Glenn Greenwald
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist best known for breaking the NSA mass surveillance story alongside Edward Snowden in 2013, one of the most significant national security leaks in US history. A former constitutional and civil rights attorney, Greenwald co-founded The Intercept before departing in 2020 to publish independently. His work focuses on civil liberties, government overreach, media criticism, and US foreign policy. He hosts the daily video program System Update on Rumble and publishes written analysis on Substack, making him one of the most prominent independent journalists working today.
Known for
- Broke the 2013 NSA mass surveillance story using documents leaked by Edward Snowden
- Won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service in 2014 for that reporting
- Co-founded The Intercept in 2014 before departing in 2020 over editorial independence
- Hosts System Update, a daily independent news program on Rumble and Substack
Recent posts
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Aug 27, 2026
The Biden-Era C.B.P. Fabricated a Document Used to Imprison a Top-Level Brazilian Official. A U.S. Federal Judge Just Ordered Full Disclosure.
Aug 25, 2026
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Aug 20, 2026
Weekly Q&A with Glenn Greenwald
Aug 15, 2026
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Aug 13, 2026
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