Amid new reports that Ecuador is preparing to withdraw asylum protections from WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and hand him over to British authorities within the next few weeks, journalists are raising alarm at the serious threats to press freedom such a move could spawn, given that the U.K. may decide to extradite Assange to the Read More…
Activism
Activism Without Inner Work Is Impotent
Have you ever known someone who’s intensely interested in helping people, but is so neurotic and unskillful that they mostly just make things worse? “Stop!” you’ll find yourself wanting to yell at such people. “Stop helping! Go help yourself!” That’s how I see most political activism today. So many well-intentioned people who want to help, Read More…
New US Congress Bill Conflates Criticism Of Israel With Anti-Semitism
A US Congress bill proposed on Wednesday conflates criticism of Israel with anti-Semitism, free-speech advocates say. The measure aims to provide the Department of Education with a legal definition of anti-Semitism to handle discrimination claims. It adopts a 2010 report by a special US State Department envoy to combat anti-Semitism. The document provides a list Read More…
Florida Activist Who Fought Release Of GM Mosquitoes Found Dead In Hotel Pool
A longtime opponent of genetically engineered mosquitoes was found dead in a Washington D.C. hotel as she prepared to present a petition with over 200,000 signatures to the EPA. On Tuesday morning Mila de Mier—a 45-year-old activist from Key West, Florida who opposed the release of genetically engineered mosquitoes—was found dead in a swimming pool Read More…
Fixating On The Darkness Can Lead You To Forget The Light
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSSWelcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (3/8/18). With all that we have to be concerned about today, with all that Read More…
Someone Is Trolling The Sh*t Out Of The Oscars In Hollywood
Just days before the first Academy Awards ceremony since Hollywood was hit with allegations of rampant sexual harassment, assault, and pedophilia, a Los Angeles street artist made a bold statement just a few miles from the Dolby Theater where the Oscars will be held. Sabo, a conservative-leaning artist who has previously tagged the city with art referencing Read More…






