Staff / TruthdigAug 4, 2015
The persecution of Julian Assange is about to flare again as it enters a dangerous stage. On Aug. 20, three-quarters of the Swedish prosecutor’s case against Assange regarding sexual misconduct in 2010 will disappear as the statute of limitations expires. Meanwhile, Washington’s obsession with Assange and WikiLeaks has intensified. Indeed, it is vindictive American power that offers the greatest threat -- as Chelsea Manning and those still held in Guantanamo can attest. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 19, 2014
"If I end up in chains in Guantanamo," the NSA whistle-blower tells The Guardian's Alan Rusbridger and Ewen MacAskill in a must-see interview, "I can live with that." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
BLANKNov 17, 2013
In an essay in The New York Review of Books, Alan Rusbridger takes a long view of the efforts of government security apparatuses to bug our daily existences, including subverting online security, to make us safer. So, do you feel any safer? Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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BLANKOct 13, 2013
In an age of unprecedented antagonism toward the press, one newspaper headquartered in the heart of a former empire is making a spirited thrashing of the image and ambitions of some of the world's proudest elites.One newspaper headquartered in the heart of a former empire is making a spirited thrashing of the image and ambitions of some of the world's proudest elites. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigSep 23, 2013
Three-and-a-half months after NSA leaker Edward Snowden brought the U.S. government’s massive spying operations to the public, "Democracy Now!" spends an hour Monday with Alan Rusbridger, editor-in-chief of The Guardian, the British newspaper that first reported the leaked documents. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJun 25, 2012
“Allowing media power to be concentrated in the hands of a few multibillionaires will impoverish society,” says Alan Rusbridger, editor of The Guardian, who offers a seven-question test for whether a media organization is a potential menace to the public. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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