Opinion

Guantánamo and the Never-Ending Legacy of America’s War on Terror

Karen J. Greenberg / TomDispatch Jan 11, 2024 The aftermath of 9/11 lingers with us today as the Biden administration refuses to disabuse itself of the normalization of two decades of injustice. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

The Left Simply Can’t Trust House Democrats

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Nov 25, 2019 The party's leadership has agreed to an extension of the odious Patriot Act. Progressives have an obligation to speak up and fight back. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

House Democrats Hand Trump ‘Authoritarian’ Surveillance Powers

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Nov 19, 2019 As part of a stopgap government funding resolution, Congress agrees to reauthorize the notoriously abusive Patriot Act for three months. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Politics

American History for Truthdiggers: Liberty vs. Order (1796-1800)

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Jun 2, 2018 Why did the Federalist and Republican factions each view its opponents as existential threats to the new nation during the Adams administration? Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

How Public Ownership Could Revive Community Banks

Ellen Brown / Web of Debt Oct 30, 2017 Establishing public banks can help stop acquisition by megabanks and keep credit flowing in local economies. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Will Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III Make America White Again?

Bill Blum / Truthdig Nov 22, 2016 He and his supporters may have whitewashed his record, but the Alabama senator’s past statements and actions can be described in a single word: racist. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

A Conversation on Privacy With Noam Chomsky, Glenn Greenwald and Edward Snowden

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Mar 26, 2016 Finding the right balance between national security and individual rights has been a challenge since the Patriot Act was enacted. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Chris Hedges and Ralph Nader on Corporate Control, Faux Liberals and Hillary Clinton

Staff / Truthdig Nov 3, 2015 “All you gotta do in politics is say the right thing, even though your whole record is contrary, and you’re on your way," Nader says. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Bernie Blew It: He Sold Out Instead of Confronting Clinton

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Oct 17, 2015 In Tuesday’s debate, the Vermont senator fell into the trap of mainstream politics when he failed to face down the front-runner on her policy positions and record. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Court Ruling Builds a Barrier Against Challenges to NSA Spying on Americans

Thor Benson / Truthdig Sep 5, 2015 Rights advocates say an impossible standard is being imposed for the opponents of the federal government’s mass collection of telephone records. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Bernie Sanders Tells Reporters Why He Won’t Attack Clinton

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 20, 2015 After speaking to a crowd of 2,000 people in Dubuque, Iowa, in mid-August, the Democratic presidential candidate told reporters that he didn't enter the race to play in the media’s “sport” of choice. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

ACLU Moves to Shut Down NSA’s Ongoing Bulk Phone Data Collection

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Jul 15, 2015 Just after he signed the USA Freedom Act in early June, President Obama took steps to ensure that the government's contentious practice of collecting Americans' phone records in bulk, one of the main sticking points in the tussle over the bill, could continue through the end of 2015. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )