Hillary’s Mistake

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Jill Stein’s Green New Deal Deserves to Be Heard by Widest Audience Possible

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Jul 7, 2016 The prospective Green Party presidential candidate is moving up in the polls with progressive ideas to reinvigorate the American economy, save the environment and give power to the people instead of corporations. The prospective Green Party presidential candidate is moving up in the polls with progressive ideas to reinvigorate the American economy, save the environment and give power to the people instead of corporations. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

FBI Declares ‘No Charges Are Appropriate’ in Hillary Clinton Email Investigation

Staff / Truthdig Jul 5, 2016 FBI Director James Comey said Tuesday that although Clinton and her team were “extremely careless” in their use of a personal email server, his agency recommends that no criminal charges be brought against her. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Obama Should Demand FBI Director James Comey’s Resignation Today

John Kiriakou / Truthdig Jun 14, 2016 The FBI’s ongoing, long-term incompetence has led to the deaths of far too many Americans. San Bernardino and Orlando are only the beginning. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Apple Gets Legal and Congressional Boost in Privacy Fight Against U.S. Government

Staff / Truthdig Mar 2, 2016 First a New York judge sided with Apple in its battle with the FBI over privacy. Then the technology company helped its case in Congress. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

How Did Apple End Up in the Government’s Encryption Crosshairs?

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 18, 2016 The tech giant has positioned itself as a champion of privacy by engaging in a potentially momentous conflict with the federal government over encryption. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

FBI Admits Lack of Data on Police Shootings Is ‘Embarrassing,’ ‘Ridiculous’

By Adam Johnson, AlterNet Oct 9, 2015 Director James Comey says The Guardian and The Washington Post are doing a better job of tracking information than the U.S. government. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Can Apple, Google and Facebook Save Us From Big Brother?

Thor Benson / Truthdig Sep 11, 2015 The big tech companies have the resources to launch a campaign for privacy that could change the world. As one scholar and researcher has written, “They may be our best chance out of this surveillance mess.” Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

FBI: Dylann Roof Should Not Have Been Sold Gun

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Jul 11, 2015 FBI director James B. Comey has confirmed that a flawed background check allowed the suspect to purchase the weapon used in the mass slaying at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C., last month. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Cybersecurity, Encryption and the Golden Age of Surveillance

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Jul 9, 2015 The governments of both the United States and the United Kingdom want a master key to everyone's digital life . Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Subversive James Comey

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Feb 18, 2015 Thursday's speech by FBI Director James Comey at Georgetown University was remarkable on its own terms and revolutionary in the context of his agency's history. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Alleged Sex Traffickers Exploit Welfare System to Abduct and Sell Child Slaves

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jun 25, 2014 After a national operation in which 168 children were rescued from sex slavery right here in First-World America, the BBC reports that pimps take advantage of a system meant to care for children without families of their own. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )