CovertAction Magazine co-founder Philip Agee was one of the best known whistleblowers of the 1970s, writing a tell-all book exposing CIA crimes and the influence of multi-national corporations in driving illegal covert operations.
After the book’s publication, Agee was retaliated against by the CIA, which forced him to live the remainder of his life on the run in Europe.
Whistleblowers today continue to face serious retribution for exposing malfeasance in government agencies and private corporations and are ruined financially by prolonged legal battles.