This moment should spark a conversation about the place of national security whistleblowing in a democratic society.
The Sun Never Sets on the Espionage Act
In a democracy, shouldn’t we be using peacetime laws to constrain us during war, rather than wartime laws to constrain us during (relative) peace?
What Hillary Clinton Got Wrong About Edward Snowden
The former secretary of state attacked the NSA whistleblower without bothering to get her facts straight.
Mouth Wide Shut
Under Obama, whistleblowers face a total of 751 months behind bars — compared to 24 months for all other whistleblowers combined since the American Revolution.
Obama’s War on Whistleblowers Claims Its Latest Victim
Jeffrey Sterling learned the hard way that the feds will throw the book at anyone who embarrasses them.
The Gambit to Free Chelsea Manning
The fight to free the WikiLeaks whistleblower continues in the courts of law and public opinion — but justice is expensive.
There’s Still Time to Prosecute the Torturers
I served two years in prison for exposing the CIA’s torture program. Why are the men responsible for it walking free?
Letter to Loretto
Torture whistleblower John Kiriakou bids farewell to incarceration and moves on with his life.
Obama Really Can Close Gitmo
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s release proves Obama can do more to fulfill his pledge of closing down the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay.
The Five Commandments of Barack Obama
How well has Barack Obama lived up to his own standards on civil liberties?