What We Expect to See in 2017

Staff / Truthdig Jan 1, 2017 2016 is history. As we turn the page on this strange and difficult year, Truthdig editors and writers look ahead to what the new year might bring. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Read the Open Letter By Former Federal Prosecutors Criticizing James Comey

Staff / Truthdig Nov 1, 2016 Nearly 100 prosecutors and Department of Justice officials, including former Attorney General Eric Holder, expressed “serious concerns over FBI Director Comey's departure from long-standing department protocols.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

How the CIA’s Darkest Torture Secrets Were Exposed—and Covered Up

John Kiriakou / Truthdig Sep 11, 2016 An investigator for the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Dan Jones, worked hard to get to the bottom of the agency’s torture program. Then-Attorney General Eric Holder and others conspired to keep the worst news hidden. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Dear Mr. Holder: Here’s Why Edward Snowden Can’t Get a Fair Trial in Your National Security State

Juan Cole / Truthdig May 31, 2016 The former US attorney general's sudden appreciation of Snowden is hypocritical The former U. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Former Attorney General Eric Holder: Snowden Performed ‘Public Service’ but Should Be Punished

Staff / Truthdig May 31, 2016 Despite his belief that the way Snowden opened the public debate on surveillance was “inappropriate and illegal,” Holder says that any judge who might try the NSA whistleblower should account for his contribution to the debate about mass surveillance. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Private Groups, Not Government, Lead the Charge on Prison Issues

John Kiriakou / Truthdig May 18, 2016 As architects consider a ban on designing death chambers and a major pharmaceutical company stops selling drugs for use in executions, Washington sits on its hands when it comes to reform. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Obama’s Bureaucrats Thwarting His Efforts to Free Drug War Prisoners

By Phillip Smith / AlterNet May 13, 2016 The applications of thousands of federal inmates eligible for commuted sentences are bottlenecked, and the clock is ticking. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Two Years Behind Bars or 20? One Day, a Computer Formula May Have a Say

Thor Benson / Truthdig Jan 7, 2016 Influenced by algorithms, judges who are racially biased might actually hand out milder sentences to minority defendants. But some experts worry that, in the big picture, an imperfect science may work against the accused. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

A Most Unhappy New Year at Guantanamo

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Dec 31, 2015 As the clock counts down to the new year, another clock will continue ticking, counting the days, hours, minutes and seconds since May 23, 2013, the day President Barack Obama promised to free all those prisoners at the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay who have been cleared for release. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Best Defense Is Good Offense: DOJ Challenges Local Public Defense Programs

Staff / Truthdig Aug 26, 2015 Court filings bring national attention to local funding issues. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Comcast Merger With Time Warner Is Scrapped

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Apr 25, 2015 The takeover's collapse comes shortly after outgoing U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder gave regulators his approval to challenge the merger, which they had feared would harm competition and consumers alike. The takeover's collapse comes shortly after Attorney General Eric Holder gave regulators his approval to challenge the merger, which they had feared would harm competition and consumers alike. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

For Goodness’ Sakes, Confirm Loretta Lynch Now

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Apr 21, 2015 In a sane world, the Republican-led Senate would have confirmed Loretta Lynch as attorney general months ago. But sanity hasn't been seen around here in some time. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )