50 Former National Security Officials and Advisers From GOP Administrations Denounce Trump

Staff / Truthdig Aug 9, 2016 In the latest show of no confidence in the Republican nominee, a high-profile group of experts has declared he is unfit to be president. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Iran Love Letter

Steve Sack, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Cagle Cartoons Mar 13, 2015 Dig deeper

Himmler’s Secret Diaries and Letters Uncovered

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 28, 2014 Letters, photos and diaries belonging to Nazi leader Heinrich Himmler have been discovered in Israel, revealing greater detail about one of the men who was directly responsible for the Holocaust. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Prometheus Among the Cannibals

By Rebecca Solnit, TomDispatch Jul 18, 2013 Dear Edward Snowden: Billions of us, from prime ministers to hackers, are watching a live espionage movie in which you are the protagonist and perhaps the sacrifice. Your way forward is clear to no one, least of all, I’m sure, you. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

We Screwed Up: A Letter of Apology to My Granddaughter

By Chip Ward, TomDispatch Mar 28, 2012 There were plenty of signs we took a wrong turn but we kept on going. Dumb, stubborn, blind: Who knows why we couldn’t stop? Greed maybe -- powerful corporations we couldn’t overcome. It won’t matter much to you who is to blame. You’ll be too busy coping in the diminished world we bequeath you. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Oakland Police: ‘We, Too, Are the 99%’

Staff / Truthdig Nov 2, 2011 The Oakland Police Officer's Association announced "we are confused" in an open letter to the city's residents Tuesday The letter blames Mayor Jean Quan for ordering the clearing of the Occupy Oakland encampment that resulted in a young Iraq War veteran's brain injury and national attention. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Sincerely, Sam Beckett

Michael Dirda / Truthdig Oct 28, 2011 "I keep an eye on the love life of the Colorado beetle and work against it," Samuel Beckett writes in this second volume of his collected letters. “… That is to say by throwing the parents into my neighbor's garden and burning the eggs. If only someone had done that for me!" Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Bin Laden Thought About Re-Branding Al-Qaida

Staff / Truthdig Jun 24, 2011 A letter found in Osama bin Laden's Pakistan compound details his concerns about the name al-Qaida and the organization's ability to galvanize Muslims with a shorthand moniker that just means "the base" (originally it was "the base of holy war"). It is unknown to whom bin Laden's public relations missive was directed. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pope to Pen a Letter Addressing Sex Abuse Scandal

Staff / Truthdig Mar 17, 2010 Pope Benedict XVI's official investigators at the Vatican have been inundated with claims of abuse by Catholic priests and nuns, all to be handled by a small team of 10 at the Holy See's in-house operation To offset some of the public discontent, the pope is writing (continued). Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Internet Reads From a New Script

Staff / Truthdig Oct 31, 2009 In what is being described as the biggest change to how the Internet works in 40 years, the ICANN Internet oversight organization has finally approved plans to allow Web addresses to include non-Latin letters, such as Arabic and Chinese, instead of just www.whatever.com. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ted Kennedy’s Letter From Beyond the Grave

Staff / Truthdig Sep 10, 2009 The late senator had an unexpected cameo in the president's speech in the form of a letter that, at Kennedy's request, was delivered after his death. The White House has released the document, which says "at stake are not just the details of policy, but fundamental principles of social justice and the character of our country." Read it after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Obama’s Pen Pals

Staff / Truthdig Aug 4, 2009 Every day the president reads 10 letters from the public that are handpicked by his staff. Lately, he says, a lot of them are about health care. Here's a White House-produced look at the process. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )