Activism

Crowdsourcing Our Way Out of the Democracy Crisis

By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, Popular Resistance Jul 14, 2014 An increasing number of Americans are getting fed up with the phony democracy that exists in the United States. Across the nation people are engaging in democracy rebellions as they re-examine the nation’s roots, especially with the 4th of July weekend recently passing. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

The Right to Resist

Scott Tucker / Truthdig Jul 14, 2014 Narrowing the argument over Palestine to an inner circle of Israeli Jews would give us a better chance of choosing our favorite champions of justice without risking the charge of anti-Semitism. But we must break out into risk and freedom. If we are digging for truth, Haneen Zoabi deserves a wider hearing. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Aaron Swartz Can’t Fight the New Cybersecurity Bill, So We Must Do It

By Thor Benson Jul 13, 2014 A year-and-a-half after Swartz killed himself because of pressure from felonies he faced over alleged “cyber crimes,” the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act is set to give the government the power to collect and share content from emails, texts or other written communications without a warrant, ACLU adviser Gabe Rottman says.CISA is set to give the government the power to collect and share content from emails, texts or other written communications without a warrant, ACLU adviser Gabe Rottman says. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Nomads of the Digital Age

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Jul 10, 2014 The freedom to communicate and to share has entered a new era. The power promised by this freedom, by the Internet, is immense, so much so that it frightens entrenched institutions. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Here’s One Way to Land on the NSA’s Watch List

Staff / Truthdig Jul 10, 2014 Last week, German journalists revealed that the National Security Agency has a program to collect information about people who use privacy-protecting services, including popular anonymizing software called Tor. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

ACLU, Gay Rights Groups Withdraw Support for ENDA

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jul 9, 2014 It is currently legal in the majority of states to fire an employee for being gay. A bill meant to change that lost key allies Tuesday, including the ACLU, Lambda Legal and GLAD. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Why Did Glenn Greenwald Get Scooped by the Washington Post in the Latest Snowden Revelation?

Staff / Truthdig Jul 8, 2014 After foreshadowing the biggest Edward Snowden story yet, reporter Glenn Greenwald may have been silenced by Pierre Omidyar's strong White House ties; reality TV workers have had a rough time of it; meanwhile, the child plastered on Nazi propaganda as the "perfect Aryan" was actually Jewish. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Kickstarter CEO Says Internet Providers Threaten Free Thinking and Competition

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jul 8, 2014 Yancey Strickler writes in The Washington Post that his crowdfunding platform and the "more than 60,000 creative ideas that have been brought to life using Kickstarter" would not exist if companies like Comcast had their way. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Julian Assange on WikiLeaks, Snowden and His New Bid for Freedom

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 7, 2014 "Democracy Now!" speaks to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange inside the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, where he has lived as a political prisoner for more than two years, in what the show says is the first time a U.S. news program has entered his place of refuge. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hillary Clinton: I Don’t Give Snowden Credit for the Privacy Debate

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jul 5, 2014 The former secretary of state tells The Guardian in a video interview that if whistle-blower Edward Snowden is "serious" about joining the debate over "the tension between privacy and security," he can come home. "But that's his decision," she adds. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

From Death to Doughnuts: Why Immigrants Dream of America

Staff / Truthdig Jul 4, 2014 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: We look at America's birthday through the eyes and words of refugees. Also, Hobby Lobby's religious freedom and the war on women. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ Is Already Messing Up Journalism

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jul 3, 2014 A BBC editor says his 2007 blog on the financial meltdown has been effectively deleted from the Internet thanks to a European court ruling meant to protect privacy. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )