Journalists Glenn Greenwald, James Risen Debate on Russia

Jefferson Morley / AlterNet Mar 3, 2018 Which of the two leading leftist journalists is more credible on the topics of Donald Trump and the investigation into Russian interference with the 2016 election? Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

New Allegations Surface About U.S. Spy Agencies and Russians

Emily Wells / Truthdig Feb 14, 2018 For once, the president is insisting that a New York Times report is true. The CIA denies that report and one by The Intercept, too. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Washington Post Lied While Correcting President Trump’s 1,950 Lies

Lee Camp / Truthdig Jan 10, 2018 The way in which our mainstream media fact-checks Donald Trump is meant to deceive us. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

How the U.S. and The New York Times Stifled Journalist James Risen

Staff / Truthdig Jan 6, 2018 The former Times reporter explains how the government influenced the paper to suppress his post-9/11 reporting, citing national security concerns. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Tanzanian Man Tortured by the CIA Can’t Escape ‘The Darkness’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Oct 12, 2016 Suleiman Abdullah Salim, subjected to the agency's most brutal interrogation techniques during America's post-9/11 war on terror, describes his incarceration in grisly detail. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

An Open Letter to President Obama From the Wife of Convicted Whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling

By Holly Sterling Oct 16, 2015 Dear Mr. President, I would like to introduce you to the real Jeffrey Sterling, my best friend and husband for the past 11 years who was sentenced to prison as a whistleblower. Dig deeper ( 17 Min. Read )

Terrorism, Violence, and the Culture of Madness

By Henry A. Giroux, Counterpunch Apr 1, 2015 So-called free market policies, values, and practices with their emphasis on the privatization of public wealth, the elimination of social protections, and the deregulation of economic activity now shape practically every commanding political and economic institution in the United States. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

Embattled Reporter: Obama’s Support for Press Freedom ‘Hypocritical’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 18, 2014 "The New York Times reporter James Risen, who faces jail over his refusal to reveal a source and testify against a former CIA agent accused of leaking secrets, has called President Barack Obama 'the greatest enemy of press freedom in a generation,' " The Guardian reports. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Guardian Editor Discusses Snowden Leaks and a Security State Run Amok

BLANK Nov 17, 2013 In an essay in The New York Review of Books, Alan Rusbridger takes a long view of the efforts of government security apparatuses to bug our daily existences, including subverting online security, to make us safer. So, do you feel any safer? Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

NSA Creates Social Profiles of U.S. Citizens

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 28, 2013 The agency that brought you warrantless mass spying exploits its huge database to create detailed graphs of Americans' social connections, identifying their associates, locations, traveling companions and other personal information, newly disclosed documents and interviews with officials reveal. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )