These courageous women whistleblowers went up against powerful people and institutions to expose corruption and the abuse of power. We selected them because of the far-reaching and positive impact they …
Summoning the steely strength of classic American muscle, then-Lieutenant Commander Kimberly Young-McLear slipped into a leather jacket and pulled her prized 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass from the garage. The ebony-cloaked steel …
If you’re going to spill the tea on the world’s largest social network, you’d better be damn sure you have the receipts and expertise to back it up. Facebook – …
With lifted voices, They made selfless choices To uphold the public good. Facing harsh retaliation, For the sake of the nation, Against a soulless power, they stood. Thus begins Tanya …
Coleen Rowley’s email signature is a quote by Edward Abbey: “Power is always dangerous. Power attracts the worst and corrupts the best.” This couldn’t be more apt once you know …
Heidi Weber challenged a for-profit school in a groundbreaking case that’s been described as David vs Goliath. The former dean turned whistleblower has been through a nightmarish experience, but has …
On the heels of the deadliest wildfire in California history and a #MeToo movement that continues to blaze through California and the nation, there is another battle that has been …
Karen Silkwood significantly changed the lives of workers in the nuclear power industry, but lost her life in the process. As one of the first women whistleblowers, she’s legendary. Born …
Christina Pumphrey was just doing her job when others weren’t doing theirs. Because of her, a corrupt cop in Jackson County, Florida, is no longer arresting innocent people and is …
Green tongues, bleeding from every orifice, impotence, even deaths: These were some of the complaints South African miners working for an American company made in the mid-90s. When Dr. Marsha …