Feingold Correctly Predicted Patriot Act Abuse in 2001 (Video)

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jun 11, 2013 When the Senate passed the Patriot Act after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, only one senator voted against it: Russ Feingold, a Democrat from Wisconsin. At the time, he expressed concern over where it could lead. And in the wake of revelations about the scope of NSA surveillance, it turns out the former senator's fears were completely justified. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

One American Who Isn’t for Sale

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jun 11, 2013 Whistle-blower Edward Snowden worked for a private company that got 98 percent of its $5.8 billion last year from the taxpayers, who are the same folks being spied upon. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

We Still Need This Debate

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Jun 11, 2013 The important thing right now isn't whether Edward Snowden should be labeled hero or villain. First, let's have the debate he sparked over surveillance and privacy. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

SCOTUS Rules for Rumsfeld, Maher Slams ‘Original Teabagger’ Reagan, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jun 11, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including a petition to pardon NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden is created and a former colleague of Fox News host Sean Hannity has some tough criticism for him. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Ellsberg on NSA Leaker Snowden: ‘He’s Done an Enormous Service’ (Video)

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jun 10, 2013 "It can't be overestimated to this democracy," Daniel Ellsberg told CNN on Sunday night. "It gives us a chance, I think, from drawing back from the total surveillance state that we could say we're in process of becoming, I'm afraid we have become. That's what he's revealed." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Whistle-Blower Edward Snowden Opens Up About NSA Leak

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jun 10, 2013 In an interview with The Guardian, the man who was revealed Sunday to be the source behind the British newspaper's recent NSA stories explains to Glenn Greenwald and Ewen MacAskill why he became a whistle-blower, when he decided to leak the documents, what he expects to happen to him now and whether he sees himself as another Bradley Manning. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: NSA Whistle-Blower Edward Snowden (Updated)

BLANK Jun 9, 2013 The Guardian notes, "Snowden will go down in history as one of America's most consequential whistleblowers, alongside Daniel Ellsberg and Bradley Manning." Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )