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Dissenter Update: Trump Administration's Reliance On Lie Detectors

Host Kevin Gosztola speaks with George Maschke, a former U.S. Army interrogator and reserve intelligence officer, about the Trump administration's reliance on lie detector tests to enforce secrecy. Maschke is the co-founder of AntiPolygraph.org, and he was falsely accused of being a spy after the FBI

Imprisoned For Exposing US-Israel's War Plans Against Iran

Chip Gibbons, policy director for Defending Rights and Dissent, joins host Kevin Gosztola to further discuss the case against CIA analyst Asif Rahman, who was convicted of violating the Espionage Act and sentenced to three years and a month in prison for releasing Israel's plans to strike Iran.

Tesla Whistleblower Wins Legal Victory, Calls Musk A 'Vindictive Monster'

Host Kevin Gosztola highlights the case of Tesla whistleblower Cristina Balan. She recently won an appeal against Tesla and the company's CEO Elon Musk. This victory in her legal battle could lead to a trial where Musk testifies in court. Headlines include Israeli military strike killing Palestinian photojournalist

Dismantling Freedom Of Information

While Freedom of Information Act reform is necessary, even worse is the fact that US agencies under Trump are dismantling FOIA offices.

Trump Ramps Up Government Secrecy

Lauren Harper, Daniel Ellsberg Chair on Government Secrecy for Freedom of the Press Foundation, discusses Trump administration's secrecy abuses

More On The Brewing Crackdown On Reporters And Media Sources For ICE Leaks

In this edition of the "Dissenter Weekly," host Kevin Gosztola focuses on the Fox News network's push for leak prosecutions against media sources at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Homeland Security Department (DHS). The network is furious that details about ICE raids are being

Dissenter Weekly: Trump And The Weaponization Of Distrust Toward US Media

In this special edition of the "Dissenter Weekly," host Kevin Gosztola talks with Mickey Huff and Andy Lee Roth of Project Censored about how President Donald Trump's administration has weaponized distrust toward the news media establishment to further attacks on the press. Mickey is the director