How Cash Secretly Rules Surveillance Policy

David Sirota / Truthdig Jul 13, 2013 Have you noticed anything missing in the political discourse about the National Security Agency's unprecedented mass surveillance? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Merkel & Obama

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Greenwald Slams Obama Over Snowden Espionage Charges

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jun 23, 2013 After the announcement Friday that charges had been filed against NSA leaker Edward Snowden under the Espionage Act, the Guardian columnist told CNN's Anderson Cooper that the prosecution solidified the Obama administration's "absolutely atrocious record" toward whistle-blowers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Say Hello to the ‘Super Rich’

Staff / Truthdig Jun 18, 2013 The 0.001% of the world comprise a class all of their own, spanning several nations and holding 40% of global wealth; some activists are turning away from industrial agriculture and back to the Native Americans' approach to harvesting; meanwhile, in an age flooded with tweets, videos and blogs, how are readers expected to wade through the news? These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

On Civil Liberties, Comparing Obama With Bush Is Easy — and Mostly Wrong

Joe Conason / Truthdig Jun 15, 2013 Rather than hyping the terrorist threat, like George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, President Obama has repeatedly framed a calmer -- if equally resolute -- attitude toward Islamist extremism. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Data Mining

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The Leaker

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SCOTUS Rules for Rumsfeld, Maher Slams ‘Original Teabagger’ Reagan, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jun 11, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including a petition to pardon NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden is created and a former colleague of Fox News host Sean Hannity has some tough criticism for him. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Heckling the First Lady

Staff / Truthdig Jun 11, 2013 Michelle Obama's confrontation with a lesbian activist signals the beginning of a push to turn up the heat on the president by the LGBT community; Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's calling protesters "looters" exemplifies why his country is seeing so much unrest; meanwhile, as Occupy Wall Street participants exerted their First Amendment rights, their cellphones were being logged. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Ellsberg on NSA Leaker Snowden: ‘He’s Done an Enormous Service’ (Video)

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jun 10, 2013 "It can't be overestimated to this democracy," Daniel Ellsberg told CNN on Sunday night. "It gives us a chance, I think, from drawing back from the total surveillance state that we could say we're in process of becoming, I'm afraid we have become. That's what he's revealed." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )