Kevin Gosztola

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

Reality Winner Arrest Tied To Same Reporters Behind CIA Whistleblower Prosecution

Richard Esposito and Matthew Cole, two of the journalists behind The Intercept reporting which led to Winner’s arrest, were both at the center of the leak prosecution against CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou as Journalist A and Journalist B.

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NSA contractor Reality Leigh Winner, has been charged by the Justice Department for sending classified material to The Intercept. (Photo: Facebook)

Published in partnership with Shadowproof. Reality Winner, a twenty-five-year-old National Security Agency contractor, is the first person to be charged with violating the Espionage Act under President Donald Trump’s administration. The contractor allegedly provided a top secret report on Russian hacking to The Intercept. The Justice

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Hillary Clinton’s Post-Truth Reasons For Her Loss

Clinton and her most loyal supporters in the Democratic establishment frustrated efforts to build a grassroots resistance that can take power and enact policies that serve poor and working class Americans.

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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pauses while speaking during the Book Expo event in New York, June 1, 2017. (AP/Craig Ruttle)

Published in partnership with Shadowproof. Democratic Party leaders and liberal pundits make a big deal out of President Donald Trump’s tenuous grasp on reality. Trump is often described as a “post-truth” president. Yet, former secretary of state and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has crafted her own alternative reality about

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Trump Team’s Dysfunction Fuels Prospect Of Prosecution Over Leaks

While White House officials, who speak out of turn, are not necessarily committing a crime unless they reveal classified information, dysfunction in the White House amplifies a frenetic and mad political climate.

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By Kevin Gosztola
President Donald Trump talks to reporters before a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, May 22, 2017, in Jerusalem. (AP/Evan Vucci)

Published in partnership with Shadowproof. President Donald Trump called “alleged leaks” from government agencies related to the attack in Manchester “deeply troubling.” He also said the Justice Department should find the “culprits” and prosecute them to the “fullest extent of the law.” “These leaks have been going on for a long time, and my

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NYPD Faces Suit Over Surveillance Of Black Lives Matter Activists

The NYPD has a long and sordid history of dragnet surveillance of citizens, whether it involved targeting them for their political or religious beliefs.

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A NYPD officer records Occupy protestors (Photo by Palinopsia Films)

Published in partnership with Shadowproof. The New York chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and activists with Millions March NYC sued the New York Police Department after the department refused to confirm or deny the existence of records on Black Lives Matter activists. Mariko Hirose, a senior staff attorney for the New York

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Chelsea Manning Is Free And Pledges Not To Confine Herself To The Past

“In the pantheon of cases involving disclosures motivated by whistleblowing, Pfc. Manning’s is far and away the most severe sentence ever adjudged.”

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chelsea manning

Published in partnership with Shadowproof. Chelsea Manning exited the walls of Fort Leavenworth military prison in Kansas this morning. In a statement provided to ABC News exclusively, Manning declared, “I appreciate the wonderful support that I have received from so many people across the world over these past years. As I rebuild my life, I

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New Documentary, Cruel And Unusual, Promises Unique Look Into Solitary Confinement

“The great Constitution indeed forbids cruel and unusual punishment. And if any treatment can be called that, it is the decades-long treatment of the ‘Angola 3’ in solitary confinement.”

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https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/309055805/cruel-and-unusual-the-angola-3-story-us-cinema-rel?ref=project_tweet Published in partnership with Shadowproof. The “Angola 3” spent more time in solitary confinement than any other incarcerated individuals in the United States, and now, a documentary telling their story will soon be

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Max Blumenthal: The Left’s Failure To Confront Root Of Syrian Conflict

“You might not be a leftist if you are an apologist for any of these rebel groups or if you are edging toward calling for the replacement of a post-colonial state with a Sunni Islamist theocracy that requires NATO or U.S. military intervention.”

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By Kevin Gosztola
Max Blumenthal

Hosts Rania Khalek and Kevin Gosztola welcomed Max Blumenthal, journalist, senior editor of AlterNet’s Grayzone Project, and author of The 51 Day War: Ruin and Resistance in Gaza. Blumenthal has appeared on the show before, but this time he was our guest because multiple listeners requested an episode featuring him. His interview is more than

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