The Top 5 Ways to Defeat ICE Agents

Lee Camp / Truthdig Jul 24, 2019 Here’s a helpful primer on what to do if U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials show up on your doorstep.   Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

18 Ways Julian Assange Changed the World

Lee Camp / Truthdig May 22, 2019 We’re tirelessly exploited by rich villains and know all about it thanks to the exhaustive efforts of an eccentric Australian. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Justice Department Expects to Release Redacted Mueller Report Thursday

MICHAEL BALSAMO / The Associated Press Apr 15, 2019 Congress and the public will get access to the special counsel's Trump-Russia inquiry findings minus the grand jury and other materials. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Artificial Intelligence May Destroy Humanity by Accident (but It Won’t Apologize)

Lee Camp / Truthdig Nov 27, 2018 This is a highly probable scenario that the Department of Defense, for one, is having trouble taking on board. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

One Man Could End World Hunger, but He Won’t

Lee Camp / Truthdig Oct 3, 2018 How far would Jeff Bezos’ $150 billion fortune go if it were used for the common good? Pretty far, as it turns out. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Pentagon Fulfills Its Vow, Destroys 9,500 Copies of Book

Staff / Truthdig Sep 26, 2010 Note to aspiring authors: Write a book with confidential government information in it. The Pentagon has carried out its promise to buy, and then destroy, the entire first printing of “Operation Dark Heart” after an internal review of the memoir found “information which could cause damage to national security.” Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Investigation Into Prosecutor Firings Is Dampened

Staff / Truthdig Oct 1, 2008 Continuing investigation of the 2006 firings of nine federal prosecutors has uncovered new leads that directly involve White House staff and lawyers in the scandal. The unsurprising kicker is that Bush administration officials refuse to talk further about their role in the firings, and key documents have been redacted to a level "virtually worthless as an investigative tool." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pentagon Looking to Help Shape War Films

Staff / Truthdig Jul 8, 2008 The recent spate of war movies about Iraq and Afghanistan has proved to be a hard sell with American audiences -- even more so with the U.S. military. Now, the Pentagon is combating a certain lack of nuance, as military officials see it, in flicks like "Redacted" and "In the Valley of Elah" by offering script consultation services to Hollywood types looking to make movies about the current conflicts in the Middle East. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘Daily Show’: Valerie Plame Wilson’s Covert Bosom

Staff / Truthdig Nov 1, 2007 Say what you want about the serious news function of satirical shows like "The Daily Show" in today's treacherous media landscape, but only those, like Jon Stewart, operating in the Comedy Central orbit can get away with asking ex-CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson if her breasts "are still working for the CIA." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )