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‘I Feel Trapped in Violence That Extends From Palestine to the UK’

Pádraig Ó Meiscill and Shahd Abusalama Red Pepper (UK)
I feel trapped in violence that extends from Palestine to here and I don’t know how to get free from it. I’m trying my best, but even when I call out what is obvious, when we call out the oppression, we are silenced and so I always feel alienated.

The Media Celebrated Julian Assange and Is Now Too Afraid To Defend Him

Patrick Cockburn CounterPunch
When WikiLeaks first released its hoard of documents, extracts were published in The New York Times, The Guardian, Der Spiegel, Le Monde and El País. None of these has campaigned for Assange’s freedom, though if he did anything wrong, so did they.

This is what a job in the U.S.’ new manufacturing industry looks like

Lydia DePillis The Washington Post
Manufacturing jobs are not what they used to be. Companies increasingly hire temp workers through contractors who are paid less and even wear different shirts. Employees paint a grim picture of the work and the long-term impact on the local economy.

Ukraine: The Enemy of Your Enemy is Not Always Your Friend

Zoltán Grossman Portside
Anti-Fascist Action Ukraine estimated that 30 percent of the protesters in Kiev's Independence Square were far-right ultranationalists, and that was before the shooting began, when more of them joined the street battles.