Juan Cole / Informed CommentAug 23, 2018
The president's personal attorney's decision to come clean about him, and thus end any possibility of a presidential pardon, may be the result of a legal strategy, or it could just point to the sudden acquisition of a conscience. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / TruthdigAug 5, 2018
The oligarchic and military elites have a handmaiden in the Oval Office, and he won’t be ousted as long as he serves their interests. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Jacob Sugarman / TruthdigJul 9, 2018
Critics fear his recent maneuverings signal Israel’s “moving away from the values of a liberal democracy.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigJul 6, 2018
Scott Pruitt's resignation as head of the Environmental Protection Agency is an ethical and environmental victory—and makes a case for the president's own resignation stronger. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Jacob Sugarman / TruthdigJun 12, 2018
A new report reveals what's really behind the Trump administration's push to revamp the 2020 survey. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Medea Benjamin / TruthdigMar 29, 2018
He is a warmonger, and his appointment to be Donald Trump's national security adviser presents a threat to global security. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
DANICA KIRKA / The Associated PressMar 26, 2018
Mark Zuckerberg promises to do better at protecting user data after the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The fact is, European regulators are already forcing him to do so. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigMar 22, 2018
Those that traffic in personal data we give them are not living up to their obligations to us as individuals or to the common good. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
JONATHAN LEMIRE / The Associated PressMar 22, 2018
The special counsel's investigators are looking into how the Trump campaign collected and utilized voter data in battleground states, according to an unnamed source. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
The Associated PressMar 22, 2018
The Facebook CEO doesn't spell out what kind of rules he would support, beyond requiring clear disclosure about who is paying for online ads. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
BARBARA ORTUTAY and ANICK JESDANUN / The Associated PressMar 19, 2018
Computers analyze such data to look for patterns that might not be obvious, a technique a whistleblower says was used to learn about individuals and create an information cocoon to change their perceptions about the 2016 election. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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