Roisin Davis / TruthdigJul 4, 2015
Sitting in prison on the Fourth of July for exposing some harsh truths about U.S. war crimes, the whistleblower should actually be honored as a true patriot. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 16, 2015
At The Wall Street Journal's CFO conference, former National Security Agency Director Michael Hayden disparaged the idea that the leaking of documents by Edward Snowden was a two-year "nightmare" for the agency. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigJun 16, 2015
It is hard to know what Jeb Bush's Middle East policy would be from his wibbly-wobbly pronouncements, but that it would be imperial and aggressive can be deduced from his foreign policy advisory team. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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David Sirota / TruthdigJun 15, 2015
On the second anniversary of Snowden's historic act of civil disobedience, it is worth reviewing what has changed -- and what has not. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 12, 2015
Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and The Real News Network's Senior Editor Paul Jay discuss the inherent contradictions in Silicon Valley’s ideology and practices in the second installment of TRNN’s show “Reality Asserts Itself.” Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJun 9, 2015
The Obama administration asked a federal court to resume the NSA surveillance programs ended by the expiration of parts of the Patriot Act on June 1. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJun 7, 2015
Update: Transcript added. Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and columnist Chris Hedges argue over the significance of the USA Freedom Act -- specifically, whether it represents a meaningful challenge to the national security and surveillance state.Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and columnist Chris Hedges argue over the significance of the USA Freedom Act—specifically, whether it represents a meaningful challenge to the national security and surveillance state. Dig deeper ( 29 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJun 6, 2015
The expiration of certain parts of the Patriot Act and passage of the USA Freedom Act ended authority for several forms of surveillance of U.S. citizens. But the government still has ways of listening to your phone calls. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Bill Boyarsky / TruthdigJun 6, 2015
These strange bedfellows, who share the view that unrestricted government spying is a violation of the Constitution, were the major forces in ending the NSA’s bulk collection of Americans’ phone records and passing the USA Freedom Act. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigJun 5, 2015
There is a long way to go despite the passage of the USA Freedom Act, explains digital rights watchdog Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJun 5, 2015
The whistleblower who let Americans know their government had trained its surveillance powers on them as a matter of policy takes stock of the legislative and technological progress that has been made in the two years that have passed since his revelations. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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