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Kevin Gosztola

Kevin Gosztola

Managing editor of Shadowproof, host of the "Dissenter Weekly," co-host of the podcast "Unauthorized Disclosure," and member of Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ)

Weaponizing 'Whistleblowing' To Shut Down Medical Care For Transgender Youth

Weaponizing 'Whistleblowing' To Shut Down Medical Care For Transgender Youth

This article was funded by paid subscribers of The Dissenter Newsletter. Become a monthly paid subscriber to help us publish more independent journalism. To further their nationwide efforts to restrict access to transgender health care, Republicans in the state of Missouri have deployed a former case worker at Washington University’

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Whistleblowers Who Exposed LabCorp Kickback Scheme Win $19 Million Settlement

Justice Department Fights Lawsuit Over Secret JFK Files

Justice Department Fights Lawsuit Over Secret JFK Files

This article was funded by paid subscribers of The Dissenter Newsletter. Become a monthly paid subscriber to help us publish more independent journalism. The United States Justice Department (DOJ) will fight a lawsuit intended to force President Joe Biden and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to release records

Swedish Prosecutors Destroyed Assange Documents

Swedish Prosecutors Destroyed Assange Documents

Swedish prosecutors destroyed copies of email correspondence related to the extradition case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, according to Italian journalist Stefania Maurizi. The documents were destroyed while Maurizi was litigating her freedom of information request, making it "highly suspicious." Maurizi uncovered this major revelation during a hearing

'Stop Cop City' Forest Defenders Deserve To Be Protected Like Whistleblowers

'Stop Cop City' Forest Defenders Deserve To Be Protected Like Whistleblowers

This article was funded by paid subscribers of The Dissenter Newsletter. Become a monthly paid subscriber to help us publish more articles from guest contributors. Forest defenders in Atlanta opposing the construction of a “Cop City” deserve the same protections that many believe should be extended to whistleblowers. However, activists