The U.S. Is Blocking Investigations Into War Crimes in Afghanistan

By Vijay Prashad / Independent Media Institute Apr 23, 2019 The victims of dozens, if not hundreds, of crimes will likely never see justice. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Trump, the Quintessential American

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Dec 17, 2018 The president and his ancestor in the art of the con, P.T. Barnum, are the true gods of our wealth-, celebrity- and power-obsessed society. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

‘Zero Days’ Film Review: When Warfare Goes Viral, Guess Who Loses?

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Jul 9, 2016 Compared to the era-defining new infoweapon Stuxnet, Big Brother is the stuff of child’s play. Compared to the era-defining new infoweapon Stuxnet, Big Brother is the stuff of child’s play. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Enough of This Nonsense About Steve Jobs Being an Artist

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 22, 2015 The triumph of Steve Jobs, Apple and tech in general was ushering in a new language of business. The iPhone is not a hand-held computer; it is an “extension of oneself.” And Jobs and his disciples are not merely businessmen and technicians but also “poets and artists.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Scientology

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The Church of Scientology’s Vitriolic Reaction to ‘Going Clear’

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Mar 31, 2015 The organization has hit back furiously at filmmaker Alex Gibney’s exposé “Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief,” which aired Sunday night on HBO. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Controversial Director Defends Bradley Manning

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Aug 13, 2013 Many supporters of Bradley Manning and WikiLeaks were unhappy with Academy Award-winning documentarian Alex Gibney's "We Steal Secrets," but in a new interview with David Sirota, the director expresses support for the Army private as well as for website founder Julian Assange. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘We Steal Secrets’: State Agitprop

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jun 3, 2013 A new documentary defames Bradley Manning as a sexually confused young man and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange as a paranoid megalomaniac and sexual deviant. But what else would you expect of a film commissioned by one of the largest corporations in the country?A new documentary defames Bradley Manning and Julian Assange. But what else would you expect of a film commissioned by one of the largest corporations in the U.S.? Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Bias Alleged in WikiLeaks Documentary ‘We Steal Secrets’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 30, 2013 Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney's new documentary on Julian Assange and Bradley Manning focuses "on character assassination rather than conscience" and portrays "whistleblowing as something that is deviant," writes Jesselyn Radack of the whistle-blower protection group Government Accountability Project. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Oliver Stone Supports Julian Assange

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 11, 2013 The award-winning director and champion of left-wing causes has defended the WikiLeaks founder against two forthcoming films after revealing that he met Assange at his de facto prison in London's Ecuadorean Embassy last week. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘Client 9’: The Rehabilitation of Eliot Spitzer

Richard Schickel / Truthdig Nov 6, 2010 A confession: I’ve never liked Eliot Spitzer He has his virtues: He is relentlessly—and not stupidly—articulate He has the right enemies, be they corporate titans or the endemically corrupt denizens of the New York legislature He is natty in his well-cut suits (by Hickey-Freeman, as the New York Times informs us) . Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )