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CIA Whistleblower Reflects on the Persecution of Julian Assange

By Jeffrey Sterling

It is difficult to talk about happenings in the world other than the continued, appalling Russian invasion of Ukraine and the recent mass shootings in Buffalo, Uvalde, Chicagoland, and elsewhere. Then, there is the Supreme Court which continues down a judicial road of eroding personal rights and towing the conservative party line. I don’t want to take attention away from those outrages. However, the shadow of one tragedy is not dispelled by the light of another.

Complete transcript of the trial of CIA whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling

News and Commentary

Whistleblowers losing faith in media impact

By Erica Techo — UGA Today

Study shows that as newsrooms shrink, so does the trust of some former sources

The whistleblowers who once trusted journalism are losing faith in the institution.

Carey Shenkman on the Espionage Act

By Sharon Kyle: LA Progressive

Carey Shenkman and Ralph Engelman took what many might consider and a dry topic and made it accessible to all.

The Supreme Court sleeps on defending boycotts and the right to political expression

Published by Cody Bloomfield: Defending Rights & Dissent

In an absurd ruling, the Eighth Circuit denied that boycotts are political expression. Now, the Supreme Court has denied writ of certiorari, letting the Eighth Circuit’s ruling in Arkansas Times LP v. Waldrip stand. This is a missed opportunity for the Supreme Court to take a stand for the proud tradition of political boycott in the United States.

The FBI, Anti-Globalization Protests, and FOIA Deception

Published by Chip Gibbons: Defending Rights & Dissent

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, international financial summits, like the IMF and the World Bank, attracted masses of protesters. In many cases, protesters engaged in civil disobedience. They were also met with brutal repression by police that included physical violence and illegal arrests. The media helped peddle police narratives that painted them as violent rioters engaged in senseless destruction for destruction’s sake. The reality is that protesters were victims of police riots.

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ExposeFacts aims to shed light on concealed activities that are relevant to human rights, corporate malfeasance, the environment, civil liberties and war. At a time when key provisions of the First, Fourth and Fifth Amendments are under assault, we are standing up for a free press, privacy, transparency and due process as we seek to reveal official information—whether governmental or corporate—that the public has a right to know.

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The Whistleblower Interview Project is a documentary archive of interviews with people who have made disclosures in the public interest. In these interviews they discuss why and how they blew the whistle, the consequences of their actions, and what their feelings are now.

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