The Dissenter
25
Mar
2019
Protest Song Of The Week: ‘Creator Made An Animal’ By Snotty Nose Rez Kids (Featuring Boslen)
Canadian indigenous hip hop duo, Snotty Nose Rez Kids, make music that aims to empower indigenous people. Their latest gives voices to their struggle.
21
Mar
2019
Chelsea Manning Believes Subpoena From WikiLeaks Grand Jury May Be ‘Perjury Trap,’ According To Unsealed Documents
Documents show Chelsea Manning’s attorneys are concerned prosecutors in the WikiLeaks grand jury investigation may be trying to draw her into a “perjury trap.”
20
Mar
2019
Supreme Court Maintains Congress Granted Homeland Security Secretary Broad Power To Detain Immigrants Without Bail
Supreme Court ruled Trump administration has broad executive power to detain immigrants with prior convictions and deny bail hearings prior to deportation proceedings.
18
Mar
2019
Before WikiLeaks, US Government Threatened Press Freedom With Grand Jury Investigations Into Pentagon Papers
The Wikileaks Grand Jury is not the first time an investigation launched by the United States government targeted journalists and undermined press freedom.
13
Mar
2019
On CNN, U.S. Foreign Policy Gatekeepers Vilify Tulsi Gabbard For Her Anti-Intervention Dissent
CNN used town hall for Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard to admonish her for how she dissents against US foreign policy, particularly war.
11
Mar
2019
Protest Song Of The Week: ‘Morning In America’ By Durand Jones & The Indications
“Morning in America” from Durand Jones and The Implications hearkens back to socially conscious soul music of the 1960s and 1970s.
08
Mar
2019
Defying WikiLeaks Grand Jury, Chelsea Manning Carries On Tradition Of Resistance And Goes To Jail
A federal judge sent Chelsea Manning to jail for refusing to testify before a grand jury that is investigating WikiLeaks.
07
Mar
2019
#ChiMayor19—Episode 4: Ending Austerity For Chicago Public Schools
The fourth episode in Shadowproof’s limited podcast series on Chicago mayor’s race covers education, particularly austerity agenda bolstered by Rahm Emanuel
07
Mar
2019
Chelsea Manning Risks Jail To Fight WikiLeaks Grand Jury
Chelsea Manning will face a closed contempt hearing after refusing to testify before a grand jury that is investigating WikiLeaks.