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The Dissenter
17
Feb
2020
NSA Whistleblower Reality Winner Asks Trump To Commute Her Prison Sentence
NSA whistleblower Reality Winner submitted a petition for a commutation of her prison sentence. “The continued imprisonment of Reality Leigh Winner serves no social or preventative purpose,” the petition declares. “Her continued incarceration is costly, unnecessary to protect the public, burdensome to her health and well-being, and not commensurate with the severity of her offense.”
14
Feb
2020
Dissenter Weekly: Alleged ‘Vault 7’ Materials Leaker On Trial, Interior Department Whistleblower Reinstated
On this edition of the “Dissenter Weekly,” host and Shadowproof editor Kevin Gosztola highlights the trial against alleged CIA leaker Joshua Schulte, who the government claims provided “Vault 7” materials to WikiLeaks.
13
Feb
2020
The Culinary Workers Union, Medicare For All, and the Latest Cynical Attack On Bernie Sanders
The Culinary Workers Union spread a flyer on 2020 presidential candidates that said Bernie Sanders would “require Medicare For All.”
10
Feb
2020
Documents: Inside The US Army’s Massive $2 Million Propaganda Campaign For ‘Independence Day’ Sequel
In 2016, the United States Army developed a months-long, multi-platform promotional campaign for the ‘Independence Day’ sequel.
NEW PODCAST EPISODES
Prison Protest
19
Apr
2019
Beyond Prisons: Native Feminisms feat. Dr. Kimberly Robertson
Kim Wilson interviews Dr. Kimberly Robertson on her work on Native feminisms and practices, making art to generate knowledge, and more.
11
Apr
2019
Beyond Prisons: Message From Liberation Through Reading
A message from Liberation Through Reading about an upcoming event in Philadelphia on April 13th from 12PM-4PM, gifting Black children with free Black books.
03
Apr
2019
Beyond Prisons: Rachel Herzing On Political Education
Rachel Herzing joins the Beyond Prisons podcast for a conversation on transformation and her work with the Center for Political Education.
27
Mar
2019
Freelance Journalists: Open Call For Submissions In April
Shadowproof is seeking pitches from journalists or writers for publication in April. We list several subjects we would like to pay journalists to cover.
27
Mar
2019
Mass Incarceration Since 1492: Native American Encounters With Criminal Injustice
Critical accounts of police abuse and mass incarceration overlook structural violence visited upon Native peoples for centuries, and how it relates to and differs from Black peoples’ experiences.
22
Mar
2019
Beyond Prisons: Taylar Nuevelle On Knitting In Prison
Taylar Nuevelle joins Beyond Prisons to share her love of knitting, the space it created for her while in prison, as well as how it was used to punish her.
The Bullpen
27
Mar
2017
Obamacare Is A Failure, But It Will Only ‘Explode’ If Trump Sabotages It
The American Health Care Act has gone down in a blaze of glory. It is time to focus on what President Donald Trump has long said would be his plan B.
22
Mar
2017
At This Rate, We’ll All Be Dead Before Our Country Truly Fixes Health Care
Americans can’t endure endless tinkering with private health insurance. We must change the conversation on health care once and for all.
08
Mar
2017
Ryancare Is Just A Shittier Version Of Obamacare
Selling Obamacare was almost impossible for Democrats; selling just a shittier version of Obamacare should be even more difficult for Republicans.
22
Feb
2017
It’s Perfectly Fine If Rich Benefit From Universal Social Programs
Calling for laws that would make everyone entitled to the same government assistance to afford health insurance and education is a good thing.
26
Jan
2017
Repealing Obamacare: The Push To Eliminate The Individual Mandate
The Trump team has made it clear they are going after the highly unpopular individual mandate in the Affordable Care Act.
25
Jan
2017
Davos: Panicked IMF Head Calls For Wealth Redistribution To Stop Populism
At this year’s World Economic Forum, political and corporate elites recognized populism was on the rise and that increasingly people rebuked their project.
