Australia's prisoner swap with Iran contrasts with persecution of Julian Assange
wsws.org | 2019-10-08
The deal exposes the denial of basic legal and democratic rights by the Australian, British and US governments in the continued detention and psychological torture of the WikiLeaks founder.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/08/assa-o08.html

Green Party Debates Green New Deal
Don Fitz | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-03
Despite the furor over the Green New Deal (GND), many of its supporters have no idea of the wide variety of views on it, especially within the Green Party (GP), where it originated in the US. From June through August, 2019 Missouri Greens held public discussions contrasting at least three distinct GP views to those…
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Studying the ABCs of Capitalism
Michael Welton | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-03
Capitalism Denotes Both an Economy and Society Not that long ago few mentioned Karl Marx or capitalism. Old Karl and the system he loathed were now safely locked in history's dustbins (marked "No longer relevant"). Scholars spoke of "developed" and "underdeveloped" societies or "pre-modern," "modern" or "post-modern" societies. They contrasted "pre-industrial" with "post-industrial" kinds of…
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Assange judge blocks extradition to Azerbaijan of 'McMafia' wife
wsws.org | 2019-10-02
In a glaring contrast with Assange, Arbuthnot ruled against the extradition of Zamira Hajiyeva, finding there was "a real risk" she would suffer a "flagrant denial of justice".
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/02/arbu-o02.html