Guardian Editor Alan Rusbridger on the Snowden Leaks

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 23, 2013 Three-and-a-half months after NSA leaker Edward Snowden brought the U.S. government’s massive spying operations to the public, "Democracy Now!" spends an hour Monday with Alan Rusbridger, editor-in-chief of The Guardian, the British newspaper that first reported the leaked documents. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Greg Palast

BLANK Sep 22, 2013 Noam Chomsky once said that Greg Palast "upsets all the right people." Did the independent investigative reporter halt Lawrence Summers' charge to the head of the Fed?Did the independent investigative reporter halt Lawrence Summers' charge to the head of the Fed? Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Not Even Encryption Will Save You, Snowden Documents Show

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 6, 2013 The NSA has thwarted many of the encryption safeguards currently relied upon to protect the online activities, communications and data of governments, banks and hundreds of millions of private citizens, major news outlets in possession of classified documents provided by whistle-blower Edward Snowden report.The NSA has thwarted many of the encryption safeguards currently relied upon to protect the online activities and communications of governments, banks and hundreds of millions of private citizens. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Laser Eavesdropping on Publishers of Leaks

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 23, 2013 Listening devices designed to pick up vibrations produced by sound waves bouncing off solid surfaces could be used by spies looking to learn about surveillance leaks, the U.K. government warned The Guardian newspaper. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

What Is Metadata?

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 13, 2013 Wondering exactly what the "metadata" that we learned the NSA is scooping up from all of our digital communications really is? The Guardian gives you the chance to see exactly the kinds of details you generate in an average day via the use of common applications and technologies. Dig deeper ( 2 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 )

Chicago Police Detain Independent Journalists at Gunpoint (Video)

Staff / Truthdig May 22, 2012 Police stopped and drew guns on a group of independent journalists who were driving home after covering the NATO protests in Chicago on Monday evening. Tim Pool and Luke Rudkowski, two of the best-known live streamers covering the Occupy movement, believe they may have been targeted. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Official Murdoch Denouncement Makes Waves on American Shores

Staff / Truthdig May 3, 2012 The declaration by British MPs on Tuesday that Rupert Murdoch exercised "willfull blindness" about phone hacking at The News of the World and is "not a fit person" to run a major international company has prompted the watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington to ask the FCC to revoke the 27 Fox broadcast licenses that News Corp. holds in the U.S. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Brussels Summit Will Not Avert Eurozone Crisis

Staff / Truthdig Dec 11, 2011 At the close of an economic summit that appears to have failed to rescue Italy, Spain and more of Europe from sinking deeper into a mire of recession, Guardian economics editor Larry Elliott prefigures the collapse of the euro as a unifying currency of the European Union. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Bradley Manning’s Mind

Staff / Truthdig May 28, 2011 An investigative video created by The Guardian examines alleged WikiLeaker Bradley Manning's psychological condition before he was dispatched to Iraq, concluding that he was probably not fit for overseas duty and that security at his station was remarkably lax. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Julian Assange Has a Backup Plan

Staff / Truthdig Dec 7, 2010 When asked what would happen if he was "taken out," either physically or technically, WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange said in an online chat that more than 100,000 people have encrypted copies of leaked material and "if something happens to us, the key parts will be released automatically." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

America Prefers to Execute Men, Apparently

Staff / Truthdig Aug 23, 2010 Teresa Lewis is scheduled to be executed this month, the first woman to be officially killed by the state of Virginia in nearly a century. In the five years since a woman was last executed in the United States, the government put 220 men to death, according to the Death Penalty Information Center. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )