Glenn Greenwald Challenges the Surveillance State

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 6, 2012 Some measure of privacy and secrecy for people is essential, especially when it comes to "effective activism," the Salon blogger and former constitutional lawyer told an audience at the Socialism 2012 conference last week. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Assange Versus the Tripe on American TV

Staff / Truthdig May 22, 2012 Who is doing a better job at revealing the shadowy operations of governments, corporations and others seeking power across the globe: the well-funded American news establishment, or Julian Assange, the suppressed WikiLeaks founder who runs a half-hour interview show while under house arrest in rural southern England? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

D.C. Corruptus: Glenn Greenwald Counts the Ways

Staff / Truthdig May 16, 2012 The State Department looks ready to remove an Iranian opposition group's designation as a terrorist organization thanks to its high-level bipartisan connections in Washington. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

What to Expect on May Day

Staff / Truthdig Apr 30, 2012 Wondering where to go and what will happen during Occupy Wall Street’s May Day protests? You’re not alone. With the knowledge that Occupy events rarely go according to plan, Natasha Lennard at Salon tries to lick the revolutionary chaos into manageable order. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Secrecy, Wars and Civil Liberties

Staff / Truthdig Apr 18, 2012 As Chris Hedges reported Monday, American Muslims are being dragged into jail on dubious and unclear connections to terrorism Meanwhile, the president retains the authority to kill US citizens without trial But most Americans aren't speaking up Salon blogger and constitutional lawyer Glenn Greenwald discusses whyAmerican Muslims are being dragged into jail on dubious connections to terrorism while the president retains the authority to kill U Glenn Greenwald talks about why. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gated Intellectuals, Fortress America, and the Politics of Occupy

By Henry A. Giroux, Truthout Mar 21, 2012 A group of right-wing extremists would have the American public believe it is easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of a market society. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

A Look at the New ‘Anti-Occupy’ Bill

Staff / Truthdig Mar 8, 2012 The radical corners of the Internet have been ringing loudly over a piece of legislation passed with near unanimous support last week that protesters are calling the “anti-Occupy” bill. The new law mostly updates a set of rules already in place, however. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Former Sen. Feingold on the Loss of Liberties

Staff / Truthdig Feb 25, 2012 After the release of former Democratic Sen. Russ Feingold’s new book, “While America Sleeps: A Wake-up Call for the Post-9/11 Era,” Salon columnist Glenn Greenwald spoke with him about the deliberate curtailment of American civil liberties over the last 10 years. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dismal Reports From Two U.S. Inequality Studies

Staff / Truthdig Oct 29, 2011 The 1 percenters targeted by those leading the Wall Street occupation had a profitable run between 1979 and 2007. Their average after-tax income grew 275 percent in that period, while income for the 60 percent of the population in the middle of the earning scale grew by just under 40 percent. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Jewish Smear Campaign Against Assange?

Staff / Truthdig Mar 6, 2011 The effort to discredit Julian Assange continues, with The New York Times reporting on a claim that Assange made anti-Semitic comments in complaining about a “Jewish smear campaign” against him and WikiLeaks. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Glenn Greenwald

Staff / Truthdig Mar 5, 2011 This week, we salute fellow journalist Glenn Greenwald for lending his voice to the cause of Pfc Bradley Manning, the alleged WikiLeaks source whose life may well be on the line if the US Army's newest and most severe charges play out against him in court Bradley Manning. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Washington Post’s ‘Contempt’ for Readers

Staff / Truthdig Aug 30, 2010 Why does the Washington Post allow an employee of Time Warner to write commentaries on Time Warner? That's the question posed by Glenn Greenwald, who writes that the paper "employs as its media critic an employee of Time Warner, the largest media conglomerate in the world." (continued) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )