Lies Liberals Tell Themselves About the Second Amendment

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jun 14, 2019 A deep-seated denial about the colonial ideology undergirding gun rights in the U.S. has hampered the left's approach to arms control. Dig deeper ( 22 Min. Read )

Don’t Forget Michelle Wolf’s Important Message About Journalism and Truth

Teodrose Fikre / Truthdig May 9, 2018 Corporate courtiers are disguised as journalists, the comedian reminded us at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Where Is the Outrage About Julian Assange’s Silencing?

Teodrose Fikre / The Ghion Journal Apr 3, 2018 The campaign to gag the WikiLeaks' founder is a bipartisan and bilateral attack on free speech that could lead to a wider assault on all of our freedoms. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Phony Democracy Lives in Darkness

Fangman Michael / Truthdig Mar 22, 2018 Paul Ryan's duplicitous pet project to cut Social Security is symptomatic of America's pathological political system. Don't fall for the scam. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

How Second Amendment Distortions Kill

By Robert Parry / Consortiumnews Oct 6, 2017 The Las Vegas massacre underscores the intellectual dishonesty of the "gun rights" lobby, which has falsified history to serve its agenda. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

America’s Astounding Human Rights Hypocrisy in Cuba

Harvey Wasserman / Truthdig Mar 25, 2016 The idea of the United States lecturing Cuba or any other country about human rights comes down somewhere between embarrassing and nauseating. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

NSA

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Robert Scheer: ‘Disturbing the Government Is an Obligation of Citizenship’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 20, 2015 In a discussion with C-SPAN about the spying and civil liberty matters at the heart of his new book, Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer says that "the word is not 'privacy,' it's really 'sovereignty.' " Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Shredding the Fourth Amendment in Post-Constitutional America

By Peter Van Buren, TomDispatch Jun 27, 2014 The Bill of Rights was designed to protect the people from their government. If the First Amendment’s right to speak out publicly was the people's wall of security, then the Fourth Amendment’s right to privacy was its buttress. It was once thought that the government should neither be able to stop citizens from speaking nor peer into their lives. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Obama Wrongs the Bill of Rights

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Dec 19, 2013 Adopted on Dec. 15, 1791, the Bill of Rights comprises the first 10 amendments to the Constitution. While praising it last week and ticking through "our most fundamental rights," President Obama failed to mention the Fourth Amendment. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Singing and Photography Can Land You in Jail

BLANK Aug 19, 2013 While the NSA has been drawing international attention for its massive collection of personal data and its seemingly preternatural inability to follow its own shadowy protocols for handling the material, it’s useful to remember that our national eavesdroppers aren’t the only governmental entities running roughshod over the Bill of Rights. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Obama Housing Plans vs. Reality

By Cora Currier, ProPublica Feb 15, 2012 The Obama administration recently unveiled a string of proposals to help struggling homeowners and get the housing market back on its feet. Here are the latest of them, whether they are anything new and whether they stand a chance of going anywhere. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )