Suicide Crisis In Prisons Compounded By COVID-19, Lack Of Health Care
Suicide rates are four times higher in prisons than among the public, yet few preventative resources are available to those incarcerated.
Dissenter Weekly: The Biden Transition And The War On Whistleblowers
On this edition of the “Dissenter Weekly,” host and Shadowproof editor Kevin Gosztola highlights some of the individuals on President-elect Joe Biden’s agency review teams, which he appointed for his transition to the White House who previously participated in the war on whistleblowers when Barack Obama was president.
Assange Legal Team Submits Closing Argument Against Extradition To United States
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s legal team submitted their closing argument to a British magistrates’ court. They argue, “It is politically motivated, it is an abuse of the process of this court, and it is a clear violation of the Anglo-U.S. treaty that governs this extradition.”
Dissenter Weekly: Dumping Radioactive Waste In Landfills, Belmarsh Prison Tragedy
On this edition of the “Dissenter Weekly,” host and Shadowproof editor Kevin Gosztola shares an update on President Donald Trump’s National Regulatory Commission and their plans to allow the dumping of radioactive waste in garbage landfills. Later in the show, Gosztola discusses former Homeland Security official Miles Taylor, the “Anonymous”
Facing COVID-19 Outbreak Among Workers, USPS Seeks Help With Mail-In Ballots In Swing States
COVID-19’s impact on postal workers in Wisconsin and Michigan has prompted the USPS to ask Minnesota for help ahead of the 2020 Election.
Sex-Offense Registry Sweeps Intended To Boost Support For Cops Unwittingly Spread COVID-19
Police say sex-offense registrants who don’t update their information pose an imminent threat. But there’s no evidence to support that logic.
I No Longer Hate Trump. In Fact, I Love Joe Biden Too.
My name is Neocon shoe and if you think I am only voting against President Donald Trump, you are terribly mistaken.
Dissenter Weekly: DHS Urges Employees To Rat Out Leakers, Snowden’s Permanent Residency In Russia
On this edition of the “Dissenter Weekly,” host and Shadowproof editor Kevin Gosztola highlights a whistleblower retaliation suit filed against President Donald Trump’s administration by former EPA official who worked for the disgraced ex-EPA chief Scott Pruitt. Later in the show, Gosztola covers an illegal gag order at the Homeland
Beyond Prisons Podcast: In Defense Of Looting Feat. Vicky Osterweil
Vicky Osterweil joins the Beyond Prisons podcast to discuss her book, “In Defense Of Looting,” and the history of rioting and looting as direct action.
Whistleblower Who Exposed Ex-EPA Chief’s Scandalous Conduct Sues EPA Over Retaliation
An Environmental Protection Agency whistleblower, whose disclosures ultimately led to former EPA administrator Scott Pruitt’s resignation, filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging his free speech and due process rights were violated. The lawsuit [PDF] says Kevin Chmielewski was a political appointee and worked as Pruitt’s deputy chief of staff