The Story of ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Filmmakers and the CIA Just Got Creepier

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Sep 10, 2015 The Oscar-winning film "Zero Dark Thirty" became a prestigious awards vehicle for its co-creators, journalist-turned-screenwriter Mark Boal and director Kathryn Bigelow. It also became a source of controversy -- and all the more so after this latest news. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Seymour Hersh Accuses Obama of ‘High-Level Lying’ About Bin Laden Raid

Roisin Davis / Truthdig May 12, 2015 The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist has put forth a series of explosive allegations about the Obama administration’s role in the 2011 killing of the al-Qaida founder. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Former CIA Interrogator Glenn Carle: Torture Is Unamerican

Staff / Truthdig Dec 12, 2014 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: CIA veteran Glenn Carle takes us behind the scenes of a black site prison, Juan Cole says there isn't a Mideast backlash, and Kasia Anderson revisits "Zero Dark Thirty". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Still Living With Jack Bauer in a Terrified New American World

By Rebecca Gordon, TomDispatch Jul 11, 2014 Once upon a time, if a character on TV tortured someone, it was a sure sign that he was a bad guy. Now, the torturers are the all-American heroes. From "24" to "Zero Dark Thirty," it’s been the good guys who wielded the pliers and the waterboards. We’re not only living in a post-9/11 world, we’re stuck with Jack Bauer in the 25th hour. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Was 2012 the Best Year for Documentaries?

Staff / Truthdig Mar 2, 2013 Last week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: A look at the Oscar-nominated docs and other political movies, and more on the hacktivist collective Anonymous. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘I Begged for Them to Stop’

By Nick Turse, TomDispatch Feb 26, 2013 Try to remain calm -- even as you begin to feel your chest tighten and your heart race. Try not to panic as water starts flowing into your nose and mouth, while you attempt to constrict your throat and slow your breathing and keep some air in your lungs and fight that growing feeling of suffocation. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Oscar 2013: Hollywood’s CIA Celebration

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Feb 26, 2013 What was Michelle Obama thinking? What if the card for "Zero Dark Thirty" had been lurking in that best picture envelope Sunday? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Sequester Madness, Republicans Love Obamacare?

Staff / Truthdig Feb 23, 2013 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists ask: Will sequester madness lead to across the board budget cuts? If you're not pro-universal health care, then are you pro-euthanasia? And at the Oscars, should it be "Zero Dark Thirty," "Silver Linings Playbook" or "Argo"? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Oscars 2013: What the Best Picture Nominees Say About America

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Feb 22, 2013 If an extraterrestrial landed on Earth, "Argo," "Beasts of the Southern Wild," "Django Unchained," "Lincoln," "Silver Linings Playbook" and "Zero Dark Thirty" each would be an excellent introduction to the American character. In the aggregate, they make up a composite portrait of the country. "Argo," "Beasts of the Southern Wild," "Django Unchained," "Lincoln," "Silver Linings Playbook" and "Zero Dark Thirty" all struggle with social or political issues, making up a composite portrait of the country. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The Shooting Gallery: Obama and the Vanishing Point of Democracy

By Henry A. Giroux, Truthout Feb 13, 2013 We live at a time in the United States when the notion of political enemies has become a euphemism for dismantling prohibitions against targeted assassinations, torture, abductions and indefinite detention. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Jailbreak Your Smartphone, Go to Jail

Staff / Truthdig Jan 31, 2013 As though we don't have enough absurd laws in the US, a new one has passed criminalizing the unlocking of mobile devices; the U is spending $400,000 a day to keep innocent people incarcerated in Guantanamo; and this Sunday is the Super Bowl, when we watch men cause one another brain trauma These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Another Word for Propaganda

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jan 18, 2013 Why aren't film director Kathryn Bigelow's claimed government sources, including employees of the CIA, in jail like Pfc. Bradley Manning? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )