Tag: whistleblower
Julian Assange secures release after plea deal with US government
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange agrees to a plea deal, leading to his release from Belmarsh Prison and highlighting the ongoing debates about press freedom and whistleblower prosecution.
The absence—and presence—of Daniel Ellsberg
Dan had made history in 1971 by revealing the top-secret Pentagon Papers, exposing the constant litany of official lies that accompanied the U.S. escalation of the Vietnam War.
Jack Teixeira, US Airman First Class, faces 15 years in prison...
The leaked documents "revealed U.S. assessments of the war in Ukraine as well as sensitive secrets about American allies."
The (flawed) case against Julian Assange
The many mainstream journalists cheering on his extradition may come to regret in the future when the American government comes for them or their sources.
Meet Brittany Kaiser, Cambridge Analytica whistleblower releasing troves of new files...
A new trove of internal Cambridge Analytica documents and emails are being posted on Twitter detailing the company’s operations, including its work with President Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton.
Payback? The arrest of Max Blumenthal
The way Blumenthal’s arrest was handled should send a chill down our collective spines because it shows a widening war on left-wing journalists and whistle-blowers that is remarkably resilient to changes in government.
‘I will not give up:’ Appeals court rejects Chelsea Manning’s bid...
"While disappointing, we can still raise issues as the government continues to abuse the grand jury process."
Almost a decade later, the persecution of Chelsea Manning and Julian...
While a protracted legal battle seems likely, it probably won’t be too long before Assange joins Chelsea Manning in an American prison, a warning to future whistle-blowers that those who embarrass the powerful will face severe consequences, no matter how long it takes.
Chelsea Manning: We got this
"We need to start pushing back. And the way we do that is by focusing on the systemic problems."
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Israelis invade Syria: Who will stop Israel?
Israel's latest land-grab in Syria, and the UN and the rest of the world's inability to stop Israel from ignoring and violating the UN Charter, the Geneva Conventions and the Genocide Convention.
Luigi Mangione and Daniel Penny display the scale of acceptance for vigilante violence
The contrast in how Penny and Mangione have been covered in the media and treated by the elite show that vigilante violence actually is acceptable in America when carried out against those with little to no agency.
The world’s four legacy empires going down
In a future full of signs that the four empires that have long dominated our world are all crumbling.
Trump’s pick to lead federal housing agency has opposed efforts to aid the poor
Such views would seemingly place Turner at odds with the core work of HUD, a sprawling federal agency that serves as a backstop against homelessness for millions of the nation’s poor, elderly and disabled.
It was the rage of the age
Was Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, a private research facility in Suffolk County, pivotal to the spread of eugenics through the United States and world?