Daniel Ellsberg, Thomas Drake and Jesslyn Radack Tell It Like It Is at Whistle-Blowers’ Summit

Staff / Truthdig Apr 23, 2014 Unfortunately for our shaky democracy, the U.S. has needed serious and frequent help in exposing the misuse and abuse of government power in recent years. Fortunately for our democracy, people like Daniel Ellsberg, Edward Snowden, Thomas Drake and Jesslyn Radack have been paying attention. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: The Pulitzer Prize Committee

BLANK Apr 19, 2014 When institutions lend their support to the powerless, as the Pulitzer committee did this week to whistle-blowers and their newspapers, the battle is no longer merely between the weak and its oppressors.When institutions lend their support to the powerless, as the committee did to the NSA reporters, the battle is no longer merely between the weak and its oppressors. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Fighting the Militarized State

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Mar 31, 2014 The government has asked the Supreme Court not to hear my appeal that challenges the right of the military to arrest U.S. citizens, strip them of due process and hold them indefinitely. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Edward Snowden’s Moral Courage

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Feb 24, 2014 In a speech at Oxford University, the Truthdig columnist frames his team's argument in a debate on how we should view Snowden (left), the systems analyst who exposed the massive surveillance of Americans.In a speech at Oxford University, the Truthdig columnist frames his team's argument in a debate on how we should view Snowden (above), the systems analyst who exposed the massive surveillance of Americans. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Debate: Was Snowden Justified?

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 15, 2014 Pentagon whistle-blower Daniel Ellsberg opposes former NSA counsel Stewart Baker in a conversation about the significance of NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

What Obama Really Meant Was …

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jan 20, 2014 The president’s refusal to halt the evisceration of our most basic civil liberties was masked by lies about reform and the intentions of the corporate state Here's what he would have said if he had told the truthHis refusal to halt the evisceration of our civil liberties was masked by lies about reform and the corporate state's intentions. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Does Iraq Need More Weapons? Not Really

Staff / Truthdig Jan 9, 2014 The U.S. is sending arms to the Nouri al-Maliki regime as assistance for recent crises, an act that critics say will perpetuate the violence; the American Studies Association's Israel boycott is dividing academia; meanwhile, politicians are worried about American students' poor performance in the sciences. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Feeding the Flame of Revolt

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Nov 18, 2013 "Hactivist" Jeremy Hammond speaks out for his principles as a harsh sentence is imposed on him. His case exposes the deep fear the state now has of its own citizenry."Hactivist" Jeremy Hammond speaks out for his principles as he receives a harsh sentence. His case exposes the fear the state now has of its own citizenry. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Daniel Ellsberg: ‘Obama Would Have Indicted Me’

Staff / Truthdig Aug 30, 2013 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Robert Scheer interviews the godfather of principled leakers about Chelsea (formerly Bradley) Manning, Edward Snowden and President Obama's "unprecedented campaign against whistle-blowing." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges Responds to NDAA Defeat, Says It’s a ‘Black Day’ for Liberty

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jul 17, 2013 The US Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit has dealt a terrible blow to Chris Hedges, Daniel Ellsberg, Noam Chomsky and the other activists and journalists suing to prevent the indefinite military detention of American citizens Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit has dealt a terrible blow to Chris Hedges and the other activists and journalists suing to prevent the indefinite military detention of American citizens. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Daniel Ellsberg

BLANK Jun 16, 2013 Pentagon whistle-blower Daniel Ellsberg remains a steadfast example of the courage he recognizes in Edward Snowden and others in the current generation of whistle-blowers. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

You Know How to Whistle

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jun 16, 2013 Dig deeper