Chris Hedges and Barrett Brown on the Corporate State’s War on the Press (Video)

Staff and Chris Hedges / Truthdig Aug 6, 2018 "Both well-meaning and more illicit-minded intelligence professionals basically realize [exposures of the inner workings of power] can't go on," the publisher and journalist tells the "On Contact" host in a discussion about attacks on such organizations as WikiLeaks. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Can We Still Trust Julian Assange and WikiLeaks?

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Nov 16, 2017 The WikiLeaks founder now appears to have been a political operative in 2016—favoring the Trump campaign—despite his denial that he played such a role. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

New Zealand’s Internet Party Hosts #AntiSpyBill Event

Staff / Truthdig Aug 6, 2017 People worldwide join online event to draft citizen-initiated legislation aimed at countering government spying. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Journalist Barrett Brown, Recently Released From Prison, Is Re-Arrested Before Scheduled Interview

Staff / Truthdig May 1, 2017 New First Amendment concerns are raised over the treatment of Brown, who was imprisoned in a case related to email leaks. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Will Prison Eventually Kill America’s Activists as It Did Oscar Wilde?

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 26, 2015 When a magistrate sentenced the literary genius to two years of hard labor for the crime of being gay, he said it was the maximum punishment allowed by law. That turned out to be truer than the judge might have imagined. It killed him. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Egypt’s Mendacious President Dangles Freedom Before Imprisoned Al-Jazeera Journalists

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 29, 2015 Four Al-Jazeera journalists have been sitting in an Egyptian prison for more than a year because they dared to report on the coup orchestrated by Egypt's current president, Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Barrett Brown

BLANK Jan 25, 2015 Since his arrest in 2012, Brown has come to be seen as one of those subjected to predatory treatment as the U.S. government persecutes journalists who use underground tactics to expose wrongdoing. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Barrett Brown Guilty Plea Could Chill Reporting

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 30, 2014 The hacktivist journalist pleaded guilty to three charges stemming from his reporting on a high-profile hack by the group Anonymous and his long-standing conflict with the FBI. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘It’s Information Warfare Against Journalism, Against the Public’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 3, 2014 "The state now wants to make sharing unapproved information a crime," DSWright writes at FireDogLake. "Which is to say the stakes in the Barrett Brown case could not be higher." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Guardian Editor Discusses Snowden Leaks and a Security State Run Amok

BLANK Nov 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 )

Barrett Brown’s Mother Sentenced

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 9, 2013 The mother of the activist-journalist with links to Anonymous was sentenced to six months' probation Friday for helping her son hide laptops from the FBI. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Gagging the Press: The Federal Case Against Barrett Brown

BLANK Sep 8, 2013 A federal judge has issued a gag order in the controversial case against journalist Barrett Brown, accused of a crime for, among other things, posting a link to a public site containing hacked files. Yes, the feds are trying to criminalize a journalistic act. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )