Happy Birthday

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jul 5, 2013 Dig deeper

The Good Germans in Government

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jun 25, 2013 Why are we chasing after Edward Snowden and not the many others with access to such damning data of government malfeasance who remain silent? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Robert Scheer: Praise the Whistle-Blower

BLANK Jun 25, 2013 Speaking at the esteemed All Saints Church in Pasadena, Calif., Truthdig's editor addresses the faithful on issues of privacy, freedom and the surveillance state. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Up to Their Eyeballs

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Jun 21, 2013 One of the most disturbing aspects of the National Security Agency surveillance scandal is the way government has reportedly worked with private companies such as Yahoo, Facebook and Google.One of the most disturbing aspects of the NSA surveillance scandal is the way government has reportedly worked with private companies such as Yahoo, Facebook and Google. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Dark Matter

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jun 19, 2013 Dig deeper

The Terror Con

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jun 18, 2013 The name of the game is threat inflation, and no one has been better at it than the folks at Booz Allen Hamilton, the inventors of the new boondoggle called cyberwarfare. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Daniel Ellsberg

BLANK Jun 16, 2013 Pentagon whistle-blower Daniel Ellsberg remains a steadfast example of the courage he recognizes in Edward Snowden and others in the current generation of whistle-blowers. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

On Civil Liberties, Comparing Obama With Bush Is Easy — and Mostly Wrong

Joe Conason / Truthdig Jun 15, 2013 Rather than hyping the terrorist threat, like George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, President Obama has repeatedly framed a calmer -- if equally resolute -- attitude toward Islamist extremism. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Terror Bytes: Edward Snowden and the Architecture of Oppression

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Jun 13, 2013 Edward Snowden revealed himself this week as the whistle-blower responsible for perhaps the most significant release of secret government documents in U.S. history. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Good, Bad, Crazy or Sane, We Need Whistle-Blowers

Richard Reeves / Truthdig Jun 12, 2013 In the matter of Edward Snowden, I have no opinion as to whether he is a hero, a traitor or just a self-celebrating fool. I do, however, think he is necessary and his timing is good. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Sales of Orwell’s ‘1984’ Soar Amid NSA Surveillance Disclosure

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jun 12, 2013 In the wake of the National Security Agency snooping revelations, George Orwell's dystopian novel is experiencing a renaissance. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Is the Surveillance State Constitutional?

Bill Blum / Truthdig Jun 11, 2013 Despite constitutional protections against unlawful search and seizure, the Supreme Court and Congress have given the other branch of American government extraordinary power. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )