By Walden Bello* The recent unilateral strikes by the US on Iran’s nuclear development sites underline the fact that multilateralism is dead, and has been so for some time. It is not only when it comes to the question of the deployment of military power that multilateralism is shown to be dead or dying. […]| Focus on the Global South
by Biplab Ghosh and Angshuman Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) is not merely a body of localized wisdom about the natural world—it is a product of a dialectical synthesis of human labor and ecological consciousness. As Boaventura de Sousa Santos says in his book Epistemologies of the South: Justice Against Epistemicide, Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) […]| Focus on the Global South
To the non-sex worker community, Oscar night 2025 may have seemed like a triumph for those currently or formerly in the sex worker community. Anora — an indie flick about a sex worker who marries a Russian oligarch’s son and... Continue reading The post Sex Workers React to the Oscar Triumph of ‘Anora’ appeared first on Front Page Confidential.| Front Page Confidential
On Tuesday, President Trump pardoned convicted Silk Road founder, Ross Ulbricht. Will Trump consider the unjust plight of the #Backpage3?| Front Page Confidential
The following contains the analysis and opinions of the author. The author does not speak for the Backpage defendants. On Thursday, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted journalist Michael Lacey’s release from prison pending the outcome of his... Continue reading The post Ninth Grants Lacey Bail Pending Appeal in Backpage Case, Denies It for Brunst, Spear appeared first on Front Page Confidential.| Front Page Confidential
Within the Barred Bunker We watched our friends grow up together And we saw them as they fell Some of them fell into heaven Some of them fell into hell — “A Rainy Night in Soho,” The Pogues I went... Continue reading| Front Page Confidential
Attorneys for #Backpage3 defendant Scott Spear, filed an emergency motion with the court, claiming CoreCivic is denying Spear vital meds.| Front Page Confidential
Newspaperman Michael Lacey self-surrendered to U.S. Marshals in Phoenix on 9/11 and began serving a 5-year sentence for money-laundering.| Front Page Confidential
Journalist and First Amendment advocate Michael Lacey was sentenced to 5 years in prison for his onetime co-ownership of Backpage.com.| Front Page Confidential
In a sentencing memo filed Monday, the government slandered journalist Michael Lacey, asking the judge to sentence him to 20 years in prison.| Front Page Confidential
In New York, Reason previews its new Backpage doc, featuring interviews with the late Jim Larkin and his fellow newspaperman, Michael Lacey.| Front Page Confidential
Michael Lacey's sentencing in the Backpage case is delayed till Aug. 27. Prosecutors want him sentenced for crimes he's not been charged with.| Front Page Confidential
During a May 13 hearing in Phoenix's federal court, a judgw rescheduled journalist Michael Lacey's sentencing date to July 9.| Front Page Confidential
On Tuesday, a federal judge acquitted journalist Michael Lacey on 50 of the 84 counts on which his 2024 jury returned no verdict.| Front Page Confidential
On Monday, federal Judge Diane Humetewa set a sentencing date for journalist Michael Lacey and two former execs in the Backpage travesty.| Front Page Confidential
This morning, Judge Humetewa set a tentative date for the retrial of journalist Michael Lacey on 84 hung counts from the Backpage trial.| Front Page Confidential
The U.S. Attorney's Office for Arizona has informed Judge Humetewa that it will retry veteran journalist Michael Lacey on 84 hung counts.| Front Page Confidential
The prosecution's rebuttal in the Backpage trial cast a net of guilt so wide it could encompass millions of people.| Front Page Confidential
After the prosecution rested its case Oct. 20, defense attorneys in the Backpage trial moved for acquittal.| Front Page Confidential
