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Mr. Fish / Truthdig Mar 6, 2013 Dig deeper

Has Obama Kept His Open-Government Pledge?

By Jennifer LaFleur, ProPublica Feb 12, 2013 After eight years of tightened access to government records under the Bush administration, open-government advocates were hopeful when Barack Obama promised greater transparency. Four years later, did the president keep his promise? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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Mr. Fish / Truthdig Dec 21, 2012 Dig deeper

Three Men Who Wouldn’t Let the NSA Get Away With It

By Thomas Hedges, Center for Study of Responsive Law Nov 30, 2012 Whistle-blowers have warned that intelligence agencies are abusing the Constitution and lavishing private companies with expensive contracts in exchange for subpar results.Whistle-blowers have warned that intelligence agencies are abusing the Constitution and lavishing private companies with expensive contracts. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Let ‘Argo’ Take You Hostage

Richard Schickel / Truthdig Oct 16, 2012 I don’t know how much of the picture -- beyond its basic premise -- is "true" And, frankly, I don’t give a damnI don’t know how much of the picture—beyond its basic premise—is "true. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Nader Says ‘War Criminal’ Obama Is Worse Than George W. Bush

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Sep 28, 2012 Ralph Nader famously argues against choosing between the lesser of two evils, but did you know that between the current president and the last, he might consider the lesser evil to be George W. Bush? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Assange, Potential Enemy of the State, Speaks to U.N.

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 27, 2012 Speaking from the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, a weary Julian Assange denounced the Obama administration for exploiting the Arab Spring for political gain during an address to the United Nations via video link on Wednesday morning. Guardian columnist Glenn Greenwald and attorney Michael Ratner comment. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

On 9/11, New Evidence From Another Massacre

Staff / Truthdig Sep 12, 2012 While Americans paused Tuesday to reflect on the 11th anniversary of 9/11 and the loss of nearly 3,000 innocent lives, the National Archives has released new evidence of Washington's cover-up of an atrocity 72 years ago that killed more than seven times as many people. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The War in the Shadows

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Aug 20, 2012 There are now many thousands of clandestine operatives, nearly all of them armed and equipped with a license to kidnap, torture and kill, working overseas or domestically with little or no oversight and virtually no transparency. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

That Makes No Sense!

By Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch Jul 20, 2012 When my daughter was little and I read to her regularly, one illustrated book was a favorite of ours. In a series of scenes, a frustrated young girl booms out: “that makes me mad!” For our present national security moment, however, I might amend the book’s punch line slightly. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

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 )

A Former CIA Operative Against Excessive Secrecy

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 5, 2012 Human rights lawyer Scott Horton, on the Harper's Magazine website, asks career CIA counterterrorism agent Henry Crumpton what America can do to balance the need for secrecy with the people’s right to know what their government is doing. Crumpton is author of the new book “The Art of Intelligence.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )