The Debate We Should Be Having Is Whether Keith Alexander Is a Hero or Traitor, Not Snowden

Juan Cole / Truthdig May 29, 2014 NBC News’ Brian Williams followed up his interview with Edward Snowden on Wednesday night with a panel discussion on whether Snowden is a hero or traitor. It was a cowardly and venal thing to do, and Williams should be ashamed of himself. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

NSA Uses Corporate News to Spread Propaganda and Silence Dissent

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Apr 6, 2014 Investigative reporter Glenn Greenwald published an expose this week detailing how the NSA has been feeding "propaganda" to various news publications, which have happily played along. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Edward Snowden’s Moral Courage

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Feb 24, 2014 In a speech at Oxford University, the Truthdig columnist frames his team's argument in a debate on how we should view Snowden (left), the systems analyst who exposed the massive surveillance of Americans.In a speech at Oxford University, the Truthdig columnist frames his team's argument in a debate on how we should view Snowden (above), the systems analyst who exposed the massive surveillance of Americans. 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 Puff Piece Is ’60 Minutes’ Latest Shame

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Dec 17, 2013 Hot off the heels of a reporting scandal that saw the vaunted news program ooh and ahh over Benghazi lies, "60 Minutes" has just aired a mind-blowingly charitable "report" on the NSA's mass surveillance. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

NSA Considers Snowden Amnesty for Document Return

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 17, 2013 NSA officials are considering allowing whistle-blower Edward Snowden to return to the United States in exchange for the massive trove of documents he took from the agency and gave to reporters in June. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Greenwald: Privatized Reporting Claims Are Absurd

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 3, 2013 Glenn Greenwald responds to accusations from news personalities that he has "monopolized" and "privatized" reporting on documents given to him by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Alone and Delusional on Planet Earth

By Tom Engehardt, TomDispatch Sep 6, 2013 In an increasingly phantasmagorical world, here’s my present fantasy of choice. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

National Security Agency Lobbies Congress to Keep Spying Powers

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jul 24, 2013 The NSA's top snoop spent four hours in classified briefings Tuesday trying to persuade members of the House to vote down an amendment that would defund the agency's blanket surveillance of Americans. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Does Cybercrime Really Cost $1 Trillion?

By Peter Maass and Megha Rajagopalan, ProPublica Aug 2, 2012 A handful of media stories, blog posts and academic studies have been skeptical about such attention-getting figures. But that has not stopped an array of government officials and politicians from continuing to cite them as authoritative. Now, ProPublica has found new grounds to question the data and methods used to generate them. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )