Truthdiggers

Truthdiggers of the Week: Charlie Hebdo

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 7, 2025 Critical journalists view the slaughter of their colleagues in Paris from a deeply personal perspective. "Does my work threaten my life?" we ask ourselves. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Opinion

Moscow Attack Underscores Misguided Priorities of Russia and US

Anatol Lieven / Responsible Statecraft Mar 25, 2024 Russia and the U.S. both have the same enemies but we spend most of the time ignoring that fact. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Technology

What Might 21st Century Anti-Tech Terrorism Look Like?

Freddie deBoer / Truthdig Dec 28, 2023 A warning, or perhaps notes for someone else's manifesto. Dig deeper ( 35 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

Freedom Coming for the Newburgh Four, After FBI Entrapment

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan / Democracy Now! Aug 4, 2023 The men were ordered freed from prison after a judge determined they had been caught up in a plot driven by an overzealous FBI and a dodgy informant. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Zionist Colonization of Palestine

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Feb 24, 2020 For more than a century Zionists and, later, Israelis have pursued a project to seize and ethnically cleanse Palestinian land. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

The Secret History of the 9/11 Investigation

Tim Golden and Sebastian Rotella / ProPublica Jan 23, 2020 Behind the scenes, FBI agents tried to get to the bottom of whether a close U.S. ally was involved in the attacks. This is their story. Dig deeper ( 41 Min. Read )

Activists Demand U.S. Close Guantánamo and End 18 Years of Torture

Jessica Corbett / Common Dreams Jan 12, 2020 We can't let this horror disappear from the public consciousness. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The End of the Rule of Law

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Nov 25, 2019 If the Democrats' impeachment action fails to address the "constitutional rot" that has occurred over decades, U.S. democracy may be doomed. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

America Made the Islamic State’s al-Baghdadi

Juan Cole / Truthdig Oct 28, 2019 As the terrorist's killing is lauded, it's worth recalling he was in U.S. custody when he began organizing what would become the Islamic State. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Hillary Clinton Spoils the Party

Jacob Bacharach / Truthdig Oct 25, 2019 In smearing Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, the former presidential candidate has cast a pall over the primary and revealed how small she truly is. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump’s Syria Policy Could Be a Gift to ISIS

Juan Cole / Truthdig Oct 9, 2019 As a result of the turmoil the U.S. and Turkey are causing in the region, 12,000 Islamic State fighters in containment camps could escape. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

American History for Truthdiggers: A Once, Always and Future Empire

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Sep 28, 2019 The worrisome state of today's nation did not spring into existence with the 2016 election. It is a product of long historical trends. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )