Bernie Sanders Issues Unprecedented Pledge to Whistleblowers

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Oct 23, 2019 The Vermont senator's latest proposal is being hailed as "the most important stance any candidate has taken affecting press freedom so far." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Trump’s ‘Muslim Ban’ May Spark a Constitutional Crisis, Says Free Speech Activist

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 30, 2017 If security agencies are violating a court order to halt the deportation of green card holders and allow the detained to access lawyers, “the rule of law has completely broken down." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Journalists Decry Washington Post Story on Source That ‘Blacklisted’ Truthdig and Other Outlets

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Nov 30, 2016 The Post published an article Nov. 24 based on an organization's report that named more than 200 news outlets as tools of Russian propaganda. But not everyone in the media was convinced. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Photo of the Week: A Tense Look Between President Obama and Vladimir Putin

BLANK Sep 10, 2016 Even with the U.S. and Russia agreeing on a temporary cease-fire in Syria, trust between the nations’ leaders appears to be in short supply. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

It’s Time for an Investigation Into George W. Bush and the Invasion of Iraq

Staff / Truthdig Jul 6, 2016 The release of a long-awaited report on the United Kingdom's role in the Iraq War is prompting renewed calls to try former Prime Minister Tony Blair for war crimes. And many are asking: What about the war’s principal promoter? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The U.S. Government Renews Its Assault on Privacy

Staff / Truthdig Jun 22, 2016 And this time there's "much less public scrutiny," writes Trevor Timm at The Guardian. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Five Things People Should Stop Saying About Bernie Sanders

Staff / Truthdig May 20, 2016 Criticism of the presidential candidate, especially by Democrats, is “misguided and hypocritical,” writes Trevor Timm at The Guardian. And “he is doing the right thing by largely ignoring it.” Dig deeper ( 3 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 )

Sanders and His Supporters May Have to Overcome Democratic Party Superdelegates

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 11, 2016 Bernie Sanders won the popular vote in the New Hampshire primary by a large margin, but Hillary Clinton could take more of the state's delegates to the nominating convention. Not to fear, though—Sanders supporters can overcome this anti-democratic system. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders’ Foreign Policy Judgment Is More Valuable Than Clinton’s Experience

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 8, 2016 Instead of criticizing Sanders’ "inexperience," we should “be questioning why any of the candidates of either party are employing the same old foreign policy advisers -- many of whom not only supported the Iraq War but every disastrous military intervention since,” argues Trevor Timm at The Guardian. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Paris Attacks Are Being Used to Justify Agendas They Have Nothing to Do With

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 20, 2015 The aftermath of the Paris terrorist attacks has “devolved into a dark and dishonest debate” in which governments consider banning encryption and barring Syrian refugees from entering their countries. But the attackers were neither Syrian nor refugees and there’s no evidence they used encryption to communicate. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Senate Cedes More Power to National Security Agency With New Spying Bill

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Oct 28, 2015 Under the guise of “cybersecurity,” the Senate passed a spying bill that “carves a giant hole in all our privacy laws and allows tech and telecom companies to hand over all sorts of private information to intelligence agencies without any court process whatsoever," writes Trevor Timm at The Guardian. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )