Joe Conason / TruthdigAug 10, 2013
With the conviction of Bradley Manning and asylum granted to Edward Snowden in Russia, it may be time to turn attention away from the controversy over their actions and toward the government -- specifically, the intelligence community. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigAug 6, 2013
All the stories about the government’s quest for Total Information Awareness about the phone calls, email, Internet searches, etc. of 312 million ordinary Americans raise some questions in my mind. There are so many things about these stories that don’t make sense. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Bill Blum / TruthdigAug 5, 2013
Don’t let the acquittal of Army Pfc Bradley Manning on aiding the enemy charges or the temporary asylum Russia granted to NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden fool you The harsh treatment of whistle-blowers will likely continue into the foreseeable future in pace with the needs and expansion of the surveillance state itself . Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigJul 31, 2013
The Guardian columnist broke another major story about the NSA on Wednesday, this one detailing an Internet surveillance program that allows the powerful agency to spy on the emails, Web chats and search histories of millions of Americans without prior authorization. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigJul 30, 2013
Edward Snowden's renegade decision to reveal the jaw-dropping scope of the National Security Agency's electronic surveillance is being vindicated -- even as Snowden himself is being vilified. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigJul 26, 2013
In a bid to get his hands on Edward Snowden, Attorney General Eric Holder sent a letter to Russia promising not to torture or kill the NSA whistle-blower. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigJul 24, 2013
The NSA's top snoop spent four hours in classified briefings Tuesday trying to persuade members of the House to vote down an amendment that would defund the agency's blanket surveillance of Americans. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
By Justin Elliott, ProPublicaJul 23, 2013
Among the snooping revelations of recent weeks, there have been tantalizing bits of evidence that the NSA is tapping fiber-optic cables that carry nearly all international phone and Internet data.But like other aspects of NSA surveillance, virtually everything about this kind of NSA surveillance is highly secret and we’re left with far from a full picture. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
By Alfred W. McCoy, TomDispatchJul 16, 2013
For well over a century, what might be called “surveillance blowback” from America’s wars has ensured the creation of an ever more massive and omnipresent internal security and surveillance apparatus. Its future (though not ours) looks bright indeed. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigJul 15, 2013
With Occupy crushed, the corporate state aims to deny public space to any group that might trigger a new popular uprising. If this repression wins out, the resulting silence may be replaced with the thunder of violent resistance. With Occupy crushed, the corporate state aims to deny public space to any group that might trigger a new popular uprising. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
David Sirota / TruthdigJul 13, 2013
Have you noticed anything missing in the political discourse about the National Security Agency's unprecedented mass surveillance? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 12, 2013
In an op-ed for the Financial Times, Oscar-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone and American University professor Peter Kuznick argue that the National Security Agency’s surveillance program that began during George W. Bush’s administration and has been expanded by President Barack Obama “is laying the foundation for a frighteningly dystopian future.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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