Miranda Spivack
@mirandareporter
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Author, Backroom Deals in our Backyards: How Government Secrecy Harms our Communities and the Local Heroes Fighting Back - The New Press 2025
Washington, DC
Joined May 2010
"The right to know in a democracy frequently depends on the demand to know by the media.”- William vanden Heuvel (1930-2021)
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A lawyer, he was an adviser to Robert F. Kennedy, led Jimmy Carter’s New York campaign and targeted jail conditions as head of New York City’s corrections board.
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@JosephBethCincy And here is info about the Tuesday event at the Hudson, Ohio Library & Historical Society
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Heading to Ohio! 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in Hudson; 7 p.m. Wednesday in Cincinnati @JosephBethCincy
https://t.co/IDMD1rmkk7
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Ohio and Kentucky friends, firefighters, accidental activists: come to @JosephBethCincy at 7 p.m. Wed. 10/8. In conversation with @laurahancock
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#ICYMI - Your city posts meeting agendas – so pay attention! Transparency is everything and we must protect it. Join us with @mirandareporter to learn which documents they're legally required to show you ( it's more than you think). Tune in wherever you get your podcasts! 🎙🎙
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Thank you Miranda Spivack @mirandareporter for joining me on @futur_hindsight!
Don’t overlook the HOW when it comes to your state and local governments. Too often, local government spends your tax money behind closed doors while companies get contracts and claim everything is a "trade secret." This has been happening for decades. (1/3)
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REMEMBER: Any transparency we have today isn't guaranteed tomorrow; it requires citizens who stay alert and ask the hard questions. Join us with @mirandareporter to learn how you can fight back for accountability! Tune in this week to get inspired: https://t.co/msPnSagP8N
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Still time to sign up for my two-session class on becoming a community watchdog. Special guest tonight: @Di_Cotter who spearheaded natl campaign to get forever chemicals out of firefighter ppe.
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Made it on Cspan BookTv [Backroom Deals in Our Backyards]
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Author Miranda Spivack looked at how local communities address alleged government malfeasance and neglect from unsafe driving conditions to drinking water.
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📷 @commonwealthclub event postponed: large protest planned (unrelated to me or my book). Reschedule likely early 2026. In the meantime, buy the book ! And get ready for a riveting converstation with David Snyder @FACoalition #backroomdealsinourbackyards
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And thanks @josehkurtznews for a terrific piece about my book in @marylandmatters
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We may face a constant firehose of crazy and unsettling news from the federal government, but Miranda Spivack's new book reminds us that we can't lose sight of what our state and local governments...
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DMV friends: Come out on Tuesday w@joshkurtz to talk about state/local secrecy and corruption in a discussion about #backroomdealsinourbackyards at 6 p.m. at People's Book, 701A Westmoreland Ave., in Takoma Park. https://t.co/BPItWkXYHo
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A groundbreaking look at how ordinary people are fighting back against their local and state governments to keep their communities safe, by an award-winning journalist Most Americans are likely to …
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Thanks @MCCivicFed for a fascinating evening. Here's how you can get the book if you did not purchase it last night. @WonderlandBooks @PoliticsProse and the not Amazon
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Thanks @MCCivicFed for hosting Miranda Spivak @mirandareporter last night for a good discussion of corruption & secrecy at the local and county government levels. Of course b/c it is the Civic Fed the room was packed w/knowledgeable activists, making for a fascinating discussion.
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Can’t wait for my conversation about secrecy and the threats to democracy either the First Amendment Coalition’s David Snyder who is also a former @washingtonpost colleague.
Need someplace to be, people to meet, things to learn this month? Join us @cwclub for our in-depth talks, discussions & more. Details/tickets: https://t.co/PXkgnUZ302
@glundberg @danwwang @JimFruchterman @CamCritt @mirandareporter @Sen_JoeManchin @JeffBleichCA @camerainsecura
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Excited to work with Syracuse students and scholars to develop a Toolkit for Democracy. Watch this space!
.@SyracuseIDJC has named Nathanial Rakich (@baseballot) and Miranda Spivack (@mirandareporter) as Visiting Fellows for fall 2025. The program brings in thought leaders to collaborate with @SyracuseU students and faculty. Read more here: https://t.co/h4LzLbhNym
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Philly friends, please come out on Friday, Sept. 5 to hear me talk about #backroomdealsinourbackyards at Making Worlds Bookstore 210 South 45th Street, Philadelphia
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Registration is required to attend. Register before the event here . Join us Friday, September 5th at 5:00 PM for a discussion with author and journalist Miranda Spivack on the shady deals that...
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Thanks for a great piece about #backroomdealsinourbackyards @thenewpress
🚨 New on the Brechner site: @mirandareporter talks about 'Backroom Deals in Our Backyards' and the ordinary citizens fighting secrecy in their own communities. 📄 Read: https://t.co/E3rfA57uEx
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Come to this free, online class and learn how to take steps to combat government secrecy and protect democracy.
Sign up for our free, two-session course on how to keep local government accountable by @mirandareporter, former Washington Post journalist and author. Online September 18 & 25. Pre-registration is required: https://t.co/evT8mU1XuA
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My latest CQ @rollcall Equal Time podcast: Accidental activists,’ the local heroes who expose government secrecy w/guest author @mirandareporter
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Miranda Spivack, author of “Backroom Deals in Our Backyards,” joins the Equal Time podcast.
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Join a discussion tomorrow 7/15 with @News_Kat and @mirandareporter about how government secrecy harms communities, and why we need a strong local press to help hold government accountable.
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Join journalist Miranda Spivack to discuss her new book on government secrecy and how local heroes are fighting back.
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Thanks @CourthouseNews for this stunning review of #backroomdealsinourbackyards
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From Vietnam to Nicaragua to Iraq, our government’s lies and cover-ups have cost us billions of dollars and taken thousands of lives. Similar sordid secrecy and lies have taken innumerable lives here...
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