VIDEO: Glenn Greenwald, Jeremy Scahill, Michael Moore and Others in ‘The Legacy of I.F. Stone’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 9, 2015 Seekers after truth everywhere will thrill to the message of a new short film that draws a line from one of the 20th century’s most respected independent journalists to the dogged investigators of our day. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Jeremy Scahill on Al-Qaida’s Link to the Paris Attack

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 13, 2015 An estimated 3.7 million people rallied across France on Sunday in response to the Charlie Hebdo attack that left 17 people dead. Jeremy Scahill talks Monday about the "heartening" display of people in the streets and the "circus of hypocrisy" performed by the world leaders who attended. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdiggers of the Week: Pardiss Kebriaei and the Center for Constitutional Rights

BLANK Dec 22, 2014 The senior attorney at the celebrated civil liberties group is pushing for the prosecution of U.S. officials who tortured detainees and terrorism suspects—an issue the Senate's report on the subject was conspicuously silent about. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

U.S. Government Doesn’t Need Evidence to Call You a Terrorist

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 24, 2014 A key government document obtained by The Intercept confirms that the Obama administration does not require "concrete facts" or "irrefutable evidence" to brand Americans or foreigners as suspected terrorists. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘The Most Important Journalist You’ve Never Heard Of’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 19, 2014 William Worthy, a dissident American journalist who defied the U.S. government by reporting from the Soviet Union, Cuba, China, Iran, North Vietnam and Algeria during the Cold War, died this month at age 92 of Alzheimer's disease. Award-winning journalist Jeremy Scahill and others remark on his life. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Four Darknesses: Internet Being Manipulated, Deceived by Western Intel Trolls

Juan Cole / Truthdig Feb 25, 2014 Researchers on online behavior have shown that internet trolls (people who use insincere techniques to disrupt conversations) really are psychopaths, marked by narcissism, sadism, Machiavellianism. Researchers on online behavior have shown that Internet trolls (people who use insincere techniques to disrupt conversations) really are psychopaths, marked by narcissism, sadism, Machiavellianism. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Greenwald and Scahill Launch First Look Media With NSA-Drone Story

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 10, 2014 The National Security Agency is endangering the lives of innocents by using electronic surveillance rather than human intelligence to identify targets for lethal drone strike, Glenn Greenwald and Jeremy Scahill report in the first article of their new Web magazine, The Intercept. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The 90 Companies Most Responsible for Climate Change

Staff / Truthdig Nov 25, 2013 Researcher Richard Heede says the people to blame for our planet's environmental demise "could all fit on a Greyhound bus or two"; Jeremy Scahill proves time and time again he is not the White House's favorite journalist; meanwhile, exposure to the arts does have a positive effect on intelligence after all. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Fantasy of a Clean War

By Jeremy Scahill, TomDispatch Oct 31, 2013 The day Obama was sworn in for the second time, a U.S. drone strike hit Yemen. It was the third such attack in that country in as many days. Despite the rhetoric from the president on the Capitol steps, there was abundant evidence that he would continue to preside over a country that is in a state of perpetual war. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

Greenwald and Friends Add Two Journalists to News Venture

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Oct 30, 2013 The new journalism enterprise funded by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and helmed by Glenn Greenwald, Jeremy Scahill and Laura Poitras has two new employees. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jeremy Scahill, Laura Poitras Reportedly Joining Forces With Greenwald for New Site

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Oct 16, 2013 More details emerged Wednesday about the major new media outlet that came to light when Glenn Greenwald announced he was leaving The Guardian for a "once-in-a-career opportunity." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Obama’s New ‘Grand Bargain,’ Scahill’s Reaction to Manning Verdict, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jul 31, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including the intensifying feud between Chris Christie and Rand Paul and why GOP officials are upset over Liz Cheney's decision to run for Senate in Wyoming. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )