Obama’s Immigration Conundrum

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Feb 8, 2009 One of the worst messes facing the Obama administration is the disgraceful state of the federal government’s immigration detention centers. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Maryland Police Keep You Safe From Terrorist Nuns

Staff / Truthdig Dec 8, 2008 How did two nuns end up on a list of terrorists? Blame a now-defunct investigation by the Maryland State Police, who sent undercover troopers to spy on political groups and identify supposed terrorists, among them pacifists, environmentalists, a congressional candidate and those two feisty nuns. Update Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

E-Speech: The (Uncertain) Future of Free Expression

By Aram Sinnreich and Masha Zager Oct 29, 2008 As tools like the Web, e-mail, voice over IP, Internet video, mobile phones and peer-to-peer file sharing become increasingly vital to our lives, limitations on speech and threats to our privacy are becoming increasingly important civil rights issues. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

FBI Coming to a Public Location Near You

Staff / Truthdig Sep 14, 2008 The Justice Department was dotting the i's and crossing the t's on Friday on a new set of rules designed to help FBI agents zero in on potential national security threats within the U.S., allowing them to gather information in public places -- and even conduct interviews -- without identifying themselves. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

By George W. Bush

Staff / Truthdig Jun 16, 2008 If authoring a war against innocent civilians abroad and civil liberties at home wasn't enough, George W. Bush is toying with the idea of writing a book upon leaving the Oval Office in January. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Adviser: McCain Backs Bush’s Wiretaps

Staff / Truthdig Jun 6, 2008 As if 100 years in Iraq wasn't enough, a top adviser to John McCain claims that the presumptive Republican presidential nominee supports and believes lawful Bush's infamous warrantless wiretapping program. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Tim Robbins on Orwell, Obama and the Media

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Jun 3, 2008 It's usually a reliable sign that a once-original idea has been utterly stripped of its impact by the time it becomes the premise for a reality television show. Not so for "Big Brother." Several seasons of that particular televised train wreck have come and gone, and besides, Apple Computer also cashed in on the whole surveillance paranoia theme ages ago. Big Brother is watching. We get it. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Chavez Loses

Patrick Chappatte, Le Temps, Switzerland Dec 4, 2007 Dig deeper

Chavez: ‘There Is No Dictatorship Here’

Staff / Truthdig Dec 3, 2007 Hugo Chavez sounded an optimistic note Monday after ending up on the losing end of a vote -- by a slim 51 to 49 percent margin -- that would have expanded his constitutional powers as Venezuela's president and instituted changes in federal fund allocation and labor policy, among other proposed developments. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

NYT: Bush Has Shredded Constitution Since 9/11

Staff / Truthdig Oct 15, 2007 In a scathing editorial on Sunday, The New York Times accused President Bush of playing on the nation's post-9/11 fears in order to justify violating our civil liberties and protecting big telecom companies implicated in his wiretapping scheme. The Bush camp "use[d] the nation's tragedy to grab ever more power for its vision of an imperial presidency," the Times editorial board charged. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

You Have No Rights

Staff / Truthdig Aug 14, 2007 Matthew Rothschild, editor of The Progressive and author of "You Have No Rights," explains how our president became a "medieval king," and why your civil liberties are in greater danger than ever. Dig deeper ( 17 Min. Read )

Pakistan May Crack Down on Freedoms

Staff / Truthdig Aug 9, 2007 The Pakistani government may declare a state of emergency, which would grant it extraordinary powers, limit civil liberties and extend the political lifespan of embattled President Gen. Pervez Musharraf. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )