‘Citizen Stan’ Tells the Story of Stanley Sheinbaum, ‘a Man You Ought to Know About’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 21, 2016 The Los Angeleno was involved with prime ministers, presidents and kings and played a major role in some of the most significant political events of the latter half of the 20th century. A documentary by Patty Sharaf chronicles his life. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Daniel Ellsberg Recalls the Spirit of Resistance in the 1971 May Day Protests (Video)

Staff / Truthdig May 19, 2016 The man who famously leaked the Pentagon Papers sits down with Judy Gumbo Albert to discuss the large-scale acts of civil disobedience against the Vietnam War.The man who famously leaked the Pentagon Papers sits down with activist Judy Gumbo Albert to discuss the large-scale acts of civil disobedience against the Vietnam War. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

John Cusack and Arundhati Roy: Things That Can and Cannot Be Said

By John Cusack and Arundhati Roy / AlterNet Dec 2, 2015 This is the narrative result of an encounter between Cusack, Roy and whistleblowers Edward Snowden and Daniel Ellsberg. Cusack and Roy provide their own accounts and joint conversations. Dig deeper ( 51 Min. Read )

Dear Candidate Clinton: Pardon Edward Snowden

Bill Blum / Truthdig Jun 16, 2015 The Democratic front-runner needs the backing of the left to win the White House, but she must be made to pay a price for that support: reversal of her criticism of the whistleblower. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Has America Changed Since Edward Snowden’s Disclosures?

David Sirota / Truthdig Jun 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 )

The Secret Origins of the CIA’s Torture Program and the Forgotten Man Who Tried to Expose It

By Barbara Myers, TomDispatch Jun 1, 2015 Anthony J. Russo blew the whistle on American torture policy in Vietnam and on an intelligence debacle that helped turn the war into a nightmare. Dig deeper ( 31 Min. Read )

Mark Udall Can Make History by Releasing the Torture Report

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Dec 25, 2014 Mark Udall, the outgoing Democratic senator from Colorado, may be a lame duck, leaving office in less than a week. But his most important work in the Senate may still be before him. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Ben Bradlee

BLANK Oct 26, 2014 David Remnick recalled that the man who directed The Washington Post's reporting on Watergate and the Pentagon Papers "wasn’t Noam Chomsky He was not an outsider or a leftist" But "he built an institution He gave it its ambition". Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Post-Constitutional Era

Chris Hedges / Truthdig May 5, 2014 The Supreme Court’s refusal to hear our challenge to the law that lets the military indefinitely imprison U.S. citizens is another example of the transformation of the judiciary into an enemy of the Constitution. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Daniel Ellsberg, Thomas Drake and Jesslyn Radack Tell It Like It Is at Whistle-Blowers’ Summit

Staff / Truthdig Apr 23, 2014 Unfortunately for our shaky democracy, the U.S. has needed serious and frequent help in exposing the misuse and abuse of government power in recent years. Fortunately for our democracy, people like Daniel Ellsberg, Edward Snowden, Thomas Drake and Jesslyn Radack have been paying attention. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: The Pulitzer Prize Committee

BLANK Apr 19, 2014 When institutions lend their support to the powerless, as the Pulitzer committee did this week to whistle-blowers and their newspapers, the battle is no longer merely between the weak and its oppressors.When institutions lend their support to the powerless, as the committee did to the NSA reporters, the battle is no longer merely between the weak and its oppressors. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Amazing True Story of 8 Ordinary Americans Who Blew the Lid Off Government Spying

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Jan 14, 2014 Eight more patriots can be added to the roll of whistle-blowing heroes Daniel Ellsberg, Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )