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Dennis Kucinich on the NDAA and ‘War Without End’

BLANK Dec 20, 2011 Last week Rep. Dennis Kucinich addressed the House of Representatives on the National Defense Authorization Act. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Truthdiggers of the Week: NDAA Dissenters in Congress

Staff / Truthdig Dec 16, 2011 Though they couldn't stop the freedom-crushing National Defense Authorization Act of 2012 from becoming law, Truthdig salutes the efforts of the members of the U.S. Congress who took a stand against the NDAA in the final round of voting this week. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

There Goes the Republic

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Dec 15, 2011 What's alarming is the ease with which an otherwise deadlocked Congress that can’t manage minimal funding for job creation passes a bill that threatens the foundations of our republican form of government. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Human Rights Watch Says Obama Will Go Down in History—and Not in a Good Way

Staff / Truthdig Dec 15, 2011 President Obama's decision to not veto the defense authorization bill, which "would codify indefinite detention without trial into U.S. law for the first time since the McCarthy era," is a "historic tragedy," Human Rights Watch said Wednesday. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )