Who made your week by speaking truth to power, blowing the whistle or standing up to injustice?

Truthdigger of the Week is a feature in which we recognize a person or group that made a difference.

See past winners here. Nominate this week’s winner here.

Last week, we recognized two mortgage meltdown whistle-blowers, former Countrywide Executive Vice President Eileen Foster and former Citigroup Senior Vice President Richard M. Bowen III, who were interviewed on CBS News’ “60 Minutes” piece “Prosecuting Wall Street.”

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