Read the Open Letter By Former Federal Prosecutors Criticizing James Comey

Staff / Truthdig Nov 1, 2016 Nearly 100 prosecutors and Department of Justice officials, including former Attorney General Eric Holder, expressed “serious concerns over FBI Director Comey's departure from long-standing department protocols.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Open Letter Urges New York Times to Help Reverse ‘Culture of Silence’ on Child Sexual Abuse

Staff / Truthdig Aug 14, 2016 More than three dozen survivors of abuse and their advocates want the Times to provide better coverage of the crimes—and address a potential conflict of interest. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Rep. Jerrold Nadler Denounces Donald Trump for Taking 9/11 Small-Business Aid

Staff / Truthdig May 28, 2016 The New York congressman says Trump exploited a program intended to help the city's small businesses recover from the 2001 terrorist attacks. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Michael Moore Blasts Obama in an Open Letter About the Flint Water Crisis

Staff / Truthdig Apr 28, 2016 The filmmaker and activist calls the president’s upcoming visit to the beleaguered Michigan town “too little too late.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Open Letter to Iran

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Open Letter on Censorship

Zuade Kaufman / Truthdig Oct 2, 2014 Google wields enormous power. It is the gatekeeper not only of what is permissible on the Internet but what is kept out. This creates equally enormous abuse. Dig deeper ( 3 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 )

Jerusalem Jews Tell Elie Wiesel to Get Real

Staff / Truthdig May 13, 2010 You may recall Nobel Prize winner Elie Wiesel’s letter urging President Barack Obama to lay off of Jewish settlements in Jerusalem. A group of prominent intellectuals who actually live in the city have written their own withering response, calling Wiesel’s letter a fantasy “replete with factual errors and false representations.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Carter Atones for ‘Stigmatizing’ Israel

Staff / Truthdig Dec 24, 2009 Maybe it's because his grandson is running for public office, maybe because the former president just doesn't like tension, but Jimmy Carter has written an open letter to the Jewish community essentially apologizing for any past statements that might have stigmatized the nation of Israel. (continued) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )