Staff / TruthdigJun 22, 2016
The host of "The Late Show" hits the target—and certain members of Congress—where it counts in this timely gun control takedown. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigJun 11, 2014
Traitor, loser, deserter. While Fox News can't seem to find enough insults to describe Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, CNN is busy wondering whether the prisoner of war modeled his life after the fictional TV series "Homeland." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
By Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatchDec 18, 2012
The Invisible Government, published by David Wise and Thomas B. Ross in 1964, was groundbreaking, shadow-removing, illuminating. It caused a fuss from its very first paragraph, which was then a shockeroo: “There are two governments in the United States today. One is visible. The other is invisible.” Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigDec 20, 2009
While President Barack Obama will miss his goal of shutting down Guantanamo by January, the U.S. has returned 12 detainees from the notorious prison to their respective homelands. That leaves more than 100 detainees awaiting repatriation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Marie Cocco / TruthdigFeb 14, 2008
The president and other fear mongers love to harangue Americans with the specter of terrorism when their pet projects (and our freedoms) are on the line, but when it comes to the basic programs that protect us from disaster, money talks louder than threats. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 2, 2006
Christopher Soghoian created a boarding pass generator, allowing visitors to his website to sneak through airport security with fake documents. Though the FBI has shut down Soghoian's site, the flaw that enabled it remains a security threat. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 3, 2006
The Transportation Security Administration has suspended the installation of trace-detection portals, the machines that detect explosives on passengers. The move comes amid criticism that the TSA and the Department of Homeland Security have been unable to develop and implement effective airport security tools. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 12, 2006
The official anti-terrorism database is so flawed that it lists 8,591 potential terrorism targets in Indiana--50% more than in New York and twice as many as in California. Examples: "Old MacDonalds Petting Zoo, the Amish Country Popcorn factory and the Mule Day Parade." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Joe Conason / TruthdigJun 9, 2006
Department of Homeland Security chief Michael Chertoff may have again revealed his incompetence by slashing New York's anti-terror funding, but the problems plaguing that agency reach far deeper than one man. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 1, 2006
The Department of Homeland Security slashed anti-terrorism money for Washington and New York in favor of cities like Jacksonville and Sacramento. Stunner: "A DHS risk scorecard for the city asserted that the home of the Empire State Building and the Brooklyn Bridge has 'zero' national monuments or icons." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 2, 2006
The former inspector general for the Department of Homeland Security says he was confronted by then-Secretary Tom Ridge ?to intimidate me, to stare me down, to force me to back off" from criticizing security failures in advance of the 2004 presidential election. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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