(2019-07-25). 'Algorithms don't write themselves': Google whistleblower on Big Tech merging with politics. rt.com 
A senior Google software engineer has dismissed the idea that Big Tech can be politically neutral and called out his company as "very biased," joining Project Veritas' growing stable of whistleblowers.
(2019-07-24). In Crisis of Democracy, We Must All Become Julian Assange. counterpunch.org The US government's indictment against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange marked the worst attack on press freedom in modern history. Assange has been charged with 18 counts, including 17 violations of the Espionage Act. James Goodale, former general counsel of The New York Times, who urged the paper to publish the Pentagon Papers during the Nixon More
(2019-07-24). WikiLeaks, Julian Assange and Decoding the National Security Commentariat. counterpunch.org The Fourth Estate, that historical unelected grouping of society's scrutineers, has become something of a rabble, and, as a confederacy of strewn dunces and the ongoing compromised, is ripe for analysis. An essential premise in the work of WikiLeaks was demonstrating, to a good, stone-throwing degree, how media figures and practitioners had been bought by More
(2019-07-24). Joe Biden's New Foreign Policy Adviser Supported Iraq War and Dubbed Edward Snowden a "Traitor" theintercept.com Nicholas Burns worked under presidents George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush before leaving public service and becoming a lobbyist.
(2019-07-24). Indian auto workers speak out in defence of Assange and Manning. wsws.org The Trotskyists in India are building support in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal for rallies to demand freedom for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and whistleblower Chelsea Manning.
(2019-07-24). The UK Media's Spurious Campaign Against Labour "Antisemitism" counterpunch.org 
While I was in London recently, the BBC programme Panorama aired a supposed exposé on Labour's "antisemitism crisis". In the Panorama programme, titled "Is Labour Anti-Semitic?", a series of whistleblowers formerly employed by the Labour party accused the party's leadership of failing to tackle antisemitism within its ranks. More
(2019-07-23). Google Continues Investments in Military and Police AI Technology Through Venture Capital Arm. theintercept.com Last year,Google faced internal revolt from many employees over its handling of Project Maven, a secretive contract between the company and the Department of Defense to use artificial intelligence to improve the military's drone targeting capabilities. After a series of internal, worker-led protests and resignations following reporting by The Intercept and Gizmodo, the company said it would wi…
(2019-07-23). Assange and His Wiki Wicked leaks. counterpunch.org "But all the same," insisted the Savage, "it is natural to believe in God when you're alone—quite alone, in the night, thinking about death…" "But people never are alone now," said Mustapha Mond. "We make them hate solitude; and we arrange their lives so that it's almost impossible for them ever to have it." Brave More
(2019-07-23). UK Wants European Force to Police Persian Gulf. telesurenglish.net British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has called for a European led naval force to police the gulf and counter "piracy," meanwhile, Tehran says they have drones above the waters and are monitoring all movements in their territorial waters. | RELATED: | Iran Says Arrested 17 CIA Spies, Some Sentenced to Death | "We will now seek to put together a European-led maritime protection mission to support safe passage of both crew and cargo in this vital region," said Hunt, as he called for th…
(2019-07-23). Report details Indian security forces use of torture against Kashmiri people. wsws.org Jammu and Kashmir has been under de facto military rule since 1990, with over half a million security forces deployed in a state of just 13 million people.
(2019-07-23). Intelligence act will protect CIA agents who 'commit war crimes,' whistleblower Kiriakou tells RT. rt.com 
A new US bill would make it illegal to reveal the identity of a covert agent, even after their retirement or death, if it becomes law. Former CIA officer, and whistleblower, John Kiriakou told RT that it will protect wrongdoers.
(2019-07-22). WikiLeaks, Julian Assange and Decoding the National Security Commentariat. dissidentvoice.org The Fourth Estate, that historical unelected grouping of society's scrutineers, has become something of a rabble, and, as a confederacy of strewn dunces and the ongoing compromised, is ripe for analysis. An essential premise in the work of WikiLeaks was demonstrating, to a good, stone-throwing degree, how media figures and practitioners had been bought by …
(2019-07-19). In a Crisis of Democracy, We Must All Become Julian Assange. dissidentvoice.org 
The US government's indictment against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange marked the worst attack on press freedom in modern history. Assange has been charged with 18 counts, including 17 violations of the Espionage Act. James Goodale, former general counsel of the New York Times, who urged the paper to publish the Pentagon Papers during the Nixon …
(2019-07-19). In 2003, This U.K. Whistleblower Almost Stopped the Iraq Invasion. A New Film Tells Her Story. democracynow.org 
In 2003, Katharine Gun, a young specialist working for Britain's Government Communications Headquarters, exposed a highly confidential memo that revealed the United States' collaboration with Britain in collecting sensitive information on United Nations Security Council members in order to pressure them into supporting the Iraq invasion. Gun leaked the memo to the press, setting off a chain of events that jeopardized her freedom and safety, but also opened the door to putting the entire legality of the Iraq invasion on trial. ‚Ä®‚Ä®Acclaimed Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsb…
(2019-07-12). Then CIA is Invoking Wikileaks to Push for the Expansion of a Cold War Era Secrecy Law. mintpressnews.com 
Three decades ago, the CIA mobilized to protect itself from radical acts of transparency, and now, with the internet and organizations like WikiLeaks, it hopes to be able to further isolate and criminalize those who challenge it.