
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 the NDAA dissenters in Congress for doing their part to protect our civil liberties, even in the face of formidable political pressure. These 149 senators and representatives pushed back against an alarming, and ultimately successful, assault on Americans’ most sacred rights, even when the president failed to do his part.
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