The Most Important Free Press Stories of 2019

By Leonard C. Goodman / Independent Media Institute Dec 23, 2019 Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning are being persecuted for speaking truth to power. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Whistleblower Who Almost Stopped the Iraq Invasion

Sam Husseini / Truthdig Aug 30, 2019 "Official Secrets," the new film about whistleblower Katherine Gun is largely accurate --- but this story is not over. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

My Letter From Joe Biden

Scott Ritter / Truthdig May 1, 2019 His disregard of facts on Iraqi weapons of mass destruction helped pave the way to one of modern history's greatest geopolitical disasters. Dig deeper ( 19 Min. Read )

A Call to Halt an Illegal Invasion of Venezuela

Kevin Tillman / Truthdig Feb 22, 2019 As our wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have proved, the U.S. can cause immeasurable harm based on a false pretense. We can't let it happen again. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Creeping Fascism No Problem for Trump’s Durable Base

Paul Street / Truthdig Sep 5, 2018 Nothing the president does seems to rattle this crowd enough to make it lose faith. Here’s why. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Beware the Hero Worship of John McCain

Scott Ritter / Truthdig Aug 29, 2018 As a prisoner of war, he passed horrendous tests. But later, tested in the Senate, he often failed monumentally. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

John Kiriakou and Chris Hedges on the CIA’s Bush-Era Torture Program

Staff / Truthdig May 28, 2018 Though new CIA Director Gina Haspel just made it through the vetting process on Capitol Hill, Hedges and "On Contact" guest Kiriakou are not about to drop the subject of the agency's recent history of torture, in which Haspel allegedly played a role. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bibi’s Information Warfare Operation Against America

Scott Ritter / Truthdig May 4, 2018 Benjamin Netanyahu's presentation on Iran's alleged nuclear weapons program was all smoke and mirrors to influence President Trump. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

From Russia, With Absurdity

Eleanor Goldfield / Truthdig Feb 25, 2018 The idea that a few unsophisticated Facebook ads created by Russian trolls swung a U.S. presidential election is ridiculous. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

How the U.S. and The New York Times Stifled Journalist James Risen

Staff / Truthdig Jan 6, 2018 The former Times reporter explains how the government influenced the paper to suppress his post-9/11 reporting, citing national security concerns. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Robert Scheer: News Outlets ‘Wholesale Consume’ Propaganda (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Aug 10, 2017 Truthdig's editor in chief points to the lies that were made and accepted before the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

122 Nations Sign Historic Nuclear Weapons Ban — but Not U.S. or Russia

By Andrea Germanos / Common Dreams Jul 7, 2017 The U.N. treaty was signed after weeks of negotiations that were not attended by any of the nine nuclear-armed states, which include America, Russia and North Korea. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )