Daniel Ellsberg, Thomas Drake and Jesslyn Radack Tell It Like It Is at Whistle-Blowers’ Summit

Staff / Truthdig Apr 23, 2014 Unfortunately for our shaky democracy, the U.S. has needed serious and frequent help in exposing the misuse and abuse of government power in recent years. Fortunately for our democracy, people like Daniel Ellsberg, Edward Snowden, Thomas Drake and Jesslyn Radack have been paying attention. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Honoring the ‘Accomplices’ to Truth Who Caught Clapper in a Lie

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Feb 18, 2014 Yesterday's traitor is today's hero, and the brave journalists who helped Edward Snowden get the word out are at last being honored for their public service. Or so one hopes. The brave journalists who helped Edward Snowden get the word out are at last being honored for their public service. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Our Sinister Dual State

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Feb 17, 2014 Edward Snowden's leaks expose a duality in which a government that carries out crimes under our Constitution lies beyond the reach of the law and citizens are rendered legally helpless We must use his disclosures to purge from power those who have eviscerated our civil liberties . Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The Menace of the Military Mind

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Feb 3, 2014 The suggestion of the U.S. intelligence director, a retired general, that some reporters are Edward Snowden's "accomplices" points up the military's antipathy to a free press. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Christie, Clapper and Other Officials Who Should Be in Jail Instead of Snowden

Juan Cole / Truthdig Feb 1, 2014 The vindictiveness toward Edward Snowden in official Washington has nothing to do with law breaking and everything to do with the privileges of power. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

NSA Monitored Calls of 35 World Leaders

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Oct 24, 2013 Documents provided by whistle-blower Edward Snowden show the NSA monitored phone calls by 35 world leaders after getting the numbers from an official in another department of government. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Etiquette of War and Surveillance

By Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch Oct 12, 2013 An old and knowledgeable friend, Colonel Manners (ret.), is ready to step into the void left by the Dear Abby column in the classic military newspaper Stars and Stripes. His assignment: to answer letters from Americans puzzled by the etiquette, manners, and language of the arcane national security world of Washington. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

NSA Violated Its Own Rules on Bulk Surveillance (Video)

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 16, 2013 Internal NSA audits found thousands of cases in which the spying agency collected, stored and possibly searched data belonging to private citizens that it was not authorized to view, much less acquire. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

We Can Handle the Truth

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Jul 6, 2013 I don't believe government officials when they say the National Security Agency's surveillance programs do not invade our privacy. The record suggests that you shouldn't believe them, either. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

James Clapper Says He Forgot About the Patriot Act

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 3, 2013 The mendacious national intelligence director who last month told NBC News that he gave the "least untruthful answer" in a March Senate hearing about the extent of government spying on U.S. citizens revised that assessment to "erroneous" Tuesday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Intelligence Director Confirms Online Spying

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 7, 2013 The Obama administration has acknowledged using a secret program to spy on millions of customers of the biggest technology companies. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

How the David Petraeus-Paula Broadwell Affair Was Uncovered

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Nov 12, 2012 It appears modern technology and a jealous lover cost the ex-CIA director his job. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )