Tag: whistleblower

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.

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.

“Nothing can be changed until it is faced"

The leaked documents "revealed U.S. assessments of the war in Ukraine as well as sensitive secrets about American allies."

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.

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.

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.

"While disappointing, we can still raise issues as the government continues to abuse the grand jury process."

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.

"We need to start pushing back. And the way we do that is by focusing on the systemic problems."