Opinion

In recent times, it seems as if federal whistleblowers are in the news more than ever. From last year’s Ukraine whistleblower to COVID-19 whistleblowers like Dr. Rick Bright to the nurse whistleblower alleging mass hysterectomies at ICE facilities, all sorts of federal employees and...

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has generated profound global structural effects that cannot be easily reversed: It has been weakening governments, increasing social instability, intensifying poverty, and strengthening nonstate armed actors. The pandemic should be a wake-up call and a prompt...

A Marist poll released yesterday shows that the American public considers corporate fraud a national priority and wants to help whistleblowers who expose it. When asked if passing stronger laws that protect employees who report corporate fraud should be a priority...

Wildlife around the world is being destroyed and exploited at an unprecedented rate. Forests are being illegally logged, and the illegal timber trade, as reported by INTERPOL, is $51 -$152 billion annually. Our oceans are being fished at unsustainable rates...

Europe is openly proud of its human and civil rights record, its commitment to democracy, its emphasis on quality of life, and its dedication to justice, freedom and security for all people in all aspects of society. It would be...

In deciding a 1967 whistleblower case, legendary British judge Lord Alfred Thompson Denning wrote, “It is a great evil when people purvey scandalous information for reward.” A half-century later, we know that whistleblowers are not scandal-mongers, that it is corrupt...

On March 27th, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) became law. It allocated $2 trillion in relief for private businesses, public health, and individuals in response to the escalating coronavirus pandemic. Our long experience with national emergencies...

As Covid-19 continues to sweep across the United States, thousands of health and safety workers, as well as other essential personnel, have reported unsafe working conditions under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA). A law aimed at ensuring a...

The National Whistleblower Center issued the below statement today: The Statement of the National Whistleblower Center on the Termination of The Inspector General of the Intelligence Community Washington, D.C. April 4, 2020.  The National Whistleblower Center condemns President Trump’s decision...

Natural gas and oil prices were low even before the coronavirus suppressed demand, and they're now scraping the bottom of the barrel. With the balance sheets of oil and gas companies in increasingly bad shape, the incentives for top managers to engage in fraud...