Fred Hampton Lives On, 50 Years After His Assassination

Tana Ganeva / Truthdig Dec 4, 2019 The Black Panther and civil rights leader pledged to "fight racism with solidarity." The struggle against capitalism he championed lives on. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Truth About Martin Luther King’s Assassination

Teodrose Fikre / The Ghion Journal Apr 5, 2018 The conspiracy involved many, and his blood is on the hands of the same politicos, pundits and establishment puppets who now celebrate him. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

A Case of Selective Justice

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Feb 24, 2018 When did the FBI, or any U.S. intelligence agency, become Veritas, the virtue of truthfulness and model of integrity? Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Mainstream Media’s Wimpy Coverage of Inaugural Address Was No Surprise

Bill Blum / Truthdig Jan 24, 2017 Does the age of Trump signal a new era of McCarthyism—or worse, an American brand of fascism? Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The Top Five Times the FBI Intervened to Help the U.S. Right Wing

Juan Cole / Truthdig Nov 8, 2016 What is unusual about the Federal Bureau of Investigation's intervention in the 2016 election is not the intervention. After all, the FBI tries to shape United States politics every day. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Here’s What Happened When Cynthia McKinney Tried to Use WikiLeaks Info in Her Dissertation

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Sep 10, 2015 So, former U.S. Representative and current Green Party politician Cynthia McKinney recently accomplished the impressive feat of earning her Ph.D. at Antioch University. So far, so good. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Islamic State’s Dangerous Effort to Wipe Out Humanity’s Past

Aram Sinnreich / Truthdig Aug 28, 2015 The militant group's destruction this week of the ruins of a temple in the ancient city of Palmyra is an attempt to reduce history to a mere digital memory, the epistemological equivalent of a LOLCats meme or a Vine prank. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Danny Schechter

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Mar 25, 2015 In a lifetime of media activism, the late journalist and human rights activist Danny Schechter was best known for his advocacy of public media and his work to inform the world of life under South Africa's apartheid regime.The late journalist and activist Danny Schechter was known for his advocacy of public media and his work to shine a spotlight on South African apartheid. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Amazing True Story of 8 Ordinary Americans Who Blew the Lid Off Government Spying

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Jan 14, 2014 Eight more patriots can be added to the roll of whistle-blowing heroes Daniel Ellsberg, Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The FBI, the NSA and a Long-Held Secret Revealed

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Jan 9, 2014 This week, more news emerged about the theft of classified government documents, leaked to the press, that revealed a massive, top-secret surveillance program. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

A Call to Action

By James Cromwell May 23, 2013 The Obama administration has passed or made use of a host of laws to infringe our civil liberties, obliterate the balance of power, legitimize a military dictatorship, and control the dissemination of truth in the name of protecting its "secrets." Soon we will have lost our freedom, not to some foreign nation that hates it, but to our own devices.The Obama administration has passed or made use of a host of laws to infringe our civil liberties, legitimize a military dictatorship and control the dissemination of the truth. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Infiltration of Political Movements Is the Norm in America

By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers Mar 16, 2012 Earlier this month, several members of LulzSec, an offshoot of Anonymous, were charged with hacking, reportedly on the basis of reports from an FBI informer described in the media as a leader of LulzSec, notorious for its exploits against Sony, the CIA, the US Senate, the FBI, Visa, MasterCard and PayPal Earlier this month, several members of LulzSec, an offshoot of Anonymous, were charged with hacking, reportedly on the basis of reports from an FBI informer described in the media as a leader of LulzSec. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )