Glenn Greenwald on Voting for the Lesser Evil, Sanders, Assange & Civil Liberties during COVID19
In this exclusive interview with investigative journalist, constitutional lawyer and the co-founder of The Intercept Glenn Greenwald, we discuss the general political atmosphere in Brazil during the COVID-19 crisis and the state of the country’s healthcare system. In addition, we assess the “Secret Brazil Archive series” that Greenwald exposed through The Intercept and why the Bolsonaro government decided to prosecute him. Furthermore, we examine the significance of the Julian Assange case and why some liberals and environmentalists are not inclined to support him. We touch on U.S. politics including the internal and external reasons for Bernie Sanders’ failure and how to approach voting for the lesser of two evils this election cycle. Lastly we provide an update on Edward Snowden’s condition in Russia and conclude the interview with a discussion on universal basic income.
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Glenn Greenwald is a former constitutional lawyer, a Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist, and the author of several bestsellers, including With Liberty and Justice for Some (2011) and No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State (2014). Acclaimed as one of the 25 most influential political commentators by The Atlantic, one of America’s top 10 opinion writers by Newsweek, and one of the Top 100 Global Thinkers for 2013 by Foreign Policy, Greenwald is a former constitutional and civil rights litigator.
He was a columnist for The Guardian until October 2013 and is now a founding editor of the media outlet, The Intercept. He has won numerous awards for his NSA reporting, including the 2013 Polk Award for national security reporting, the top 2013 investigative journalism award from the Online News Association, the Esso Award for Excellence in Reporting (the Brazilian equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize), and the 2013 Pioneer Award from Electronic Frontier Foundation. He also received the first annual I. F. Stone Award for Independent Journalism in 2009 and a 2010 Online Journalism Award for his investigative work on the arrest and detention of Chelsea Manning. In 2013, Greenwald led the Guardian reporting that was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for public service, and his work was featured in the 2014 film Citizenfour, which won the Academy Award for Best Documentary.
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1 reply on “Glenn Greenwald on Voting for the Lesser Evil, Sanders, Assange & Civil Liberties during COVID19”
Hallo,
ich habe gerade mit großem Interesse das Interview mit G.Greenwald angesehen.
Große Hochachtung !!!! Zain Raza, Sie öffnen durch Ihren Interviewstil einen enorm großen Raum der Informationen und des Tiefgangs. Ihre menschliche Haltung erschafft im Gespräch eine Atmosphäre des Vertrauens und der Wertschätzung Ihres Gegenübers. Trotz der Einschränkungen und Bedrohungen in seiner journalistischen Arbeit erlebe ich Glenn Greenwald in einer klaren, offenen und entschiedenen Haltung. Respekt … großen Respekt !!!
Vielen Dank für Ihre engagierte und hervoragende journalistische Arbeit !!!!!
Ich habe heute eine Spende auf den Weg gebracht und wünsche Ihnen und Ihrem Team weiterhin viel Erfolg in diesen bewegten Zeiten. Großes MERCI
J. Liebenau