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Michael E. Horowitz
US Politics
January 30, 2020 | Larry Lapka
Tags: Congress, Donald Trump, Glenn Fine, impeachment, Michael Horowitz, whistleblowers

Trump’s Chilling Effect on Whistleblowers

Reading Time: 3 minutes Coordinated attacks from the president and administration-friendly media have spooked government employees who might want to expose wrongdoing.

George W. Bush, Tony Blair, Katherine Gun
Blog Posts
November 18, 2019 | John Kendall Hawkins
Tags: Katharine Gun, Official Secrets, whistleblowers

Secrets and Lies: Whistleblowers are the Heroes of Our Age

Reading Time: 8 minutes The high-tech surveillance state will manipulate our opinions for ruthless ends — but a few individuals have risked all to take a stand.

Whistleblower, posters
Podcast
November 8, 2019 | Jeff Schechtman
Tags: Allison Stanger, whistleblowers

Only Whistleblowers Can Save Democracy

Reading Time: 16 minutes Whistleblowers are essential for protecting regular people from the excesses of governments and businesses. We need them now more than ever before.

George Soros
Threats to Democracy
April 17, 2019 | Celia Wexler
Tags: George Soros, US Politics, whistleblowers

Soros, DHS Whistleblowers Urge More Truth-Telling

Reading Time: 6 minutes The annual Ridenhour Prizes are the one day whistleblowers get their due .

Espionage
Threats to Democracy
September 27, 2018 | Bryan Smith
Tags: Espionage Act, whistleblowers

The Espionage Act Has Become an Abusive Censorship Tool

Reading Time: 5 minutes The Espionage Act was passed to deter spies who might pass on classified information to foreign governments. But lately it’s been used as a weapon against homegrown whistleblowers, whose intention was not espionage but exposing government waste, fraud, and abuse.

Donald Trump, Mike Pence
Threats to Democracy
June 13, 2018 | Celia Wexler
Tags: MSPB, whistleblowers

Trump Sets Stage for Federal Worker Purges

Reading Time: 8 minutes Over the first 500 days of the new administration, there has not been a dramatic increase in whistleblower complaints. But new Trump policies, and a drive to cut federal budgets, may make all federal employees — especially those who challenge White House policies — much more vulnerable.

Threats to Democracy
January 11, 2016 | Peter Dale Scott
Tags: Daniel Ellsberg, Vietnam war, whistleblowers

Tribute to the Man Who Exposed the Pentagon Papers

Reading Time: 5 minutes What’s better than Daniel Ellsberg? Peter Dale Scott paying tribute to him.

Justice
December 17, 2015 | Klaus Marre
Tags: FBI, retaliation, whistleblowers

Protecting FBI Whistleblowers from Retaliation

Reading Time: 3 minutes A bipartisan effort in the Senate is seeking to shield FBI whistleblowers, who are among the most poorly protected in the federal workforce, from retaliation.

Threats to Democracy
October 29, 2015 | Klaus Marre
Tags: Afghanistan, waste, whistleblowers

Exclusive Interview with Afghanistan Reconstruction Watchdog

Reading Time: 5 minutes In an exclusive interview, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction tells WhoWhatWhy about some of the worst wastes of taxpayer money, decries the lack of accountability and praises whistleblowers.

Civil Liberties
September 1, 2015 | Klaus Marre
Tags: NSA, spying, whistleblowers

Whistleblowers File $100 Million Suit against NSA, FBI

Reading Time: 2 minutes In a $100 million lawsuit that has garnered virtually no public attention, five National Security Agency whistleblowers are accusing the federal government of illegally retaliating against them for alerting the NSA and Congress to a waste of taxpayer funds that benefitted a well-connected contractor.

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