* Author, columnist, blogger
* Organizer of the political action committee Blue America
* Has denounced “corporate control over the content” of American media
* Has spoken at several International Socialist Organization conferences
* Says that Bradley Manning, who provided large amounts of illegally obtained, classified data about the U.S. government to Wikileaks, “deserves gratitude and a medal” for those activities
* Often expresses animus toward the state of Israel and its supporters
* Was the first to publish a series of reports detailing the secret activities of the National Security Agency — based on information provided to him by former CIA employee and NSA contractor Edward Snowden
* Former consultant for the American Civil Liberties Union
* Has repeatedly expressed extreme animus toward the state of Israel and its supporters