The PATRIOT Act And The Whistleblowers Who Challenged Mass Surveillance After 9/11
Mark Klein, former AT&T technician who blew the whistle on NSA warrantless wiretapping
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Citizen-Led Truth Commission Seeks Justice For Survivors Of North Carolina Torture Flights
Jonathan Michels contributed this feature on the North Carolina Commission of Inquiry on Torture, which released its report on North Carolina's role in the CIA torture program.
Reality Winner Finally Transferred To Federal Prison Where She'll Serve Sentence
Shuffled Between Jails By Bureau Of Prisons, Reality Winner Hasn't Been Outside For Weeks
Kevin Gosztola produced two reports as Reality Winner awaited transfer to Federal Medical Center Carswell. Both contain quotes from Winner when she was at the Grady County Jail.
Satire
George Soros Hired Me As A Paid Protester, But I'm Still Waiting For My Money
Podcast
Beyond Prisons - Part 2 of Kim Wilson's interview with formerly incarcerated activist Kempis "Ghani" Songster. They discuss black liberation group, MOVE.
Protest Song Of The Week
Cat Power's elegant but confrontational song reflects contempt for people in power who fuel oppression and live so comfortably that they do not have to fear the impact of their politics.
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