Twitter Says ‘No’ to Helping Build Muslim Registry

By Nadia Prupis / Common Dreams Dec 3, 2016 The Intercept reached out to nine tech companies, including Facebook, to see where they stand on helping the Trump administration track Muslims. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Making of Edward Snowden

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 2, 2014 Before he became the early 21st century's most important whistle-blower, Edward Snowden "was politically conservative, a gun owner, a geek," writes Luke Harding in his new book, "The Snowden Files." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Signs of the Apocalypse in Red Square

Staff / Truthdig Jul 24, 2013 The Russian Orthodox Church warns that the legalization of gay marriage spells impending doom; former President Carter proclaims "America does not have a functioning democracy"; meanwhile, Booz Allen Hamilton took over Washington, and nobody noticed until Edward Snowden blew the whistle. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Edward Snowden’s Long Flight

By Peter Van Buren, TomDispatch Jul 2, 2013 As a State Department whistle-blower, I think a lot about Edward Snowden. I suspect we have a lot in common, though I’ve never had the slightest contact with him. Still, as he took his long flight from Hong Kong into the unknown, I couldn’t help feeling that he was thinking some of my thoughts, or I his. Here are five things that I imagine were on his mind as that plane took off. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

America’s New Cold War: Why the Allies Side With Snowden

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jul 2, 2013 How inconvenient to find the names of France, Italy, Japan and Mexico among the 38 embassies and missions bugged at will by our electronic spooks. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Corporatizing National Security: What It Means

By Ralph Nader Jun 22, 2013 There’s big money to be made in moving government-owned functions and assets into corporate hands. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.S. Charges Edward Snowden With Espionage

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 22, 2013 Federal prosecutors have filed a sealed criminal complaint against the 29-year-old former NSA contractor who leaked documents revealing details of top-secret surveillance programs this month. Officials say the U.S. has asked Hong Kong to detain Snowden on a provisional arrest warrant. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Terror Con

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jun 18, 2013 The name of the game is threat inflation, and no one has been better at it than the folks at Booz Allen Hamilton, the inventors of the new boondoggle called cyberwarfare. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Pentagon’s Preparations for War Against Us

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 16, 2013 A score of recent defense department and other official documents warn that climate change, energy shocks and economic crisis could trigger waves of civil unrest. The understanding seems to explain the proliferation of security and surveillance programs over the last decade. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

SCOTUS Rules for Rumsfeld, Maher Slams ‘Original Teabagger’ Reagan, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jun 11, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including a petition to pardon NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden is created and a former colleague of Fox News host Sean Hannity has some tough criticism for him. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )