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 )

The Good Germans in Government

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jun 25, 2013 Why are we chasing after Edward Snowden and not the many others with access to such damning data of government malfeasance who remain silent? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Guantanamo Doctors Said to Be Untroubled by Force-Feeding Prisoners

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 21, 2013 Amid calls for President Obama to allow independent physicians to visit hunger striking detainees at Guantanamo Bay, a spokesman for the facility said Thursday that no doctors working there had balked at feeding inmates against their will. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

FBI Confirms Drone Use Over U.S. Soil

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 19, 2013 Speaking at a Senate hearing Wednesday about telephone data collection, FBI Director Robert Mueller said the bureau uses drones to aid its investigations in a "very, very minimal way, very seldom." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Gore Criticizes NSA Surveillance, Maher Slams Entrenched Congress, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jun 17, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including Iran elects a new president and the latest Gallup poll reveals which societal institution Americans have the least amount of confidence in. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A New Balance Toward Liberty

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Jun 13, 2013 The hardest thing in an argument is to acknowledge competing truths. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The End of the Right of Privacy?

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Jun 7, 2013 Someday, a young girl will look up into her father's eyes and ask, "Daddy, what was privacy?" Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Chemical Weapons: ‘A Retold Drama Riddled With Plot Holes’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 1, 2013 "In any normal society," writes a skeptical Robert Fisk of the media and government blowup over the alleged use of chemical weapons by the Syrian government, "the red lights would now be flashing." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Denying Victims a Vote

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Mar 23, 2013 Shame on Harry Reid for killing any prospect of an assault weapons ban. I understand why he did it, but that doesn't make it right. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Marco Rubio vs. Rand Paul, Dianne Feinstein vs. Ted Cruz, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Mar 15, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including a Reuters editor is indicted on suspicion of aiding hackers and Barack Obama wants Democratic lawmakers to know he's not Dick Cheney. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Christie Slams Congress, Krugman Debates Scarborough, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Mar 6, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including a major development in the confirmation hearing of John Brennan and Jeb Bush flip-flops on immigration reform once more. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

CIA Nominee Can’t Evade Drone Questions at Senate Hearing

By Thomas Hedges, Center for Study of Responsive Law Feb 8, 2013 The confirmation hearing of John Brennan to become CIA director began and ended Thursday with questions about his oversight of the drone program that is said to have been responsible for the deaths of at least 2,629 people.John Brennan faced scrutiny about the program said to be responsible for thousands of deaths. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )