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Kevin Gosztola

Kevin Gosztola

Kevin Gosztols is the editor of The Dissenter and author of "Guilty of Journalism: The Political Case Against Julian Assange." He has spent more than 15 years covering press freedom, whistleblowing, and government secrecy.

Listen To The Second Episode of 'Primary Sources' With James Goodale (Exclusive For Paid Subscribers)

Defending Rights and Dissent's graphic for the second episode of "Primary Sources"The fiftieth anniversary of the United States Supreme Court overturning a ban on the publication of the Pentagon Papers was on June 30. To mark the event, James Goodale, former general counsel of the

Judge Reduces Burden On Prosecutors In Espionage Act Case Against Drone Whistleblower

Prosecutors claimed the “government does not intend to argue at sentencing that actual harm resulted" from Daniel Hale's actions.

Dissenter Weekly: CFTC Whistleblower Program Saved, Pentagon Whistleblower Franz Gayl (Paid Subscribers Edition)

Dissenter Weekly: CFTC Whistleblower Program Saved, Pentagon Whistleblower Franz Gayl (Paid Subscribers Edition)

Pentagon Whistleblower Under Investigation For Trying To Prevent War With China Over Taiwan

"Taiwan's own watershed 'Gulf of Tonkin' event is only a matter of time," Gayl warns

US Supreme Court Decision Limits How Prosecutors May Use Anti-Hacking Law In Leak Cases

The Supreme Court's decision means it should no longer be so easy to convict whistleblowers like Thomas Drake and Chelsea Manning with the CFAA.

Dissenter Weekly: Reality Winner Released To Home Confinement

In this edition of “Dissenter Weekly,” host Kevin Gosztola goes through a few whistleblower stories from the week of June 17, 2021.

Dissenter Weekly: Reality Winner Released To Home Confinement (Paid Subscribers Edition)

Dissenter Weekly: Reality Winner Released To Home Confinement (Paid Subscribers Edition)