He was the founder of Context Books, an award-winning small press, an editor-in-chief at Air America and garnered notoriety as a provocateur for progressive causes.
First published in the early 1990s in the United Kingdom, most notably in the May Anthology of Oxford and Cambridge Poetry edited by Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney (under the name E.B.
The publishing house won several national awards, including The Los Angeles Times Book Prize (2000) for Assorted Fire Events.
[9] It was cited by whistleblower Katharine Gun as a catalyst in her decision to leak a 2003 NSA memo revealing illegal activity on the part of the United States to create diplomatic pressure to generate support for the war.
[10] In 2008, Friedlander became the editor-in-chief at Air America, the progressive radio network with hosts Rachel Maddow, Al Franken, Randi Rhodes and Marc Maron among others.
Friedlander was at the center of controversy on the internet in 2010 when he publicly offered to broker a deal for $100,000 on the Huffington Post for anyone who could produce a sex tape of Glenn Beck.
"[12] Friedlander has co-written several books including Uncle Charlie with Marc Asnin (2012),[13] Swiped: How to Protect Yourself in a World Full of Scammers, Phishers, and Identity Thieves with Adam Levin (2015),[14] and The Butler's Child, an autobiography by Lewis M. Steel (2016).
[16] Friedlander co-hosts a weekly podcast called What the Hack with Adam Levin, which features guests and experts who discuss their experiences with scams, identity theft, privacy and other cyber-related issues.