Podcast appearances and mentions of Michael German

It's an open secret that there's an affinity between members of law enforcement and far right. White supremacist and fascist groups count police in their ranks, and many in law enforcement — from the federal down to the local level — turn a blind eye to the activities of the far right, while targeting anti-fascist and other left activists. Michael German discusses the relationship between the police and the far right. Resources: Michael German, Policing White Supremacy: The Enemy Within New Press, 2025 The post Police and the Far Right appeared first on KPFA.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has become a target of Republicans. Former FBI agent Michael German talks about what may happen to the FBI under the incoming Trump administration. And, challenging drought conditions this fall across the U.S. has impacted cranberry harvests in the Northeast. Massachusetts cranberry grower Steve Ward talks about what that means for Thanksgiving. Then, multi-award-winning artist John Legend has a new album out — and it's an album for kids. Legend joins us to talk about the inspiration behind it and how he worked with his family on it.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Civil liberties are vulnerable to infringement in large part due to the post-9/11 expansion of a government surveillance apparatus. Join us as we examine the threats to civil liberties and rights posed by Fusion Centers, as highlighted in the Center for Security, Race and Rights' groundbreaking report Shining a Light on New Jersey's Secret Intelligence System. Host Sahar Aziz addresses these issues with Brennan Center for Justice law enforcement expert Michael German, CAIR New Jersey staff attorney Ayah Zaki, and ACLU of New Jersey attorney Dillon Reisman.Support the Center for Security, Race and Rights by following us and making a donation:Donate: https://give.rutgersfoundation.org/csrr-support/20046.htmlFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rucsrrFollow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/rutgerscsrrFollow us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/rucsrrFollow us on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/rucsrrSubscribe to our Newsletter: https://csrr.rutgers.edu/newsroom/sign-up-for-newsletter/

The Breakdown is live w/ guests Michael German and Fred KaplanJoin us this week on The Breakdown with hosts Rick Wilson and Tara Setmayer as they speak with author and former FBI agent, Michael German, as well as journalist, author, and Slate columnist Fred Kaplan. Michael and Fred break down the January 6th insurrection from its origins to what it means for American democracy going forward.

It's Hump Day! Emma hosts Mike German, fellow at The Brennan Center for Justice, to discuss a recent interview he did with Mireya Navarro, the editor-in-chief of Brennan en Espanol, entitled "Why White Supremacist Groups Attract Latinos to Their Ranks." Then Emma is joined by Matt Ford, staff writer at The New Republic, to discuss his recent piece entitled "Clarence Thomas Wants to Demolish Indian Law." First Emma runs through the day's headlines, including Trump claiming “ego” instead of “insanity,” updates on Prigozhin's mutiny, more wildfire disasters, trans rights, and Yusef Salaam's entrance into the New York City Council, also diving into Laura Ingraham's ridiculous coverage on what's fringe and what's not. Michael German then joins, diving right into his history as an FBI agent infiltrating White supremacist groups, exploring how these groups function and extend their reach beyond other explicitly white folks, provided they align with their ethnonationalist beliefs. After tackling the particular role of Hispanic ethnicity within white supremacist communities, German wraps up the interview by assessing the greater attempts by these groups to polish their public appearance both to draw in members and avoid the typical “domestic terrorist” image. Matt Ford then walks through the Supreme Court's recent Moore v. Harper decision rejecting the fringe “Independent State Legislature” theory, and why, despite it not being the perfect outcome, we should be thankful it wasn't worse. He and Emma then tackle Gorsuch's staunch defense of native sovereignty, exploring where he grounds his stance, why his conservative colleagues don't align with him, and how the votes might fall in upcoming cases on native sovereignty. After assessing the Supreme Court's impending affirmative action cases and why an overturn is all but expected, Ford dives into the constitutional attack on marriage equality, and wraps up with an exploration of the absurd arguments (that might work) about the unconstitutionality of a wealth tax. And in the Fun Half: Emma talks with Jason from Ft. Worth on the right's bad-faith manipulation of academic studies – as shown by Tim Pool – before she and the crew dive into her discussion with Tim on his undermining of a 10-year-old rape victim's story, and talk with Matt from Oregon on the horrific real-world implications of fascist reproductive viewpoints. They also explore Mikhaila Peterson's grappling with her father's violent misogyny, Greg Gutfeld's undermining of his own transphobic stances, and Trump's “bravado” defense, plus, your calls and IMs! Check out Mike's interview here: https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/why-white-supremacist-groups-attract-latinos-their-ranks Check out Matt's reporting here: https://newrepublic.com/authors/matt-ford Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: https://fans.fm/majority/join Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/esvnshow Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: https://am-quickie.ghost.io/ Join the Majority Report Discord! http://majoritydiscord.com/ Get all your MR merch at our store: https://shop.majorityreportradio.com/ Get the free Majority Report App!: http://majority.fm/app Check out today's sponsors: Zippix Toothpicks: Ditch the cigarettes, ditch the vape and get some nicotine infused toothpicks at https://zippixtoothpicks.com/ today, and get 10% off your first order by using the code MAJORITY at checkout. Your lungs will be glad you did. Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattBinder @MattLech @BF1nn @BradKAlsop Check out Matt's show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/leftreckoning Subscribe to Brandon's show The Discourse on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ExpandTheDiscourse Subscribe to Discourse Blog, a newsletter and website for progressive essays and related fun partly run by AM Quickie writer Jack Crosbie. https://discourseblog.com/ Check out Matt Binder's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/mattbinder Check out Ava Raiza's music here! https://avaraiza.bandcamp.com/ The Majority Report with Sam Seder - https://majorityreportradio.com/

This next episode of our Best of ITT series takes us back to 2016, and our conversation with  Mike German, fellow with the Brennan Center for Justice's Liberty & National Security Program. Maria and Julio talk to Mike about what he learned about the white supremacist movement  during his time as an undercover FBI agent, and how the media is missing the real story. ITT Staff Picks: Nazgol Ghandnoosh writes about white supremacy's hold on legal institutions and how it disproportionately affects Black and Indigenous communities, in this article for The Sentencing Project. “Concerns intensified after law enforcement failed to stop multiple incidents of white supremacist violence committed at the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, and a leaked FBI report revealed it had created a new domestic terrorism category called “Black Identity Extremists” that labeled Black activists protesting racist police violence as threats” writes Michael German in this article for Brennan Center. More than 300 members of the far-right group, The Oath Keepers, are also members of the Department of Homeland Security, according to this article by Nick Schwellenbach that was published in POGO.

Washington Post criminal justice reporter Tom Jackman speaks with former FBI agent Michael German to discuss rising concerns about white supremacists targeting electric infrastructure and what he learned about the threat of domestic extremism from infiltrating neo-Nazi groups. Conversation recorded on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2022.

In the wake of September 11, 2001, federal law enforcement agencies were caught flatfooted when they realized that they'd had the intel to prevent the attack on the homeland, but they'd failed to connect those dots. Fusion centers were born out of an abundance of caution to share and streamline counterterrorism information between the federal level and state and local levels. Since then, the Department of Homeland Security has supported the development of a national network of 80 fusion centers across the United States. And while its principle goal initially was to disseminate counterterrorism intel from the state and local levels, it's now expanded to include the sharing of intelligence regarding crimes or hazards more broadly. Last month, the Brennan Center released a report entitled, “Ending Fusion Center Abuses,” explaining how fusion centers' domestic intelligence model has undermined American's privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties. Lawfare legal fellow Saraphin Dhanani sat down with Michael German, a fellow with the Brennan Center for Justice's Liberty and National Security Program, who co-authored the report, as well as Thomas Warrick, a non-resident senior fellow at the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security Forward Defense Practice at the Atlantic Council. They discussed how fusion centers were conceived, where they've excelled as intelligence centers, and where they've abused their powers.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

While the All Souls Forum is on Summer Hiatus, this alternative from Morning Headlines is presented. Marcy Wheeler is an independent journalist writing about national security and civil liberties at emptywheel.net. Michael German is a Brennan Center for Justice fellow with their Liberty and National Security Program and former special agent with the Federal Bureau […] The post Letters to Washington – Analysis of Day 2 Hearing of the January 6th Attack appeared first on KKFI.

In the second part of a two-part episode, Jane continues her conversation with Mike German, an FBI whistleblower who blew the whistle on illegal wire-tapping. In the first part of the podcast, German talked about his journey through the FBI and described his whistleblowing experience. In this episode, German provides more information about his experience going undercover in neo-Nazi and white supremacist circles. He and Jane talk about further misconduct at the FBI and the similarities between different FBI whistleblowers' stories. German also provides insight on the January 6th attack on the Capitol and white supremacy under the Trump Administration. The two FBI whistleblowers also discuss changes the FBI could make in their hiring practices to encourage diversity and ponder the question: why would the FBI lie?Listen to part 1 of the Mike German episode here.Read the Whistleblower of the Week profile on German here. Listen to the podcast here on WNN or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon. Subscribe on your favorite platform!

D.C. Police attempt to hold their ground outside the Capitol building on January 6, 2021. | Image by Blink O'fanaye is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0 On today's show: 0:08 – We discuss the FBI's investigation into the January 6th capitol rioters with Nick Robins-Early (@nickrobinsearly), a journalist based in New York focused on extremism, tech, and media disinformation and Michael German, a Brennan Center for Justice fellow with their Liberty and National Security Program and former special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 0:33 – Earlier this week, Black Lives Matter protestors have sued the City of Sacramento and Sacramento Police Department for alleged police violence. Tifanei Ressl-Moyer Senior Attorney at the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area (@lccrsf) and co-counsel representing the case. 0:47 – liz suk (@liz_suk), Executive Director of Oakland Rising joins us to discuss what's at stake with Oakland's redistricting process. 1:08 – We spend our second hour with Fredricka Newton, cofounder of the Huey P. Newton Foundation and widow of the late Black Panther Party co-founder and movement leader, Huey P. Newton. This interview features archival recordings of various speeches and songs that are listed below: Part 1: A speech Huey Newton gave in the 1968 Black Panther Documentary, Huey! A song, “Give More Power to the People” by the Chi-Lites Bobby Seale discussing the Panthers' survival programs on CBS News July 31st, 1971 Audio of the Free Huey Rally is also off the 1968 Black Panther Documentary, Huey! Another song, “Brotha'” by Angie Stone And a protest song: “Hell You Talmbout” by Janelle Monáe and various members of her Wondaland artist collective Part 2: A speech by Huey Newton off the album Huey Newton Speaks, first released in 1970. “Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud” by James Brown A call and response led by Huey Newton from the 1971 documentary film, The Murder of Fred Hampton And the song, “I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free” by Nina Simone, performed live at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1976. The post Where's the FBI's investigation on the Capitol 6 riots?; BLM protestors sue the City of Sacramento for police violence; Oakland's redistricting; Plus Fredricka Newton on Huey P. Newton and the legacy of the Black Panther Party appeared first on KPFA.

This week: Jeff talks with former counterterrorism analyst at the CIA Aki Peritz about the largest counterterrorism investigation in history that foiled a truly wild terror plot; and Jeanne talks with Anna Puglisi, Senior Fellow at Georgetown's Center for Security and Emerging Technology, and Michael German, Fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice, about the unfair and unproductive targeting by the FBI of scholars in the United States with ties to China. For more from our guests: Aki Peritz https://twitter.com/AkiPeritz Anna Puglisi https://twitter.com/AnnaPuglisi838 Michael German https://twitter.com/RethinkIntel Take our listener survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Subscribe to SpyTalk on Substack https://www.spytalk.co/ Follow Jeanne Meserve on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeanneMeserve https://www.jeannemeserve.com/ Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SpyTalker Follow SpyTalk on Twitter: https://twitter.com/talk_spy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Part I of our Legal Legacy of 9/11 series, we focus specifically on domestic extremism and how we can avoid repeating the same post-9/11 mistakes when it comes to confronting this domestic threat. In the weeks and months following 9/11, the U.S. government adopted an aggressive preventative approach to international counterterrorism. This approach was seen through expansive new legislation, sweeping executive branch actions, and even with how the government was reorganized with counterterrorism as the defining priority. The 20th anniversary of 9/11 is an opportunity to examine what lessons we can learn from this post 9/11 approach in an effort to ensure we do not repeat the same mistakes going forward. Join Debra Perlin for her interview with Shirin Sinnar, from Stanford Law School, and Michael German, from the Brennan Center, for this look back at the legal legacy of 9/11. ----------------- Join the Progressive Legal Movement Today: ACSLaw.org Today's Host: Debra Perlin, ACS Director of Policy and Program Guest: Shirin Sinnar of Stanford Law School Guest: Michael German of Brennan Center Link: Shirin's Issue Brief "Rethinking Our Counterterrorism Framework: How to address domestic terrorism twenty years after 9/11" Link: Michael's article "How to Combat White Supremacist Violence? Avoid Flawed Post 9/11 Tactics" Visit the Podcast Website: Broken Law Podcast Email the Show: Podcast@ACSLaw.org Follow ACS on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn | YouTube ----------------- Production House: Flint Stone Media Copyright of American Constitution Society 2021.

De Alemania a EE.UU. están sonando las alertas sobre una preocupante tendencia: la presencia de supremacistas blancos en los cuerpos de seguridad del estado. Hablamos con el ex agente del FBI, Michael German, sobre la peligrosa internacionalización de la supremacía blanca. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

According to the Department of Homeland Security, "domestic violent extremism poses the most lethal, persistent terrorism-related threat to our homeland today." Join our stellar group as they discuss this metastasizing threat, and what can be done to fight it. Former Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson, ADL Vice President Oren Segal, and national security and terrorism experts, Professor Robert Pape and former FBI agent Michael German. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In the wake of the January 6th riot at the Capitol, which itself was preceded by multiple attacks on state governments by right-wing extremists, Attorney General Merrick Garland said publicly that domestic terrorism from white nationalist groups is now as much of a concern as foreign terrorism for the Department of Justice. Michael Isikoff, Daniel Klaidman and Victoria Bassetti are joined by Michael German, a former FBI special agent who spent years undercover infiltrating violent right-wing extremist groups in the 1990s. He talks about why the FBI seems to ignore the violent deeds and threats posed by these groups while simultaneously going after environmentalists, anti-war activists, and Black Lives Matter protestors.Plus, our hosts talk about the political implications of the infighting in the GOP, and the renewed attempts to ostracize Rep. Liz Cheney (WY) for her refusal to toe the party line on the “Big Lie” about the 2020 Presidential election.GUEST:Michael German (@RethinkIntel), fellow, Brennan Center for Justice; former FBI special agentHOSTS:Michael Isikoff (@Isikoff), Chief Investigative Correspondent, Yahoo NewsDaniel Klaidman (@dklaidman), Editor in Chief, Yahoo NewsVictoria Bassetti (@VBass), fellow, Brennan Center for Justice (contributing co-host) RESOURCES:Attorney General Merrick Garland testifies before a House subcommittee on the DOJ budget (May 4)“Prosecutors Are Said to Have Sought Aggressive Approach to Capitol Riot Inquiry” by Katie Benner (New York Times, Apr. 27)“Cheney could be ‘toast’ in fight with Trump over GOP future” by Lisa Mascaro, Alan Fram, and Mead Gruver (AP, May 5)Follow us on Twitter: @SkullduggeryPodListen and subscribe to “Skullduggery” on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.Email us with feedback, questions or tips: SkullduggeryPod@yahoo.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Eric Facas sits down with Michael German, Fellow, Liberty & National Security at Brennan Center of Justice. A former special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Prior to joining the Brennan Center, German served as the policy counsel for national security and privacy for the American Civil Liberties Union's Washington legislative office.During this week's episode, Eric and Michael discuss White Supremacy and Law Enforcement.

In a reversal of the past four years, President Biden has vowed to take on the violent threat posed by the far-right. But how? On this week’s On the Media, a look at the techniques and tactics used to undermine extremism, here and abroad. 1. Brad Galloway [@bjgalloway1717], a former neo-Nazi and now case manager with Life After Hate and ExitUSA and coordinator at the Center on Hate, Bias and Extremism at Ontario Tech University, on how he and his colleagues work to get far-right extremists to accept responsibility for their choices and move beyond hate. Listen. 2. Kurt Braddock [@KurtBraddock], professor of communications at American University, and the author of Weaponized Words: The Strategic Role of Persuasion in Violent Radicalization and Counter-Radicalization, on messaging campaigns designed to neutralize rightwing propaganda, conspiracy theories, and calls to action. Listen. 3. Ross Frenett [@rossfrenett], co-founder of Moonshot CVE, on redirecting people away from extremist search results online. Listen. 4. Stig Jarle Hansen [@stigjarlehansen], co-editor of the Routledge Handbook for Deradicalisation and Disengagement on the long, checkered history of global de-radicalization efforts, and Michael German [@rethinkintel], fellow with the Brennan Center for Justice’s Liberty & National Security Program, and author of Disrupt, Discredit, and Divide: How the New FBI Damages Democracy, on how the term "radical" has always swayed in the wind of power and the perils of the "de-radicalization" framing. Listen.

The idea that the United States should be "made great" for white people is as old as the US itself, and today this notion is represented by almost 200 groups around the country. Michael German was infiltrating white supremacist movements in the 1990s as a special agent for the FBI. His story was made into a film, Imperium, by director Daniel Ragussis. In this episode, German and Ragussis tell host Steve Clemons about the challenges facing the Biden administration in confronting an ideology that permeates law enforcement, the military and society in general. - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/

For months, the domestic terrorist attack on the US Capitol was planned in plain sight on social media. So why weren’t we ready for it? This week, former FBI special agent Michael German explains why the bureau deprioritized the threat posed by white supremacists… and why the Department of Homeland Security says they pose “the most persistent and lethal threat to the homeland.” Then, historian Nell Irvin Painter breaks down how a legacy of racism in the United States brought us to this moment. Can we change our trajectory? She argues that the Black Lives Matter Movement of 2020 could bring lasting, positive change to this country.   Guests:  Nell Irvin Painter, American historian, artist, author of numerous books including The History of White People and Professor of American History Emerita at Princeton University Michael German, Brennan Center for Justice at NYC Law School, former FBI agent and author of Disrupt, Discredit, and Divide: How the New FBI Damages Democracy If you appreciate this episode and want to support the work we do, please consider making a donation to World Affairs. We cannot do this work without your help. Thank you.

Former FBI agent Michael German will join me to discuss the real and serious threat of white nationalists and their infiltration of law enforcement. In light of recent events at the capital, I thought it necessary to release this episode. #michaelgerman #infiltration #whitesupremacist #whiteterrorism #capital #nationscapital #trumpsupporters #bluelivesmatter #blacklivesmatter #blm #formerfbiagent #police #capitalpolice #lawenforcement

Since the attacks on September 11th, 2001, many Americans associate terrorism with the Middle East. But since 2001, more Americans have actually been killed by domestic terrorists than by any international groups. According to the Department of Homeland Security, white supremacists pose the deadliest terror threat to the United States, and a growing number of homegrown militia groups are mobilizing across the US. In this episode, we talk with former FBI agent Michael German, who argues that structural racism blinded the agency to the threat of white supremacy.   Guests:  Michael German, Brennan Center for Justice at NYC Law School and former FBI agent   If you appreciate this episode and want to support the work we do, please consider making a donation to World Affairs. We cannot do this work without your help. Thank you.

According to a new report by a former FBI agent, who was under cover in white supremacist organizations, some police officers in more than a dozen states are believed to have ties to them. Michael German says this is something that was kept quiet for years.

Dr. Dorothy Johnson-Speight, Founder and National Executive Director, Mothers In Charge, Inc.Michael German, Fellow, Brennan Center for Justice, Liberty and National Security | former Special Agent, FBIRaj Jayadev, Cofounder, Silicon Valley De-Bug, a community media and organizing collective in San Jose, CA, which pioneered the development of participatory defense in criminal justice proceedings

Former FBI special agent Michael German on his report "Hidden in Plain Sight: Racism, White Supremacy, and Far-Right Militancy in Law Enforcement" for The Brennan Center. https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/hidden-plain-sight-racism-white-supremacy-and-far-right-militancy-law

Across the country this summer, we’ve seen vigilante militants incite violence at protests for racial justice. We talk to a former FBI agent who went undercover with right-wing militants in the 1990s about the groups' overlap with law enforcement. Michael German, Jonathan Levinson and LaFleur Stephens-Dougan join Meghna Chakrabarti.

WNBA players link arms in protest for justice for Breonna Taylor. Photo by Seattle Storm on Twitter On this show: 0:08 – On “Mondays with Mitch,” we talk about the Trump and Biden campaigns coming out of the conventions, as well as chances of new Covid-19 economic relief from Congress. California is set to begin disbursing $300/week in additional unemployment benefits, a reduction from the $600/week that workers previously received. Mitch Jeserich hosts Letters and Politics, weekdays at 10 on KPFA. 0:34 – The CDC issued new guidance recommending against testing people who have been exposed to Covid-19 but are asymptomatic — scientists say this is deeply concerning and completely contravenes what we know about how the deadly virus spreads. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley's School of Public Health, joins us to talk about this and take listener calls about the virus. 1:08 – A 17-year-old pro-authoritarian Trump supporter shot dead two protesters last week in Kenosha, Wisconsin and wounded a third. Why didn't law enforcement intervene to stop him? And how much worse will far-right violence become, as vigilantes find encouragement from Donald Trump and permission from law enforcement? We talk with two guests: David Neiwert is an investigative journalist tracking far-right movements in the Pacific Northwest. His most recent book is Alt-America: The Rise of the Radical Right in the Age of Trump. Michael German is a fellow with the Brennan Center for Justice and a former special agent with the FBI who infiltrated far-right groups; he just authored a report called Hidden in Plain Sight: Racism, White Supremacy, and Far-Right Militancy in Law Enforcement 1:34 – The professonal sports world erupted last week when athletes began launching wildcat strikes, led by Black women athletes in the WNBA. We talk about their longtime leadership on racial justice with Amira Rose Davis (@mirarose88), Assistant Professor of History and African American Studies at Penn State, focusing on race, sports, and politics. She is also co-host of the feminist sports podcast, Burn it All Down.  1:51 – This past weekend, tens of thousands attended a rally in Washington, D.C. on the 57th anniversary of the March on Washington. KPFA's Kate Iida (@kiida26) reports.   The post Black women in the WNBA are leading athletes in wildcat strikes and calls for racial justice. Also — How law enforcement enables deadly far-right violence in Kenosha, Portland, and across the U.S. appeared first on KPFA.

In commemoration of this year’s Juneteenth, as countless people flood the streets all across this country calling for justice, equality, and an end to police brutality, among other demands—testament that the struggle is far, far from over—we’re re-releasing an episode that documents proof of this modern-day, state-sponsored slavery, highlighting a sinister and covert FBI initiative codenamed COINTEPRO, short for Counter Intelligence Program.  The episode features interviews with Steven Renderos, executive director of nonprofit national racial justice hub Media Justice; Michael German, a fellow with the nonprofit Brennan Center for Justice’s Liberty and National Security Program, and former FBI special agent; and Glen Ford, acclaimed journalist, political activist and executive editor of progressive online video news network Black Agenda Report.  Our musical guest artist for this episode is New York-based hip hop fusion artist, DJ, educator, activist, and one of our Artists in Residence, LiKWUid. News Beat is an award-winning Morey Creative Studios podcast. Producer: Michael "Manny Faces" Conforti Editor-In-Chief: Chris Twarowski Managing Editor: Rashed Mian Episode Art: Jeff Main Executive Producer: Jed Morey Support the show.

Almost 50 years after his death, the legacy of FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover remains very much alive, according to 16-year FBI veteran Michael German in his new book, Disrupt, Discredit, and Divide: How the New FBI Damages Democracy. Just as Hoover exploited fears of communist infiltration of American institutions, his successors at the FBI in the post-9/11 era have exploited fears of Salafist terrorism to “shed the legal constraints” imposed on the bureau in the wake of Hoover-era civil rights abuses. Does Congress have the will to rein in the FBI? How should political activists respond to these increased threats to their constitutional rights?Join us as an expert panel talks with German about his book on FBI domestic surveillance and disruption activities in the era of endless war. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Could Public Pressure Force McConnell to Conduct a Fair Trial with Witnesses?; Trump's War on the FBI; The Assault and Plunder of Our Public Lands backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia

Today on XRAY In The Morning: (1)Interview with Michael German (2)News With My Dad with Jefferson and Joe Smith (3)XRAY On The World with Tim Marcroft

Today on XRAY In The Morning: (1)News With Friends with Emily Gilliland and Colin Jones (2)Talk Media News with Tom Squitieri (3)XRAY's person finance show Oh My Dollar! (4)Jefferon Smith's interview with Michael German

On this episode of XRAY In The Morning: (1 ) Emily Gilliland gives the rundown on Wednesday's Climate Town Hall, (2) Talk Media News, with Bob Ney, (3) News With My Dad, with Joe & Jefferson Smith, (4) We speak with Michael German, fellow at Brennan Center for Justice, who infiltrated white supremacist groups in the 90s and is an expert on domestic terrorism, (5) XRAY On The City, with Alex Zielinski, news editor of the Portland Mercury.

Columbia Graduate Daniel Ragussis directed Imperium (2016), staring Daniel Radcliffe, which centers around an FBI agent who infiltrates a white supremacist group to uncover a domestic terror plot. Though initially Radcliffe's character, Nate Foster, suspects the obvious skinheads, the film offers views of other white supremacists groups and tries to give the viewer a better understanding of them. By drawing from Michael German's real life FBI cases, the portrayals of the plain neighbor next door having unsuspecting views are true to life. On this episode of the podcast Ragussis talks about what drove him to create the film. From initial research for his short film Haber (2008), Ragussis saw that there was an unacknowledged group of White Nationalists posing a domestic threat. He talks about how he humanized the characters in the film by understanding their ideology and displaying qualities beyond just their views. This week we're also joined by special guest (TM), a former member of the white supremacist movement from Germany who advises on how best to reform and save those on the path to radicalization. TM discusses his own experiences and how they relate to what's portrait in the film.

"We have no idea what the role of mental illness is," Vanderbilt professor Jonathan Metzl said about mass shootings. "And so it seems to me like a code word and a distraction and a deflection."We spoke with Metzl, former FBI agent Michael German and The New York Times' Charlie Warzel about the response to a deadly weekend in El Paso and Dayton.Want to support 1A? Give to your local public radio station and subscribe to this podcast. Have questions? Find us on Twitter @1A.

Michael German, a Fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice, joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss the rise of white nationalism after another attack at an American synagogue. Yascha Mounk, the author of "People vs. Democracy" talks about the result of the Spanish election and the rise of the far-right in Europe. Varshini Prakash, the Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Sunrise Movement, discusses youth-led climate activism and the Green New Deal. Our Walter Isaacson talks to award-winning actor Alec Baldwin about his new film "Framing John DeLorean" and impersonating President Trump on Saturday Night Live.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

A Coast Guard officer is accused of planning a brutal mass casualty attack. What does this say about the new world of extremism in America? Cathy will discuss it with retired FBI agent Michael German, who has tracked this movement for years. Then we will discuss the case with Heidi Beirich from the SPLC's Intelligence Project and journalist Kenya Downs. Check us out at noon on 89.5 WHRV-FM.

This week, The Cipher Brief’s Fritz Lodge speaks to Michael German, author of “Thinking Like a Terrorist” and a former undercover FBI agent, who infiltrated white supremacist groups in the 1990s. Fritz asks Michael how his experiences shaped his understanding of terrorism and how to best fight violent extremism both at home and abroad.

"And then they came for me." -Sabri Benkahla When it comes to the conversation of Islam in America, it can sometimes feel like having a debate where both parties talk over one another, dive into the shallow end of the topic and leave thinking they’ve proved their points—trophies for all. This self-perpetuating social filter bubble of sorts absolves accountability and fogs up facts—it clouds up the reality of what many Muslim communities in America have actually gone through and are going through. No place has had it worse than Dar Al-Hijrah, a northern Virginia mosque that sits right outside the nation’s capital. First there was peace. Then there was 9/11. And then there was terror. This is the story of how one mosque and its community has spent the past 15 years at the intersection of faith, terrorism and liberty. Show Notes: [02:25] Fort Hood shooting coverage (ABC News) [02:30] Explosions at the Boston Marathon (The Boston Globe) [02:30] Boston Marathon bombing coverage (WBZ TV) [02:40] Chattanooga shooting coverage (CBS News) [02:50] San Bernadino shooting coverage (NBC News) [03:00] Orlando shooting coverage (ABC News) [03:05] St. Cloud stabbing coverage (WCCO TV) [03:10] Chelsea explosion coverage (Fox News) [03:25] Presidential Candidate Donald J. Trump speech in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina (CSPAN) [04:00] "Tum Ekh Ghorak Dhanda Ho" by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan [06:45] Richard Bulliet, Professor at Columbia University [07:10] "Bouncing" by Blue Dot Sessions [07:35] Light reading on the Qu’ran [07:40] Light reading on the Hadith (ICRAA.org) [07:55] Additional reading on the Sunni-Shia divide (NPR) [08:00] Light reading on Abu Bakr, the first Caliph [08:10] Light reading on Ali, the Prophet Muhammad’s cousin [09:35] "Janitor" by Blue Dot Sessions [10:00] The spread of Sufism (Oxford Islamic Studies) [14:10] "Horizontal Glow" by Blue Dot Sessions [15:45] More on Dr. Esam Omeish (NPR) [17:35] "Lowbrow" by Blue Dot Sessions [19:10] More on Imam Johari Abdul Malik (The Washington Post) [20:20] Light reading on Hamas [20:30] "American Accused in a Plot to Assassinate Bush" (The New York Times) [20:35] Light reading on the Virginia Jihad Network (The Washington Post) [21:35] More on Michael German, Former FBI Agent [21:45] "Circuitry" by Blue Dot Sessions [22:41] Light reading on the Phoenix Memo and the Moussaoui Investigation (The Washington Post) [23:40] President Bush signing the PATRIOT Act into law (CSPAN) [24:20] "Unfolding Plot" by Blue Dot Sessions [26:45] FBI’s biased counterterrorism training (Wired.com) [27:45] "Pacing" by Blue Dot Sessions [33:05] Light reading on Lakshar-e-Taiba [33:40] "Repsite" by Blue Dot Sessions [34:00] More on Benkhala’s court recap (Leagle.com) [34:40] "Flaked Paint" by Blue Dot Sessions [36:50] Article on Benkahla’s sentencing (Associated Press) [38:45] "Missing Transistor" by Blue Dot Sessions [40:35] Dr. Omeish’s resignation from Immigration panel discussed on Fox News [41:05] Shaker Elsayed, the Attorney’s office of the Eastern District of Virginia and George Washington University Center for Cyber and Homeland Security declined to be interviewed for this story. Representative Peter King’s office never responded back. [41:40] Light reading on Shaker Elsayed [41:55] Shaker statement’s brought up on Fox News [42:30] Shaker on CSPAN shortly after 9/11 [43:20] "Masonry" by Blue Dot Sessions [45:40] "Lubber" by Blue Dot Sessions [46:00] President Obama on Awlaki’s death (Associated Press) [47:10] Recommended reading: New York Times reporter Scott Shane looks into the life of Anwar al-Awlaki [49:50] Related fact check on number of those killed by terrorist attacks (Politfact) [50:25] "Lull" by Blue Dot Sessions [52:30] Related: “The Confused Person’s Guide to the Middle East” (The Atlantic) [53:40] "Slimm" by Blue Dot Sessions [55:10] "Horizontal Glow" by Blue Dot Sessions [57:00] "Disinter" by Blue Dot Sessions [59:57] Light reading on the people at Badr 56. More at thisissomenoise.com

This week as the battle between the FBI and Apple raged in a California court, the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington hosted Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) at an event unveiling new legislation that would create a commission tasked with developing viable recommendations on how to balance competing digital security priorities. Under their formulation, the commission would bring together experts who understand the complexity of both the security and technological aspects of the challenge. Following the conversation with Congressman McCaul and Senator Warner, Chris Inglis, Jim Lewis, Susan Hennessey, and Michael German discussed the merits of the proposal, and what the likely outcome would be. David Perera moderated the event. 

Matt Rolfe, Clay Snider, Marc Gammack, and special guest Michael German recap Week 2 of the 2016 Spring Season.

This week on the VICE podcast Reihan Salam sits down with Michael German, a 16-year veteran of the FBI, who recently joined the Brennan Center where he'll focus on law enforcement and intelligence oversight and reform, in the center's fight to advance effective national security policies that respect constitutional values and the rule of law. Today we chat with German about the way in which the FBI has changed since 9/11. Check out the Best of VICE here: http://bit.ly/VICE-Best-Of Check out the VICE podcast on iTunes here: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/vice-…id634513189?mt=2 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Co-hosted by the McCain Institute and Intelligence Squared-U.S., “Spy On Me, I’d Rather Be Safe” discusses the complex choices facing our nation concerning government surveillance, personal privacy, and public security. Panelists include Stewart Baker, former Assistant Secretary for Policy at the Department of Homeland Security; David Cole, Professor of Law at the Georgetown University Law Center; Richard Falkenrath, Principal at the Chertoff Group and former Deputy Homeland Security Advisor; and Michael German, Senior Policy Counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union. Author and ABC News correspondent John Donvan serves as moderator. This event originally took place on November 20th, 2013 in Washington, DC.

Co-hosted by the McCain Institute and Intelligence Squared-U.S., “Spy On Me, I’d Rather Be Safe” discusses the complex choices facing our nation concerning government surveillance, personal privacy, and public security. Panelists include Stewart Baker, former Assistant Secretary for Policy at the Department of Homeland Security; David Cole, Professor of Law at the Georgetown University Law Center; Richard Falkenrath, Principal at the Chertoff Group and former Deputy Homeland Security Advisor; and Michael German, Senior Policy Counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union. Author and ABC News correspondent John Donvan serves as moderator. This event originally took place on November 20th, 2013 in Washington, DC.