{"product_id":"in-bad-faith-lee-levine-9781501790270","title":"In Bad Faith: Earl Caldwell and the Fight for a Free Press","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn Bad Faith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is the historical thriller where a subpoena, a newsroom, and a movement collide. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1970, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e national correspondent Earl Caldwell--one of the first Black reporters hired to cover America's civil-rights flashpoints--was ordered to reveal what he had learned about the Black Panther Party behind the sealed doors of a federal grand jury. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConvinced that testifying would destroy the trust he'd built and silence a vital source of truth, Caldwell refused--setting off a showdown that raced from Bay Area streets to the steps of the Supreme Court. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLee Levine tells this story as it unfolded: a Black journalist with rare access; a mostly white press struggling to cover Black communities; and a government--under J. Edgar Hoover and Richard Nixon--running COINTELPRO, a sweeping campaign to infiltrate, discredit, and break the Panthers while pressuring reporters who covered them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen \u003ci\u003eUnited States v. Caldwell\u003c\/i\u003e reached Washington, DC, the Justices issued a 5-4 ruling against the reporter and the First Amendment cause he championed--a landmark decision that still imperils press freedom today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on one-on-one interviews and once-secret FBI, Justice Department, and White House records, \u003ci\u003eIn Bad Faith\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how legal tactics, surveillance, and media manipulation converged on a single reporter to test the nation's promises of equal justice and a free press. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLevine's dynamic narrative showcases the dramatic events of the era and highlights the clash of race and power, and how that impacts who gets to tell America's story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lee Levine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501790277\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501790270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Three Hills\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Lee Levine","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48659727712511,"sku":"9781501790270","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/in-bad-faith-lee-levine-9781501790270","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}