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Justice Deferred: The Espionage Act and Reality Winner's Imprisonment
“I’ve never been an advocate-activist type of person, but this really permeated me," said Wendy Meer Collins, an advocate on behalf of the imprisoned whistleblower Reality Winner. "It just seemed so wrong.”
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Journalists Who Want Online Privacy Need To Read This Guide
It is imperative that journalists protect themselves as they continue to pursue their important work in the face of growing government control. The Online Privacy for Journalists guide helps them do just that.
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President Obama, Pardon Edward Snowden and Chelsea Manning
When it comes to civil liberties, Obama has made grievous mistakes. To salvage his reputation, he should exonerate the two greatest whistleblowers of our age.
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Act Out! [26] - Whistleblowers, awful theme parks, awesome secret societies & diplomacy
It’s our six-month anniversary and we’re celebrating with whistleblowers!
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Petraeus Plea Deal Reveals Two-Tier Justice System for Leaks
The former Army general and CIA director gave highly-classified journals to his onetime lover and lied to the FBI about it – but he only has to plead guilty to a single misdemeanor, with no jail time, thanks to a deal with prosecutors.
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Lawrence Lessig Interviews Edward Snowden About U.S. Surveillance State
Snowden told the audience he engaged in civil disobedience because he believes the democratic system of government is not able to work when people don’t know what their government is doing.
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Pentagon Funds New Data-Mining Tools To Track and Kill Activists, Part III
Arizona State University’s Defense Department-sponsored data-mining algorithms would enhance CIA "signature" drone strike targeting.
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A Hyper-Spying Empire: How the U.S. Institutionalized Surveillance
The NSA's surveillance leviathan, funded by a black budget and presided over by a star-chamber court, suctions up inconceivable amounts of material from around the world.
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Cecily McMillan Verdict Proves Dissent Is Dangerous – And More Important Than Ever
Nonviolent protest and exposure are two vital tools at our disposal – now it’s time to wake from our dream and resist.
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Guardian and Washington Post Win Pulitzer Prize for NSA Revelations
The newspapers were awarded the highest accolade in U.S. journalism for their groundbreaking articles on the NSA’s surveillance activities based on the leaks of Edward Snowden.