The Dissenter
30
Mar
2016
Appeals Court: FBI Whistleblower Wrongfully Terminated for Revealing Sex Trips By Agents
A federal appeals court ruled that an FBI whistleblower, who reported fraud and sexual misconduct involving prostitutes, was wrongfully terminated in 2010.
29
Mar
2016
Clinton Demands Sanders ‘Tone Down’ Campaign If He Wants New York Debate
Clinton’s presidential campaign will not debate Sanders in New York before the April 19 primary, unless Sanders changes the “tone” of his campaign.
28
Mar
2016
US Government Urges Appeals Court To Uphold Conviction of CIA Whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling
The United States government requested a federal appeals court uphold the conviction of CIA whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling.
28
Mar
2016
Protest Song Of The Week: ‘Under The Bridge’ by Jill Sobule & John Doe
Written by Jill Sobule before the height of the Occupy movement but dedicated to the 99 percent, this is Shadowproof’s “Protest Song Of The Week.”
24
Mar
2016
The Sanders Campaign’s Views On Creating Radical Change Are Quite Realistic
The Sanders campaign recognizes that change never happens from the top down. Historically, it always takes place from the bottom up.
22
Mar
2016
Sanders Declines To Pander To Israel Lobby In Speech Prepared For AIPAC
Bernie Sanders, who was denied the opportunity to address AIPAC remotely, gave a speech in Utah, which sharply contrasted with Clinton’s speech.
21
Mar
2016
At AIPAC, Clinton Supports Young People On ‘Front Lines of Battle’ Against BDS
Hillary Clinton spoke at the pro-Israel AIPAC policy conference and praised students on “the front lines of the battle” against the nonviolent BDS movement.
21
Mar
2016
Protest Song Of The Week: ‘The Comin’ Round Is Going Through’
On singer-songwriter and guitarist Bonnie Raitt’s latest album, there is a foot-stomping tune, which takes aim at the influence of money on politics and the politicians and media pundits, who defend a system rigged against the people. As Raitt told the San Diego Union Tribune, “I had the idea for
20
Mar
2016
Blackouts, Smears, And A Trump Obsession: Sanders Struggles With Establishment Media
As the results of primaries were announced on March 15, there was one presidential candidate who delivered a speech, which the cable news networks refused to air. The networks didn’t want to cover Bernie Sanders’ speech because he planned to speak about issues instead of how his campaign planned to