Securing Democracy, Glenn Greenwald
Securing Democracy, Glenn Greenwald
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Securing Democracy
My Fight for Press Freedom and Justice in Bolsonaro's Brazil

Author: Glenn Greenwald

Narrator: Joel Richards

Unabridged: 9 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/30/2021


Synopsis

In 2019, award-winning journalist Glenn Greenwald writes in this gripping new book, "a series of events commenced that once again placed me at the heart of a sustained and explosive journalistic controversy."

New reporting by Greenwald and his team of Brazilian journalists brought to light stunning information about grave corruption, deceit, and wrongdoing by the most powerful political actors in Brazil, his home since 2005.

These stories, based on a massive trove of previously undisclosed telephone calls, audio, and text, came to light only months after the January 2019 inauguration of Brazil's far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, an ally of President Trump.

The revelations "had an explosive impact on Brazilian politics" (The Guardian) and prompted serious rancor, including direct attacks by President Bolsonaro himself, and ultimately an attempt by the government to criminally prosecute Greenwald for his reporting.

Securing Democracy takes listeners on a fascinating ride through Brazilian politics as Greenwald, his husband, the left-wing Congressman David Miranda, and a powerful opposition movement courageously challenge political corruption, homophobia, and tyranny.

About Glenn Greenwald

Glenn Greenwald, a former constitutional lawyer and cofounder of The Intercept and The Intercept Brasil, has earned numerous awards for his commentary and investigative journalism, including the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service, the George Polk Award for national security reporting, and Brazil's Vladimir Herzog Human Rights Award in 2020. His 2014 book No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the US Security State was a New York Times bestseller. He currently publishes his journalism and commentary at Substack and is a columnist for the Brazilian journal Carta Capital.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jake on April 23, 2021

This is an exciting account of Greenwald’s process of receiving and reporting on the leaked communications which proved that Brazil’s Operation Car Wash, far from being an impartial legal takedown of corruption, was in fact a political scam targeting the Workers Party that paved the way for the curr......more

Goodreads review by Wildlifer on December 09, 2021

Mwaka 2014, wakati Edward Snowden anapuliza kipyenga na kuibua jinsi gani vyombo vya usalama vya Marekani (National Security Agency) na Uingereza Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) vinavyotumika, kinyume na sheria, kuwapeleleza raia wake, raia na viongozi wa nchi mbalimbali duniani, kama......more

Goodreads review by Tom on March 06, 2022

I snagged this one on Audible, mainly because I was vaguely aware of a lot of the events described in this book and wanted to be more informed about just what all had gone down in Brazil over the course of the past few years and Greenwald- love him or hate him- was at the center of the journalistic f......more