Tag: Espionage Act
Julian Assange’s fateful anniversary
On top of Assange’s individual case, the current health crisis is expanding the surveillance state in ways likely not dreamed of by authorities in most countries until this very moment.
Edward Snowden: If I came back to the U.S., I would...
After sharing the documents with reporters in 2013, Snowden was charged in the U.S. for violating the Espionage Act and other laws.
Bernie Sanders pledges to end prosecution of whistleblowers
Progressives hail Sanders’ pledge to end the use of this out-dated act.
Obama should have repealed the 1917 Espionage Act in addition to...
Obama and Holder have bequeathed yet another tool of authoritarianism to the incoming Trumpian troglodytes.
Jailed for Speaking to the Press: How the Obama Admin Ruined...
After being accused of discussing classified documents on North Korea with a Fox News reporter, Stephen Kim was sentenced to 13 months in prison for violating the Espionage Act. Peter Maass, award-winning investigative journalist, discusses the case on Democracy Now.
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What this backward country needs—reality messaging, redemptive ‘dog whistles’ and life-saving primers to regain...
Even worse than economic blunders or imperialistic lunacy are shocking, needless deaths that now define MAGATrump – how many innocent bystanders one cult can maim, starve, disrespect or kill.
Arrest and prosecute calls intensify after masked agents identified in Alex Pretti killing
Two federal officers involved in the Minneapolis shooting named as secrecy and accountability concerns deepen.
A shock to Texas politics as Democrats capture a long-held GOP senate seat
Labor leader Taylor Rehmet’s upset victory in a Trump-carried Texas district sends shockwaves through Texas politics.
Former IDF soldiers are challenging the normalization of the occupation
By organizing political tours and sharing testimonies by former IDF soldiers, Breaking the Silence challenges the occupation from the perpetrator’s perspective.
Ignoring China’s poverty alleviation success is costing us all
We need to prioritize the needs of the people over the profits of the elite.