Whistleblowers are in the right now, but speaking out about government impropriety is nothing new in American politics. In fact, protection for people who come forward is written into our earliest laws. We're talking with Middlebury College professor about her new book on America's history with whistleblowers, and why, despite our laws, they often face retaliation.
Stanger discusses her new book, , the fallout from blowing the whistle in American government and ways she think we could tweak the nation's laws to better protect whistleblowers.
Broadcast live Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019 at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.