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June 5, 2023

Reality Winner’s Story Was Never About a Leak

Tina Satter’s film “Reality” on HBO captures the cruelty of the surveillance state.

April 13, 2023

Jacob Silverman

Inside the Surveillance State’s Propaganda Machine

Kerry Howley’s new book shows how the government distorts reality to turn whistleblowers into public enemies.

July 29, 2021

Jacob Silverman

Sonia Kennebeck’s Grim Documentaries About Whistleblowers Expose the Excesses of the National Security State

“Enemies of the State” and “United States v. Reality Winner” explore profound questions of secrecy, whistleblowing, and justice.

June 17, 2017

The War on Leakers Is About to Get Worse

From the Pentagon Papers to Trump: How Washington gained the upper hand against whistleblowers.