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December 2, 2021
Duty, Honor, Country: Ian Fishback and the Idea of America
This uniformed whistleblower sacrificed his life for this nation no less than the several thousand who fell in battle.
Andrew J. Bacevich
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February 26, 2020
Free Julian Assange!
By depriving the WikiLeaks founder of his freedom, US and Britain prosecutors are intimidating journalists—and abetting torturers, war criminals, and kleptocrats everywhere.
Charles Glass
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February 4, 2020
Trump and the Whistle-Blower He Hates
US whistle-blower law was explicitly designed to protect witnesses against mob boss retaliation.
Tom Devine and Mark Hertsgaard
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November 22, 2019
The New Global Insurrection
From Bolivia to Haiti to Europe and the Middle East, citizens are rising up against corruption and government repression.
Sasha Abramsky
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October 7, 2019
The Wisconsin Senator Who Keeps Making Things Worse for Trump
Wild-eyed Senator Ron Johnson is desperate to help the president. Instead, he’s confirmed a lot of what the whistle-blower said—and made Biden look good.
John Nichols
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October 3, 2019
‘Is It a Crime to Expose Crimes Already Committed?’
Reading Edward Snowden’s new memoir in the midst of the current scandal raging in Washington, the famous Iraq War whistle-blower explains why all whistle-blowers deserve our protection.
Katharine Gun
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September 24, 2019
Edward Snowden Didn’t Reveal Anything Confidential in His New Book
But the US government will still win its suit against the whistle-blower, says the lawyer who represented Daniel Ellsberg.
Martin Garbus
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September 23, 2019
Why Would a Whistle-Blower Save This Nation of Cowards?
For nearly three years, none of our leaders have held Trump accountable—yet we expect the Ukraine scandal to be different.
Elie Mystal
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September 20, 2019
Edward Snowden Is a 2020 Election Issue
The Trump administration is suing the whistle-blower over his new book. But what would a Democratic president do? That’s a good debate question.
John Nichols
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September 17, 2019
‘The Silenced’: Meet the Climate Whistle-Blowers Muzzled by Trump
Six former government scientists describe how the Trump administration made them bury the truth about climate change—and why they won’t stay quiet.
Oliver Milman