Kevin Gosztola
Kevin Gosztola is managing editor of Shadowproof Press. He also produces and co-hosts the weekly podcast, Unauthorized Disclosure. Follow him on Twitter: @kgosztola
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Views Thursday, April 26, 2018 Jonathan Alter Thinks Democrats Need to Be Less Democratic There is a genre of commentary from liberal pundits that persistently appears like crab grass, and it involves scolding progressive or left-wing voters for their activism around elections. Jonathan Alter, a columnist for The Daily Beast and an MSNBC analyst, is the latest pundit to pen a nauseating... Read more |
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Views Tuesday, April 24, 2018 Senate Proposal To Constrain Trump’s War Making Would Actually Expand Perpetual War A new authorization for the use of military force proposed by Democratic and Republican senators would further entrench the United States in endless war. It would also streamline the ability of President Donald Trump and future presidents to expand the “war on terrorism” to additional countries and... Read more |
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Views Wednesday, April 11, 2018 Who’s Who Of American War Criminals And Torture Apologists Endorse Gina Haspel For CIA Director An array of former intelligence and other government officials signed a letter to the Senate intelligence committee in support of Gina Haspel, the nominee for CIA director. Haspel, who is currently the deputy CIA director, was briefly in charge of a black site prison in Thailand during President... Read more |
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Views Sunday, January 21, 2018 Trump Administration Turns ICE Into Tool for Political Repression Immigration and Customs Enforcement appears to be escalating its targeting of immigrant rights activists for deportation. Since President Donald Trump was inaugurated, there have been at least ten prominent cases where immigrants involved in community activism were deported or faced an increased... Read more |
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Views Saturday, September 16, 2017 Harvard Kennedy Succumbs to CIA Pressure, Revokes Chelsea Manning's Fellowship The Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School revoked an invitation for United States military whistleblower Chelsea Manning to serve as a visiting fellow after intense pressure from the CIA. According to the Harvard Crimson , the school newspaper, "high-ranking current and former CIA... Read more |
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Views Saturday, August 05, 2017 Facing Crisis of Legitimacy, Trump Administration Pledges to Intensify War on Leaks President Donald Trump's administration is in the throes of a crisis of legitimacy and leadership, with federal government employees concerned and unwilling to stay quiet about chaos, incompetence, and questionable acts unfolding within institutions. To respond to an increase in leaks to the press... Read more |
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Views Wednesday, July 26, 2017 Democrats’ ‘Better Deal’ Platform Isn’t Anything Working People Haven’t Been Sold Already Over the past eight months, the Democratic Party has floundered and sputtered around while trying to develop an agenda that can convince citizens they are a clear alternative to President Donald Trump. What Democrats have mostly done is unleash volleys of accusations as if this somehow beats back... Read more |
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Views Friday, June 23, 2017 What If Jon Ossoff Campaigned On Message For Medicare For All? When Jon Ossoff launched his campaign for the Georgia congressional seat formerly held by Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, Democrats mobilized to bolster his candidacy because they believed he could win. Yet, Ossoff’s failure to beat Republican Karen Handel has not produced the kind... Read more |
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Views Saturday, June 17, 2017 Chelsea Manning's Persevering Spirit Shines In Interview For ABC's 'Nightline' Whether in an imperfect or hostile setting, Chelsea Manning’s persevering spirit and humanity never fails to shine. That was certainly the case in her exclusive interview for “Nightline” on ABC. The United States Army whistleblower describes her military prison life at Fort Leavenworth as a daily... Read more |
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Views Friday, May 12, 2017 Chelsea Manning Will Be Released Next Week And Finally Get A First Chance At Life Chelsea Manning will be released from military prison at Fort Leavenworth next week. She will finally get a chance to be herself without having to conform to the rigid guidelines or expectations of the United States Army. News media are undoubtedly clamoring for an “exclusive” interview with... Read more |