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Whistleblowers
Why Edward Snowden Risked His Life to Expose the Surveillance State
Snowden's new memoir reveals what led him to risk his life to expose the U.S. government’s system of surveillance.
Donald Trump Must Resign
The whistleblower report is damning in the extreme.
The First Line of Trump’s Obituary Has Been Written
At long last, the impeachment proceedings begin.
Trump Can’t Decide Whether to Deny or Brag About His Impeachable Offense
Speaker Pelosi must switch gears -- impeachment is a national imperative.
Trump’s Promise to Foreign Leader Sparked Whistleblower Complaint
Trump reportedly spoke or met with at least five foreign leaders in the weeks preceding the complaint.
Judge Won’t Reconsider $1,000-Per-Day Fines for Chelsea Manning
Manning has been in jail for 147 days and already owes $38,000 in fines.
New Film Shows How UK Whistleblower Almost Stopped the Iraq Invasion in 2003
Katharine Gun leaked a memo on U.S.-Britain collaborations to pressure the U.N. into supporting the Iraq invasion.
Assange Is Trapped in the Web of the US Legal Empire
Assange's extradition case proves that in the U.S. empire, the gravity of justice pulls only one way.
Julian Assange Indictment “Criminalizes the News Gathering Process”
This is the first-ever case of a journalist or publisher being indicted under the Espionage Act.
UN Special Rapporteur Calls for Julian Assange to Be Freed
The special rapporteur is warning that WikiLeaks founder Assange is suffering the effects of “psychological torture."