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Prosecution tasked to investigate Assange are being criminally investigated themselves Today on the 15th of June 2016, Wikileaks announced on their Facebook page that the Swedish police have launched a criminal investigation into prosecutor Marrianne Ny over her handling of the Assange case. Marrianne Ny (Swedish Prosecution Authority) heads the investigation against Assange that accuses him […]
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On the 11th of June 2016, demonstrators under the banner “Stop Ramstein: No Drone Warfare” organized a variety of dirct actions against the US Air Force base in Ramstein as well the global arms trade. The goals of the protesters were to exert political pressure on the government to change its foreign policy stance and to also increase awareness on issues that surround it.
acTVism Munich translated this piece from “The Intercept” into German. For the English article, visit the original source: “The Intercept”
Last night, the Associated Press — on a day when nobody voted — surprised everyone by abruptly declaring the Democratic Party primary over and Hillary Clinton the victor.
In the first part Glenn Greenwald, Noam Chomsky and Edward Snowden speak about the boundaries between self and state and the boundaries between self and corporate interests. They speak about what role they play individually in the discussions about privacy, their personal motives and about activism.
In the following Video Yanis Varoufakis and Noam Chomsky speak about the concept of basic guaranteed income, it’s origins and what effects it could have on our society.
The Guardian published a stunning new chapter in the saga of NSA whistleblowers on Sunday, revealing a new key player: John Crane, a former assistant inspector general at the Pentagon who was responsible for protecting whistleblowers, then forced to become one himself when the process failed.
In this interview with the former finance minister of Greece and founder of DiEM25 (Democracy in Europe Movement 2025), Yanis Varoufakis a host of issues are discussed which include privatization, human rights, media, his experience with the EU and capitalism’s ability to reform.