Environment

Whistleblower Decries ‘Unregulated’ Fracking Wastewater Network in Pa.

Justin Nobel / DeSmog Dec 27, 2024 A new lawsuit alleges toxic, radioactive waste leaked into a family’s water well, uncovering the regulatory abyss of fracking pipelines in the state. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Media

Whistleblower: Trump Media Company Betrays ’America First’ by Outsourcing Jobs

Justin Elliott, Robert Faturechi, Alex Mierjeski/ ProPublica Oct 22, 2024 An internal Truth Social complaint calls for the firing of CEO Devin Nunes, alleging he has pursued an “America Last” hiring policy and made the company vulnerable to regulatory action. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Business & Economy

At Union Pacific, Safety Concerns Were Silenced

Danelle Morton, Topher Sanders, Jessica Lussenhop / ProPublica Nov 22, 2023 Time and again, Johnny Taylor’s duty to keep the rails safe from disaster conflicted with his employer’s desire to keep its trains running as fast and as frequently as possible, putting his career and family in peril. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Ear to the Ground

The Strange Case of Jack Teixeira

Staff / Truthdig Apr 14, 2023 An Air National Guardsman in Cape Cod posts classified documents to “Thug Shaker Central.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Journalism is Not a Crime

Randall Enos Jan 23, 2023 Dig deeper

Courts & Law

Killing the Messenger: Joe Biden’s Disturbing Hypocrisy on Julian Assange

Ben Cohen / Salon Jan 20, 2023 Ben & Jerry's co-founder: Joe Biden stood up for press freedom as a candidate — but backtracked in the White House. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Assange Pariah

Guy Parsons Nov 30, 2022 Dig deeper

Payback: Trump Ousts Officials Who Testified in Impeachment Inquiry

DEB RIECHMANN and COLLEEN LONG / The Associated Press Feb 7, 2020 Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman's lawyer says he was asked to leave in retaliation for “telling the truth.” Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

White House Violated Law in Freezing Ukraine Aid, Watchdog Claims

ANDREW TAYLOR and ZEKE MILLER / The Associated Press Jan 16, 2020 The Government Accountability Office says the president may not substitute his own policy priorities for laws Congress has enacted. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Edward Snowden Sets the Record Straight

Roslyn Fuller / Los Angeles Review of Books Dec 29, 2019 In “Permanent Record,” the NSA whistleblower tries to convince skeptics of his motives and educate readers about mass surveillance. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Top White House Aides Call Trump ‘Improper,’ ‘Unusual’

LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK / The Associated Press Nov 19, 2019 Two advisers lead off a pivotal week featuring testimony from nine witnesses as the House’s impeachment inquiry accelerates. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

House Impeachment Panel Tables Motion to Subpoena Whistleblower

The Associated Press Nov 13, 2019 Testimony in the first public impeachment hearing has ended, with more hearings to come this week. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )