Activism

The Moral Power and Living Legacy of Daniel Ellsberg

Norman Solomon / TomDispatch Jun 10, 2024 The whistleblower’s combination of humanism and realism is still with us, one year after his death. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Wounds of War

Biden Is the Latest President to Tout the Vietnam War as Proud History

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Sep 22, 2023 Telling central truths about the Vietnam War is a basic threat to the U.S. war machine. No wonder the leaders of the warfare state would rather keep pretending. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Ear to the Ground

Daniel Ellsberg Week

Staff / Truthdig Apr 28, 2023 The legendary whistleblower is now “living under a deadline.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Real Reason America Stopped Winning Wars

William Astore / TomDispatch Feb 5, 2020 Trump believes America doesn’t win anymore because we're not ruthless enough, but the truth is much simpler and far less bloody. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

America’s Lying Generals and the Lies They Tell

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Jan 14, 2020 By supporting the president's worst misdeeds, our military leadership has disgraced its subordinates and the nation it claims to serve. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Noam Chomsky: America Has Built a Global Dystopia

Robert Scheer and Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jan 10, 2020 In the first installment of a two-part interview, Robert Scheer meets the renowned thinker for the first time to discuss world politics. Dig deeper ( 23 Min. Read )

The Generals’ Long Con on Afghanistan

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Dec 13, 2019 I doubt I’ll ever again trust the assertions and promises of the military's top brass. And I’m not in bad company. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The Afghanistan Papers Confirm America’s Longest War Is a Lie

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Dec 12, 2019 It was clear to those who had been paying attention that U.S. officials were lying about the war for nearly two decades. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Plot to Discredit and Destroy Julian Assange

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Dec 6, 2019 Several nations have played a role in the WikiLeaks publisher’s downfall as corporate media stands idly by. Dig deeper ( 27 Min. Read )

Daniel Ellsberg: Whistleblowers Preserve American Democracy

Marc Steiner / The Real News Network Sep 25, 2019 As Donald Trump stares down impeachment, the man behind the Pentagon Papers reflects on the Ukraine scandal, Edward Snowden and more. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

The Whistleblower Who Almost Stopped the Iraq Invasion

Sam Husseini / Truthdig Aug 30, 2019 "Official Secrets," the new film about whistleblower Katherine Gun is largely accurate --- but this story is not over. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The Latest Victim in the Crucifixion of Julian Assange

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Aug 23, 2019 The mysterious arrest of a data privacy activist linked to the WikiLeaks founder raises vital questions about government surveillance. Dig deeper ( 29 Min. Read )