Official Murdoch Denouncement Makes Waves on American Shores

Staff / Truthdig May 3, 2012 The declaration by British MPs on Tuesday that Rupert Murdoch exercised "willfull blindness" about phone hacking at The News of the World and is "not a fit person" to run a major international company has prompted the watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington to ask the FCC to revoke the 27 Fox broadcast licenses that News Corp. holds in the U.S. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Beware the Closed Internet, Google Founder Says

Staff / Truthdig Apr 16, 2012 In launching a seven-day special investigation into the battle among states, corporations and public advocates for control over the Internet, The Guardian interviewed Google co-founder Sergey Brin, who warned of the isolating effect of online "walled gardens" put up by companies such as Facebook and Apple. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

For OWS, a Confrontation Within the Confrontation

Staff / Truthdig Feb 4, 2012 An Occupy Wall Street protester’s attack on an activist and journalist who filmed fellow activists letting air out of the tires of police cars has highlighted a division within the movement between those who want to protect protesters engaged in illegal acts and others who want to report the straight truth. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Durban Climate Talks in Tatters

Staff / Truthdig Dec 11, 2011 John Vidal and Fiona Harvey with The Guardian describe the latest collection of blowups at the U.N. climate talks in Durban, South Africa, where negotiators from 194 countries, in their third consecutive round of all-night talks, seem powerless to come to any sort of agreement. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

British Journalist Squares Off Against Former Goldman Partner

Staff / Truthdig Nov 24, 2011 A rich banker who appears to have learned none of the lessons of 20th-century economic history A newscaster who snickers at an impassioned argument And a reporter dismissed as a young girl who will one day learn better This exchange between a former Goldman Sachs executive, a BBC correspondent and British journalist Laurie Penny (more)This exchange has the makings of an iconic moment for a generation struggling against a class that simply won’t listen. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Data Behind the Occupy Movement

Staff / Truthdig Nov 17, 2011 Do the Occupiers know what they’re talking about when they chant, “We are the 99 percent!”? With a quick animation, The Guardian breaks down the key economic data representing the conditions that have brought thousands of the disempowered and discontented into the streets all across the country. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Fallout From Release of Unredacted Cables

Staff / Truthdig Sep 3, 2011 All five of WikiLeaks' original media partners have turned on Julian Assange, the organization's founder, after WikiLeaks unintentionally published the names of secret sources in a leak of more than 250,000 diplomatic cables. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

U.K. Rioters: Young, Poor, Male and Unemployed

Staff / Truthdig Aug 20, 2011 The Guardian put together a database of court cases of those detained during and after the unrest that swept London in early August after Metropolitan Police shot 29-year-old Mark Duggan in the city's Tottenham neighborhood. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

WikiLeaks Waits for the Grey Ladies

Staff / Truthdig Jan 13, 2011 Last week, the Guardian essentially condemned itself for publishing WikiLeaks material. The incident prompted a closer examination of how WikiLeaks decides what to publish, and it turns out the organization is taking its cues from the five establishment news publications it has partnered with. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )