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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 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 |
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Views Friday, April 07, 2017 Democrats, Neoconservatives Unite In Support Of Strikes In Syria As Trump Launches Attack Amidst growing calls for greater military action in Syria in response to an alleged chemical attack, the United States military launched more than fifty Tomahawk missiles at the al-Shayrat airfield near Homs. Democrats along with neoconservatives, who long pushed for U.S. military forces to topple... Read more |
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Views Thursday, February 09, 2017 GOP Falsifies Government Scientist’s Claims To Renew Witch Hunt Against Climate Research Led by Republican Representative Lamar Smith, Republicans in Congress falsely claim to have uncovered a whistleblower, who can prove the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) fabricated and politicized climate science. Smith has promised to recommit the House Science Committee to a... Read more |
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Views Saturday, January 21, 2017 Trump's Inaugural Address: A Call for Holy War President Donald Trump used his inaugural address to call for the “civilized world” to unite “against radical Islamic terrorism, which we will eradicate completely from the face of the Earth.” It received one of the most enthusiastic responses from the crowd in attendance at the National Mall. The... Read more |
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Views Monday, November 28, 2016 ‘United Against The Black Snake’: Water Protectors Respond To Army Corps’ Eviction Notice A coalition of grassroots groups at the Oceti Sakowin camp at Standing Rock indicated it would reject an Army Corps of Engineers eviction notice, “stand united in defiance of the black snake,” and continue to protect water in their ongoing struggle against the Dakota Access pipeline. On November 25... Read more |
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Views Wednesday, November 09, 2016 The Hubris of Democratic Elites, Clinton Campaign Gave Us President Trump Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, her network of super political action committees, and the liberal establishment relished a matchup against Donald Trump. However, her campaign failed to put forward an alternative for voters that would combat a candidate that tapped into the vast amount of... Read more |
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Views Monday, October 24, 2016 Clinton Campaign Mulled Embracing Sanders’s Agenda Against Corruption In the first months of the Democratic presidential primary, one of Hillary Clinton’s advisers conducted focus groups and polling of swing voters to examine “voter distrust” of the political system. The results showed Clinton would benefit greatly if she aggressively pushed policies embraced by... Read more |
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Views Monday, October 17, 2016 ‘Get A Life’: Clinton Bashed Anti-Fracking Activists During Private Labor Meeting At a private meeting with the Building Trades Council, Hillary Clinton bashed environmentalists who oppose natural gas fracking and insist the United States must keep all fossil fuels in the ground. She said these environmentalists need to “get a life.” A transcript of a part of the meeting , which... Read more |