A Blueprint for a Party That Is Truly for the Working Class

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 21, 2016 Such a party, writes Seth Ackerman at Jacobin magazine, "must be independent—determining its own platform and educating around it. It should actually contest elections. And its candidates for public office should be members of the party, accountable to the membership, and pledged to respect the platform.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Daniel Jones, the Senate’s Chief Investigator Into Torture by the CIA

BLANK Sep 18, 2016 Jones—who became a target of the CIA because he searched for the truth—this week spoke out for the first time. He has been a key force in the disclosure of a scandal that one senator compared to Watergate. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Continuing Saga: The Fight to Reveal the CIA’s Torture Secrets

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 16, 2016 The Guardian released the second and third installments of its inside chronicle of the struggle between the CIA and the Senate over the 2014 report on torture from the Select Committee on Intelligence. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Exposed: Inside the Senate’s Effort to Reveal the CIA’s Torture Secrets

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 9, 2016 In a long exposé, The Guardian tells the first chapter of its “inside story of the Senate investigation into torture and the crisis with the CIA it spurred." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Drone Victims in Pakistan and Yemen Recount Brutal Effects of Remote-Controlled Warfare (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Apr 23, 2016 Spencer Ackerman of The Guardian interviews six families on how their lives have been changed by U.S. drone strikes. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

CIA Photographed Captives Bruised and Bound Before Sending Them Overseas to Be Tortured

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 28, 2016 The CIA took what one former U.S. official described as “very gruesome” photographs of naked prisoners before transferring the detainees to foreign partners to be tortured, The Guardian reports. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Chicago Police Have ‘Disappeared’ 7,000 People Into Homan Square

Staff / Truthdig Oct 19, 2015 Since 2004, police have allowed lawyers to see just 0.94 percent of people "disappeared" into Chicago's "off-the-books interrogation warehouse," reports Spencer Ackerman at The Guardian. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

CIA Empowered Its Director to Override Rules on Human Experimentation

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 15, 2015 A secret document published by The Guardian on Monday reveals that, despite having explicit guidelines against “human experimentation,” the Central Intelligence Agency empowered its director to rule on questions of medical ethics in its post-9/11 torture program. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bulk NSA Phone Surveillance Exposed by Edward Snowden Ruled Illegal (Video)

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 7, 2015 The U.S. Court of Appeals ruled the mass collection of telephone metadata unlawful in a landmark decision that provides a foothold for a full legal challenge to the National Security Agency. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bill Intended to Rein In NSA Spying Retains Significant Powers

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 24, 2015 Modifications to the USA Freedom Act made on behalf of the National Security Agency permit officials to warrantlessly monitor foreign targets in the U.S. and track certain domestic individuals. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Chicago Police Accused of Running Secret ‘Black Site’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 26, 2015 An explosive new report in The Guardian claims the Chicago police have created a secret compound for detentions and interrogations where abusive methods are often used. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Patriot Act Expiration Could Curb NSA Powers

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Oct 5, 2014 A drastic curtailment of government surveillance powers is scheduled to occur if the House of Representatives allows a crucial section of the U.S. Patriot Act to expire. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )