A Private Investigator on Living in a Surveillance Culture

Judith Coburn / TomDispatch Aug 27, 2018 Now that we know we are surveilled 24/7 by the National Security Agency, Facebook, Google, hackers, the Russians, the Chinese and companies from which we've ordered swag on the internet, is there still any "right to be forgotten"? Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

D.C. Elites Shocked at Trump’s Treatment of Putin but Give Israel’s Netanyahu a Pass

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jul 18, 2018 While Vladimir Putin’s behavior has been objectionable, there is something profoundly hypocritical about the American elite pretending the U.S. doesn’t embrace people like the Russian leader all the time. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Strzok Hoisted With His Own Petard

By Ray McGovern / Consortiumnews Jul 13, 2018 FBI agent Peter Strzok may be soon “thrown under the bus” in the ongoing investigation into Clinton’s emails and his alleged role in the Russia-gate investigation, comments Ray McGovern. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

NSA Deletion of Call Records Is Raising Questions

DEB RIECHMANN and SUSANNAH GEORGE / The Associated Press Jun 30, 2018 The agency says "technical irregularities" were found in customer data collected from telecommunications companies. Data security and privacy rights advocates say the move shows deep flaws in the program. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

How Do You Get Off the U.S. ‘Kill List’?

Marjorie Cohn / Truthout May 31, 2018 Since the Bush administration created the secret list after the 9/11 attacks, the criteria for inclusion have morphed and remain elusive. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Glenn Greenwald: Trump Is a ‘Continuation of American Political Culture’ (Video)

Staff / Truthdig May 27, 2018 The Intercept journalist says that while Donald Trump's personality, rhetoric and style are "something unlike what we've seen before in the Oval Office," the president's policies are in line with mainstream American politics. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Why Mueller’s Strategy to Lure Trump Into Perjury Makes Little Sense

Ray McGovern and Bill Binney / Consortiumnews May 2, 2018 The special counsel can already get all the answers to his questions from the NSA. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Comey’s New Book Likens Trump to a Mafia Boss

CHAD DAY and JONATHAN LEMIRE / The Associated Press Apr 12, 2018 In "A Higher Loyalty," former FBI Director James Comey blasts the president as unethical and calls his leadership of the country "ego driven and about personal loyalty." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Daniel Ellsberg’s Advice for How to Stop Current and Future Wars

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Mar 8, 2018 The whistleblower says do what Katharine Gun did in 2003. Gun is a former U.K. intelligence analyst who leaked information about the illegality of the Iraq War. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

A Flawed Tale of Cyberwarfare Is Fanning ‘Russiagate’ Obsession

Scott Ritter / Truthdig Feb 28, 2018 American political forces, not Kremlin masterminds, are responsible for the ongoing damage to our democracy. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

Why Is the Intel Community Targeting Jared Kushner?

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Feb 28, 2018 U.S. intelligence agencies are gunning for President Trump's son-in-law and have leaked charges that officials in several nations have strategized how to use him as a pawn. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Top 10 Signs the U.S. Is the Most Corrupt Nation in the World

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Feb 22, 2018 In many key ways, America’s political and financial practices make it far more corrupt than the usual global suspects. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )