Kevin Gosztola

Kevin Gosztola is managing editor of Shadowproof Press. He also produces and co-hosts the weekly podcast, "Unauthorized Disclosure."

Saving 1,400 Iraqi Nationals From ‘Grisly Fate,’ Court Blocks Deportations

A federal court in Michigan temporarily blocked the deportation of over 1,400 Iraqi nationals, many of whom are religious minorities who say face persecution if deported back to Iraq.

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Iraqi women stand outside the Theodore Levin United States Courthouse, June 21, 2017, in Detroit. A hearing began on a lawsuit that seeks to stop the government from deporting more than 100 Iraqi nationals who were recently rounded up. (AP/Carlos Osorio)

Published in partnership with Shadowproof. A federal district court in Detroit temporarily blocked the deportation of over 1,400 Iraqi nationals, who say they face a “grisly fate” involving “persecution, torture, and senseless religious hatred” if they are deported back to Iraq. The government refused to acknowledge “extraordinary

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Democrats Still Don’t Have ‘A Better Deal’ For Working People

The Democrats cannot and will not promise working people all that much of value so long as they remain wedded to the brand of destructive corporate politics.

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Nancy Pelosi, accompanied by, Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. and Chuck Schumer of N.Y. speaks in a park in Berryville, Va., July 24, 2017, where they unveiled the Democrats new agenda. (AP/Cliff Owen)

Published in partnership with Shadowproof. (Opinion) --- Over the past eight months, the Democratic Party has floundered and sputtered around while trying to develop an agenda that can convince citizens they are a clear alternative to President Donald Trump. What Democrats have mostly done is unleash volleys of accusations as if this somehow

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Government Reaches New Lows In Its Crusade Against Barrett Brown

The government has sent a ‘restitution recovery team’ to target Barret Brown’s literary agent in an attempt to recover royalties from book which has yet to be published.

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The U.S. attorney’s office has been harassing Barrett Brown’s literary agent.

Published in partnership with Shadowproof. The United States Attorney’s office in the northern district of Texas issued another subpoena against journalist Barrett Brown. It was sent to Writers House, Barrett Brown’s literary agent who is working with him on his forthcoming book. The subpoena, signed by U.S. Attorney John Parker, indicates

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Top Scientist Blows Whistle On Trump Administration Over Retaliation

“I am a scientist, a policy expert, a civil servant and a worried citizen. Reluctantly, as of today, I am also a whistleblower on an administration that chooses silence over science.”

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Interior Department whistleblower Joel Clement went to the Washington Post to blow the whistle on President Donald Trump's administration. (Screen shot via the Washington Post [Fair Use])

Published in partnership with Shadowproof.   The former director of the Office of Policy Analysis in the United States Interior Department alleges he was retaliated against for “speaking out publicly about the dangers that climate change poses to Alaska Native communities.” Joel Clement went to the Washington Post to blow the whistle on

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California Communities Facing Rising Sea Level Sue Big Oil For Damage Done

According to the lawsuit, fossil fuel companies “engaged in a coordinated, multi-front effort to conceal and deny their own knowledge of climate-change related threats.

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Surfers on a beach near the NRG El Segundo power plant in El Segundo, Calif. One study predicts that with limited human intervention, 31 percent to 67 percent of Southern California beaches could completely erode back to coastal infrastructure or sea cliffs by the year 2100, with sea-level rises of 3.3 feet to 6.5 feet. (AP/John Antczak)

Published in partnership with Shadowproof. Two counties in California, Marin and San Mateo Counties, as well as the city of Imperial Beach, sued 37 fossil fuel corporations for damage they claim the companies allegedly knew would occur as a result of their contribution to rising sea level and global warming. “Major corporate members of the

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Court Sides With FBI, Compels Tech Firms To Hand Over Customer Data

An appeals court affirmed the FBI’s use of gag provisions when issuing national security letters, arguing nondisclosure requirements do not violate the First Amendment.

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This photo shows a portion of a National Security Letter written in November 2007. (Photo from the Federal Bureau of Investigation via Wikimedia Commons)

Published in partnership with Shadowproof. A federal appeals court affirmed the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s use of gag provisions when issuing national security letters or NSLs and argued nondisclosure requirements do not violate the First Amendment. Between 2011 and 2013, CREDO Mobile received three NSLs, and CloudFlare received two

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Reel Bad Arabs – Remembering Jack Shaheen

Jack Shaheen, a Lebanese American, spent decades of his life challenging stereotypes of Arabs in film and television, he died on July 9th.

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Jack Shaheen spent much of his life to battling anti-Arab stereotypes in Hollywood and beyond.

Published in partnership with Shadowproof. “Though the movie may contain compelling cinematography and engrossing performances, as history,” “Lawrence of Arabia” “receives a failing grade,” renowned media critic Jack Shaheen wrote. “Throughout, the theme of cultural domination prevails—the civilized British conquering civilized

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