| Friday, May 9, 2014 |
On Wednesday April 30, former intelligence officer Edward Snowden and filmmaker and journalist Laura Poitras were honored with The Ridenhour Prize for Truth-Telling at a ceremony in Washington, DC. Journalist and NSA expert James Bamford presented the prize and moderated an interview between the winners via live video. In this rare conversation between Snowden and Poitras, they discuss secrecy, surveillance, protections for whistleblowers — and prospects for NSA reform. Watch here...
Nation Books has just published the latest book from public citizen Ralph Nader,Unstoppable: The Emerging Left-Right Alliance to Dismantle the Corporate State. Nader draws on his extensive experience working with grassroots organizations in Washington, DC to reveal the emerging political alignment of progressive, conservative, and libertarian camps against the corporate state. Patti Smith saysUnstoppable is "one of Ralph Nader's finest efforts. A bold and lucid handbook for the future.” Read more...
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