30 Dec 2015

The Dissenter’s Top Films of 2015

Kevin Gosztola picks the best films of 2015: the movies that pushed boundaries, started conversations and lingered in his mind for days after viewing.

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28 Dec 2015

Telling the Truth: A Tribute to Cinematographer & Humanitarian Haskell Wexler

A tribute to the impressive career of cinematographer and humanitarian, Haskell Wexler, who died at 93 on December 27.

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23 Dec 2015

The Pentagon’s Latest Scheme to Keep Nearly 2,000 Detainee Abuse Photos Secret

After a federal court order, the Pentagon has “re-certified” thousands of Iraq and Afghanistan detainee abuse photos to keep them secret.

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22 Dec 2015

Vox’s Max Fisher Is Wrong About Seymour Hersh, Explained

Journalists like Fisher should be inspired to dig deeper when Hersh publishes investigative reports. Instead, they publish hammy explainers.

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21 Dec 2015

Promoting Adversarial Journalism Over Access Journalism

At Shadowproof, we condemn access journalism and celebrate the work of journalists who hold the government and major corporations accountable.

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21 Dec 2015

Protest Song of the Week: ‘M-16’ by Jefferson Pepper

Singer-songwriter, musician, and activist Jefferson Pepper released a Christmas album in October 2005, which was directly inspired by a neighbor who was a U.S. Army medic deployed in the Iraq War. One of the songs on the album specifically makes the connection between companies that make toy guns to give

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20 Dec 2015

Year-End Episode of ‘Unauthorized Disclosure’: A Look Back at 2015

All throughout the year, we have enjoyed producing weekly episodes of our podcast, “Unauthorized Disclosure.” Each guest has brought incredible insight to issues and topics, which we believe deserve widespread discussion and are often under addressed in the establishment media. But this is our final episode of 2015. Roqayah Chamseddine,

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18 Dec 2015

US Military Tired of Questions From Media, Restricts Access to Guantanamo

Limited to four trips per year, reporters will no longer be able to directly access either of two prison camps and may no longer speak to low level guards.

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16 Dec 2015

Sixteen Bodies, Sixteen Shots: Blockade Honors Laquan McDonald & Others Killed By Chicago Police

Each of the activists represented one of the 16 shots Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke unloaded into Laquan McDonald’s body on October 20, 2014.

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15 Dec 2015

Shaker Aamer Befriended Ants, Stray Cats To Survive Guantanamo Torture

Imprisoned for 14 years in Guantanamo, Shaker Aamer is now free to describe the daily torture he endured, along with the ways he maintained a shred of hope.

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