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Edward Snowden and the Golden Age of Spying

By Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch Oct 20, 2014 Having seen her remarkable new film on Edward Snowden, "Citizenfour," in a packed house at the New York Film Festival, I sat down with Laura Poitras in a tiny conference room at the Loews Regency Hotel in New York City to discuss just how our world has changed and her part in it. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

This Is the Trailer for ‘Citizenfour,’ Laura Poitras’ Documentary on Edward Snowden

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Oct 11, 2014 Filmmaker Laura Poitras was already hard at work on a documentary about government surveillance when Edward Snowden reached out to her. That event would change her own life, and the world. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Nomads of the Digital Age

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Jul 10, 2014 The freedom to communicate and to share has entered a new era. The power promised by this freedom, by the Internet, is immense, so much so that it frightens entrenched institutions. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Some Important Questions About Greenwald’s First Look Media

BLANK May 26, 2014 Z Magazine co-founder Michael Albert wants to call attention to concerns that are being overlooked in the excitement over Guardian alum Glenn Greenwald and eBay founder Pierre Omidyar's new reporting operation. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

CapitaLetters Review of ‘No Place to Hide’

By Ronald Goldfarb May 15, 2014 Glenn Greenwald's new book makes a compelling case about the rightness of Edward Snowden's actions. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Book Excerpt: How I Met Edward Snowden

By Glenn Greenwald, TomDispatch May 13, 2014 On December 1, 2012, I received my first communication from Edward Snowden, although I had no idea at the time that it was from him. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: The Pulitzer Prize Committee

BLANK Apr 19, 2014 When institutions lend their support to the powerless, as the Pulitzer committee did this week to whistle-blowers and their newspapers, the battle is no longer merely between the weak and its oppressors.When institutions lend their support to the powerless, as the committee did to the NSA reporters, the battle is no longer merely between the weak and its oppressors. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Top 6 Pulitzer Prize ‘Traitors’ in American Journalism

Juan Cole / Truthdig Apr 15, 2014 The Pulitzer Prize committee’s opinion that Edward Snowden is a public servant rather than a traitor or criminal is a scandal on the American right. But it is not a new scandal. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Pulitzer Committee Vindicates NSA Reporters With Highest Honor

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 15, 2014 "What splendid courage!" Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer said upon hearing the announcement. "By recognizing the astounding threat posed by the NSA to the basic freedoms our government is sworn to observe, the award effectively honors Edward Snowden and, through his example, other brave whistle-blowers." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Greenwald, Poitras: ‘This Award Is for Snowden’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 14, 2014 In their first return to the U.S. since exposing the NSA's mass surveillance operations, journalists Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras received the George Polk Award for National Security Reporting in New York City on Friday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

NSA Reporters Greenwald and Poitras to Return Home to Collect Honors

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Apr 11, 2014 American journalists Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras will return to the United States on Friday for the first time since the start of the Snowden revelations to accept one of the craft's most prestigious awards. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Rendezvous

Staff / Truthdig Feb 21, 2014 In this excerpt from "The Snowden Files," author Luke Harding describes Edward Snowden's first meeting with journalists Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras and how he was not at all what they expected. In this excerpt from "The Snowden Files," author Luke Harding describes Edward Snowden's first meeting with journalists Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )