US Ranks 41st in Press Freedom Index Thanks to 'War on Whistleblowers'
A free press and whistleblowers are essential to democracy.<p>Without a free press & whistleblowers democracy cannot function.<p>It is clear from the last five years of leaks that elected governements around the world feel they must act in secret because they suspect the electorate would not approve.<p>Without much more oversight this will worsen.<p>Free Chelsea Manning. Pardon Edward Snowden. Drop the inditement against Julian Assange. Offer sanctuary to Mossack Fonesca's whistleblower. Lead by example.