The Dissenter

22 Mar 2023

[LIVE PANEL] Targeted by Surveillance: Julian Assange, WikiLeaks & Networked Repression

Stella Assange and Kevin Gosztola join Stefania Maurizi for a live panel discussion of the surveillance, monitoring, and control that has oppressed Julian Assange and WikiLeaks for more than 10 years.

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15 Mar 2023

Protest Song Of The Week: ‘We Were Here’ By Aysanabee

The song is about reclamation in the face of “fading memories,” “fleeting stories,” and “disappearing words.” Even though there may be efforts to whitewash history, Aysanabee defiantly declares that “it’s in my blood.”

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09 Mar 2023

US Still Trying To Bury ‘Collateral Murder’ Video That WikiLeaks Released

Three years before WikiLeaks made it possible for the public to watch this video, Dean Yates, Reuters bureau chief in Iraq, learned of its existence. Yates testified about the impact of the video at the Belmarsh Tribunal in Sydney, Australia on March 4, 2023.

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08 Mar 2023

A Conversation With Dan Ellsberg On Assange And The State Of Journalism

Daniel has spent many decades sharing not only his experiences as a Nixon-era whistleblower but also showing support for fellow whistleblowers, who have faced similar attacks. He testified at the extradition trial against Assange in the United Kingdom in September 2020.

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07 Mar 2023

On The Long Road To Organizing A Starbucks Union

In a word, the ongoing union organizing drive that has swept the coffee giant Starbucks can be described as ‘unprecedented.’

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01 Mar 2023

Protest Song Of The Week: ‘Cop Killer’ By Macy Gray and The California Jet Club

R&B singer Macy Gray and her backing group covered Ice T’s protest song, “Cop Killer,” which was boycotted in 1992 after it was released.

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15 Feb 2023

Missouri Republicans Weaponize ‘Whistleblowing’ To Shut Down Pediatric Care For Transgender Youth

Furthering efforts to block access to transgender care, Missouri Republicans have weaponized “whistleblower” allegations against a clinic

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08 Feb 2023

Protest Song Of The Week: ‘Found’ By Fucked Up

Fucked Up’s “Found” chronicles how Indigenous people have been displaced and murdered to build “temples of police and landlords.”

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06 Feb 2023

Unauthorized Disclosure: High Stakes Of Perpetuating War In Ukraine

Medea Benjamin and Ann Wright appear on the “Unauthorized Disclosure” podcast to discuss the high stakes of a protracted war in Ukraine

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Prison Protest

09 Mar 2023

Healthcare As Punishment: Seeking Medical Care In Washington Prisons

Prison health care is designed to avoid or withhold care for as long as possible, often to the point of causing serious harm.

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28 Feb 2023

Georgia Prisoners May Lose Critical Lifelines As Prison Officials Overhaul Communications And Target Contraband Phones

As Georgia prison officials move towards fully digitizing communications with Securus and curtailing access to contraband cellphones, incarcerated people and their loved ones are speaking out.

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06 Feb 2023

Mutual Aid Inside: How Incarcerated Communities Survive Together

James Jones and Caren Holmes surveyed incarcerated people in the US and UK to collectivize our knowledge of mutual aid practices in prisons. 

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30 Jan 2023

Delays And Obstacles Disrupt Communications For Georgia Prisoners

Incarcerated Georgians and their loved ones have struggled to stay in touch after the Georgia Department of Corrections began switching communications services from JPay to Securus, as the former merges its systems with the latter.

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Protesters with their back to the viewer march with flags, including a black flag for the American Indian Movement.
28 Nov 2022

Leonard Peltier Supporters Walk Over 1,000 Miles To Demand Freedom For Native American Activist

Supporters of Native American activist Leonard Peltier rallied in Washington, D.C. to demand President Biden grant clemency to the long-held prisoner. 

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A photo of a notebook with notes taken by Edward Munsuer, who participated in the Success Stories program. Credit: Edward Munsuer.
06 Oct 2022

In California, Prisoners Organize Program To Confront Patriarchy And Toxic Masculinity

Success Stories helps incarcerated men discover how to live more fully by rejecting patriarchal values and toxic masculinity.

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28 Sep 2022

In Washington State, Incarcerated Organizers Build Community With Youth To Fight For Releases

At Washington’s Stafford Creek Corrections Center, a group of incarcerated organizers have built community with local youths to fight for sentencing reforms, grappling with what it means to organize through an abolitionist lens from inside.

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23 May 2022

Despite Worsening Opioid Crisis, Many Jails And Prisons Remain Opposed To Treatment Medications

Three drugs are approved by the FDA for opioid use disorder yet are treated as dangerous contraband in most jails and prisons. (NC Dept of Public Safety on Flickr)

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"Hand in Hand" (Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout)
20 Apr 2022

In Era Of Overlapping Crises, Drug-User Organizers Share Lessons Learned Fighting Abandonment

The skills and experience drug-user organizers have built over decades are increasingly relevant for grave new contexts.

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