Facebook Whistleblower, Frances Haugen, Advocate for Public Oversight of Social Media
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 – …
Author: Lisa A. Goldstein
No Fear: Tanya Ward Jordan Fights Federal Discrimination
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 …
From Man From U.N.C.L.E. Fan to F.B.I. Whistleblower: The Coleen Rowley Story.
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 …
Whistleblower Heidi Weber Fights for Education and Advocacy
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 …
Karen Silkwood, Nuclear Power Activist
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 …
Body Cameras Don’t Lie: The Prosecutor Who Caught the Crooked Cop
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 …
Marsha Coleman-Adebayo: Persistent Resistance in the 21st Century
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 …
Reality Winner: Why Her Arrest Is No Joke
Her name is sadly ironic. Reality Winner, a 26-year-old former Air Force linguist, made the news when she leaked a report on Russian election hacking. Her prize? A sentence of …
Nursing Home Horror Stories: Why Speaking Out Is Important
Six years ago, Eryetha Mayberry’s three daughters suspected someone at her Oklahoma nursing home was stealing from her, so they installed hidden cameras in her room. The resulting video showed …
LeeAnne Walters: Water Warrior
When it takes 45 minutes just to prep for a bath because you have to use bottled water, and bath time is only once a week because bottled water is …