John Kiriakou | The Cost of Blowing the Whistle Is High, but Worth It



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John Kiriakou | The Cost of Blowing the Whistle Is High, but Worth It 
Prison fence. (photo: AP)
John Kiriakou, Reader Supported News
Kiriakou writes: "I give a lot of interviews. That may seem counterintuitive for a former CIA officer who was trained to actively avoid the press and to consider it hostile."
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A stone's throw from the Kremlin, mourners hold an around-the-clock vigil for the assassinated opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, which is now entering its fourth year. (photo: Nikita Shvetsov/Getty)
A stone's throw from the Kremlin, mourners hold an around-the-clock vigil for the assassinated opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, which is now entering its fourth year. (photo: Nikita Shvetsov/Getty)

Masha Gessen | The Living Memorial to Boris Nemtsov Is the Most Radical Political Statement in Russia
Masha Gessen, The New Yorker
Gessen writes: "Totalitarianism works in three ways: it kills people, it kills will, and it kills memory."
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SELLING YOUR COUNTRY FOR PERSONAL GAIN! 

White House senior advisor Jared Kushner. (photo: Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)
White House senior advisor Jared Kushner. (photo: Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)

Jared Kushner Got Millions in Loans After a White House Meeting: Report
Julia Manchester, The Hill
Manchester writes: "White House senior adviser Jared Kushner's family business received millions of dollars in loans from two companies after they took part in White House meetings."
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Walmart has swiftly and quietly put an end to the sale of AR-15-style rifles. (photo: AP)
Walmart has swiftly and quietly put an end to the sale of AR-15-style rifles. (photo: AP)


Walmart Raises Minimum Age for Firearm Purchases to 21
Jackie Wattles, CNN
Wattles writes: "The company said in a statement Wednesday that it decided to review its firearm sales policy 'in light of recent events.'"
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School children. (photo: Getty)
School children. (photo: Getty)

Nevada School District Proposes Sending Debt Collectors to Recoup Unpaid School Meal Funds
Elham Khatami, ThinkProgress
Khatami writes: "A school district in Nevada is considering using debt collectors to retrieve money from parents for unpaid school meals."
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Donald Trump. (photo: Getty)
Donald Trump. (photo: Getty)

Trumpcare: Government Will Spend $33 Billion More to Cover 8.9 Million Fewer Americans, as Premiums Soar
Michael Hiltzik, The Los Angeles Times
Hiltzik writes: "Those fiscal geniuses in the White House and Republican-controlled Congress have managed to do the impossible: Their sabotage of the Affordable Care Act will lead to 6.4 million fewer Americans with health insurance, while the federal bill for coverage rises by some $33 billion per year."
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Opponents of the Keystone XL pipeline demonstrate on the Dodge Street pedestrian bridge during rush hour in Omaha on Nov. 1. (photo: Nati Harnik/AP)
Opponents of the Keystone XL pipeline demonstrate on the Dodge Street pedestrian bridge during rush hour in Omaha on Nov. 1. (photo: Nati Harnik/AP)

Keystone XL Pipeline Ruling: Trump Administration Must Release Documents
Georgina Gustin, Inside Climate News
Gustin writes: "A federal judge in Montana has ordered the Trump administration to release documents it relied on to approve construction of the Keystone XL pipeline last year, a development that pipeline opponents believe could stymie the controversial project."
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