Now the cops won’t leave him alone.
Daniel Alvarez first appeared on the Police Accountability Report in June, 2021 after an LA sheriff put him in handcuffs for stopping at a stop sign. Since then, Alvarez has documented numerous instances of LASD officers continuing to target and harass him. Alvarez has been arrested eight times since his first encounter with LASD—always on charges that…