War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State

They are the unsung heroes who battle big companies and even bigger government bureaucracy to make sure bad people pay for doing bad things…unsung, and often unappreciated, unrewarded and, in a lot of cases, swiftly unemployed. They are the whistleblowers, people who see something so wrong happening at their workplace that they risk just about everything they have to drag those responsible out into the light, or at least out under the harsh light of the media. This fascinating – and inspiring -- documentary from director Robert Greenwald (Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price) takes the audience behind the headlines to meet the people and get a better sense of why they decided to drop the dime in the first place. It also gives viewers a clear picture of how the powerful use every means they have to not only squash the whistler before anyone hears the sound being blown, but the lengths they will go to to retaliate against anybody who dares accuse them in the first place.