Follow the Money: Big Banks, DOJ Find Benefits in Settlement Deals

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Oct 31, 2014 Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Why Twitter’s Lawsuit Could Make or Break Transparency

Thor Benson / Truthdig Oct 22, 2014 President Obama has called his administration the “most transparent in history,” but instead of allowing companies to be completely transparent regarding their involvement in government surveillance, Washington has muzzled them. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Eric Holder and RFK’s Legacy

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Sep 30, 2014 When he announced his leave-taking last week, Attorney General Eric Holder spoke of Robert F. Kennedy as his inspiration for believing that the Justice Department "can and must always be a force for that which is right." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Three Things Obama’s New Clemency Initiative Doesn’t Do

Staff / Truthdig Apr 26, 2014 Prisoners’ advocates call the reforms a step forward, but they don’t address discrimination in presidential pardons or apply to everyone serving harsh sentences from outdated guidelines. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

State Department Launches ‘Free the Press’ Campaign Same Day DOJ Asks Supreme Court to Jail Reporter

Staff / Truthdig Apr 26, 2014 Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dianne Feinstein Asks DOJ to Investigate Leak of Torture Report Summary to McClatchy News Service

Staff / Truthdig Apr 15, 2014 Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Shield Law

Nick Anderson / Truthdig May 31, 2013 Dig deeper

Missile Launches

Nick Anderson / Truthdig May 16, 2013 Dig deeper

Associated Press

Bob Englehart, Cagle Cartoons, The Hartford Courant May 16, 2013 Dig deeper

Chris Hedges: The ‘Terrifying’ State Assault on Press Freedom

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 15, 2013 "We are now in the last moments of an effort to, in essence, effectively extinguish press freedom," the Truthdig columnist told "Democracy Now!" in a conversation Wednesday about revelations of the Justice Department's seizure of work, home and cellphone records of up to 100 reporters and editors at The Associated Press."We are now in the last moments of an effort to, in essence, effectively extinguish press freedom," the Truthdig columnist told "Democracy Now!" about the recent Justice Department controversy. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Financial Crisis CEOs

Gary McCoy, Cagle Cartoons Mar 21, 2013 Dig deeper

The Public Cost of BP’s ‘Pathetic’ Fine

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 17, 2012 BP’s record settlement of $4.5 billion for damages caused by the explosion and spill of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in 2010 is the largest criminal fine in U.S. history, but at a fifth of the company's 2011 profits, to be paid over a span of five years, it amounts to a "pathetic" slap on the wrist, says Public Citizen’s Tyler Slocum. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )