On October 6, Joe Biden announced changes to the administration’s handling of marijuana. While pardons are welcome, the changes don’t go far enough to address the racist and classist legacy of the US war on drugs and continuing mass incarceration, which Biden himself played a big role in supporting. We’re joined by Jason Ortiz, Executive Director of Students for Sensible Drug Policy.

Plus, on October 8th, solidarity actions took place in London, Australia, Washington DC and other places to demand the freedom of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, whose health continues to deteriorate as he is held in disgusting conditions at Belmarsh prison, and the US government continues to seek to his extradition. CovertAction Bulletin was on the ground and brings you a selection of the speakers who addressed the crowd, including Marsha Coleman-Adebayo,  Kevin Goztola, Medea Benjamin and Esther Iverem.

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