Robert Scheer / TruthdigNov 19, 2013
The president, members of Congress and now even the Supreme Court have all come to the defense of the most invasive espionage program ever. Luckily a few lawmakers say "no." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigOct 29, 2013
Now we know that even the president needs leaks from Edward Snowden to be fully informed about the dastardly acts of his own top spy agency. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Robert Scheer / TruthdigOct 22, 2013
The biggest U.S. bank will pay a record $13 billion fine with a criminal investigation pending, but the stock price is riding high. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigOct 8, 2013
The actions of Republican governors to deny the working poor access to health care is simply a continuation of the divide-and-conquer politics that have informed Republican strategy since Richard Nixon. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigOct 1, 2013
Officials leak secrets compulsively to advance careers or justify wars and are far more threatening to national security than Edward Snowden.
Officials leak secrets compulsively to advance careers or justify wars and are far more threatening to national security than Edward Snowden. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigSep 24, 2013
If you still require to be disabused of Obama’s pretend populism, consider his close ties to Wall Street's more rotten executives. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigSep 17, 2013
Poor Lawrence Summers, he doesn't get to be chairman of the Federal Reserve, aka the czar of the world's economic order. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigSep 10, 2013
It may come to naught -- calls for peace so rarely still the drums of war -- but there was a moment Monday when the odds for sanity seemed to finally stand a chance of prevailing.It may come to naught, but there was a moment Monday when the odds for sanity seemed to finally stand a chance of prevailing. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigAug 27, 2013
Now that the Arab Spring has been turned into a totally owned subsidiary of the Saudi royal family, it is time to honor Prince Bandar bin Sultan as the most effective Machiavellian politician of the modern era.The Arab Spring has been turned into a totally owned subsidiary of the Saudi royal family. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigAug 20, 2013
Sixty years ago this week, the United States, in collaboration with Britain, staged a coup in Iran to preserve the control of Western companies over Iran’s rich oil fields. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigAug 13, 2013
Without the leaks, there would be no reforms. The politicians who kept us in the dark are the ones who should have to answer to the public. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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