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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)

Whistleblower Lawsuit: Investment Fund Accused Of Defrauding COVID Relief Program Agrees To Pay Fine

Whistleblower Lawsuit: Investment Fund Accused Of Defrauding COVID Relief Program Agrees To Pay Fine

This article was funded by paid subscribers of The Dissenter Newsletter. Become an annual paid subscriber to help us continue our independent journalism. An investment fund that engaged in fraud and was improperly granted two loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) settled with the United States Justice Department (DOJ)

LIVE: Hands Off Assange Rally

LIVE: Hands Off Assange Rally

*Thanks to Consortium News for streaming the Hands Off Assange rally at the Justice Department. I will be speaking at a rally outside the US Justice Department, which is scheduled for 12-3pm ET. The action was organized in support of the "Surround Parliament" human chain event in London

Unauthorized Disclosure: Guest Zoe Alexandra

Unauthorized Disclosure: Guest Zoe Alexandra

Manufacturing Espionage: FBI Targeted Former NSA Employee Who Had Substantial Debt

Manufacturing Espionage: FBI Targeted Former NSA Employee Who Had Substantial Debt

A former NSA employee was charged with violating the Espionage Act after an undercover FBI agent impersonating an representative of the Russian government convinced him to transmit secret documents via a “secure” connection that was setup by the FBI at Denver’s Union Station. Jareh Dalke, a 30-year-old man living

Unauthorized Disclosure: Jared Ware

Unauthorized Disclosure: Jared Ware

Jared Ware, journalist and co-host of the "Millennials Are Killing Capitalism" podcast, appears on "Unauthorized Disclosure" to discuss a major prison strike unfolding in state facilities throughout Alabama. We begin with an overview of the strike, which was on its fifth day when the interview was

Snowden's Russia Citizenship: Establishment Response Illustrates Why He Hasn't Returned Home

Snowden's Russia Citizenship: Establishment Response Illustrates Why He Hasn't Returned Home

A menagerie of Cold War liberals and neoconservative pundits with backgrounds in United States military or security agencies voiced their objections to Russia granting citizenship to NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. The response was not as intense as the freakout that occurred when it looked like there was a distinct possibility

Poll: Most US, UK Adults Know Nothing About Files That Assange Is Charged With Publishing

Most American and British adults do not know anything about the documents that the United States government is prosecuting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for publishing, according to a poll by Morning Consult. Both populations are apathetic or unaware when it comes to whether Assange should be extradited and face a