James Baldwin Won the Battle, but William F. Buckley Won the War

John Timpane / Truthdig Feb 16, 2020 A new book explores the legacy of a momentous 1965 debate about race in America. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

‘The Great Hack’ Shows How Facebook Got Your Number

Jordan Riefe / Truthdig Jul 23, 2019 For an Oscar-nominated filmmaking team, what started as a documentary on the Sony hack morphed into Cambridge Analytica’s brain hack. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Pro-War Press, Not Cambridge Analytica, Is the Real Scandal

Daniel Lazare / Truthdig Apr 13, 2018 The story is heavy on Russophobic propaganda and light on proof that the data analysis company influenced the 2016 election in any substantial way. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Zuckerberg Breaks Silence on Cambridge Analytica, Apologizes for Data Breach

Jordan Riefe / Truthdig Mar 21, 2018 "I'm really sorry this happened," Zuckerberg says on CNN after blaming himself and Cambridge University researcher Aleksandr Kogan in a Facebook post. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Whistleblower: Trump Data Firm Raided 50 Million Facebook Profiles

Gregory Glover / Truthdig Mar 17, 2018 The social media site suspends Cambridge Analytica over a massive data breach that is reported to have targeted voters in the 2016 U.S. election. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Scientists Find Possible Link Between Brain Development and Anti-Social Behavior

Staff / Truthdig Jun 16, 2016 Brain scans by scientists at Cambridge University have highlighted “striking” structural differences between the brains of young men diagnosed with anti-social behavioral problems and those of their better-behaved peers. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Alan Turing

BLANK Dec 30, 2013 One of the world's earliest computer geniuses, a British man whose work helped save humanity from fascism, was persecuted to death by the homophobic authorities of his era This Christmas Eve, thanks to popular pressure and the authority of Queen Elizabeth II, justice to his memory has been served in the form of a royal pardon. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )