“Whistleblower at the CIA offers a fascinating glimpse into the secret, behind-the-scenes world of U.S. intelligence. Melvin Goodman’s first-person account of the systematic manipulation of intelligence at the CIA underscores why whistleblowing is so important, and why the institutional obstacles to it are so intense. . . . At its core it’s an invaluable historical … Continued


Flashpoints

FBI Whistleblowers and US Free Trade Policy

Today on Flashpoints, former FBI Special Agent and agency whistle-blower, Coleen Rowley talks about proposed Clinton Policy in Syria could lead the US into Nuclear War with Russia.  Also, desperation at the US Mexican border as Mexicans and Central Americans plea the aftermath of Draconian US Free Trade Policy. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein.


Nuclear-industry critics Arnie and Maggie Gundersen warn that, four-and-a-half years after the meltdown, Fukushima still poses a danger to Japan and the Pacific region, and that the Japanese government is trying to prevent journalists and physicians from disclosing the ongoing problems. The program closes with an excerpt from a speech by Arnie Gundersen rebutting the … Continued


Democracy Now 9am (rebroadcast)

Obama Gives Shell Final Approval to Drill in Arctic Despite Protests & Pledge to Cut Emissions

Obama Gives Shell Final Approval to Drill in Arctic Despite Protests & Pledge to Cut Emissions; Snowden Documents Reveal AT&T’s “Extreme Willingness to Help” NSA Domestic Spy Program; Meet the Whistleblower Who Exposed the Secret Room AT&T Used to Help the NSA Spy on the Internet; As Chelsea Manning Speaks Out on Trans and Prison … Continued


Obama Gives Shell Final Approval to Drill in Arctic Despite Protests & Pledge to Cut Emissions; Snowden Documents Reveal AT&T’s “Extreme Willingness to Help” NSA Domestic Spy Program; Meet the Whistleblower Who Exposed the Secret Room AT&T Used to Help the NSA Spy on the Internet; As Chelsea Manning Speaks Out on Trans and Prison … Continued