Mad in America

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Feb 4, 2011 What do we have now? An anti-war movement that is so gutless and so savagely unimaginative that it has proved itself to be too lazy, even too cowardly, to face down the very disease of oligarchy that it had concocted itself to cure.It is a queer fact, indeed, that none of the most outspoken and anti-authoritarian radicals in this country are under 65 years old. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

‘Hope Is Action’: Hedges and Ellsberg Arrested at White House Protest

BLANK Dec 18, 2010 On Thursday, author, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges and Pentagon Papers whistle-blower Daniel Ellsberg were among the 131 anti-war activists arrested during a nonviolent demonstration outside the White House On Thursday, Chris Hedges and Daniel Ellsberg were among the 131 anti-war activists arrested during a nonviolent demonstration outside the White House. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Leaking to Avert Disaster

Joe Conason / Truthdig Jul 29, 2010 While the Pentagon Papers revealed the duplicity of American policymakers in the senseless Vietnam War, their release came too late to save many lives or change the course of that conflict. The WikiLeaks disclosures may have arrived in time to influence policy and prevent disaster. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Thank God for the Whistle-Blowers

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jul 28, 2010 What WikiLeaks did was brilliant journalism, and the bleating critics from the president on down are revealing just how low a regard they have for the truth. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Biggest Secret From the ‘Secret Archive’

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Jul 27, 2010 The release of 92,000 pages of secret military documents by the website WikiLeaks points to the futility of the war in Afghanistan and the double-dealing of our so-called ally Pakistan. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Obscenity of War

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Mar 31, 2010 President Barack Obama has just returned from his first trip as commander in chief to Afghanistan. The U.S.-led invasion and occupation of that country are now in their ninth year, amid increasing comparisons to Vietnam. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Inside ‘The Most Dangerous Man in America’

Staff / Truthdig Mar 2, 2010 Judith Ehrlich discusses her Academy Award-nominated documentary about Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Best Documentary Nominees

Staff / Truthdig Feb 3, 2010 The Motion Picture Academy has assembled an impressive slate of feature-length documentaries this year, from the inside story of the Pentagon Papers to an on-the-ground look at Burma's Saffron Uprising. Here are the trailers for all five extraordinary films. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

McNamara’s Evil Lives On

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jul 8, 2009 It was the stark evil Robert McNamara perpetrated as secretary of defense that must indelibly frame our memory of him. To not speak out fully because of respect for the deceased would be to mock the memory of the millions he caused to be maimed and killed in a war that he later freely admitted never made any sense. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Ellsberg Warns of Possible ‘Police State’ in U.S.

Staff / Truthdig Sep 26, 2007 Just to put current world events in perspective, here's a transcript of a recent speech by Daniel Ellsberg, the former Defense Department analyst who released the Pentagon Papers to the press during the Vietnam War, about some potential developments that could severely harm our country in the not-so-distant future. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gravel’s Poignant Mantra: ‘Young Men and Women … Dying’

Staff / Truthdig Aug 30, 2007 Although it feels a bit like an '80s thriller or an episode of "Hard Copy" gone awry, this campaign video from Mike Gravel does a handy job of countering the president's ill-advised comparison of the wars in Iraq and Vietnam. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Time Is Right for New Pentagon Papers

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Jun 27, 2007 Of the Democratic presidential candidates, Sen. Mike Gravel is probably the least well recognized. His dark-horse candidacy may be the butt of jokes on the late-night comedy shows, but that doesn't faze former Pentagon analyst Daniel Ellsberg: "Here is a senator who was not afraid to look foolish. That is the fear that keeps people in line all their lives." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )