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Julian Assange and the Problem of ‘Solidarity’
Opinions on Julian Assange tend to be sharply polarised: he is either an abuser undeserving of public support against extradition to the US or a champion for transparency unjustly persecuted by the American empire. Ash Sarkar makes the case for a more nuanced response.