Truthout
Politics & Elections
Scott Walker: The First ALEC President?
If Walker is successful in his presidential bid, he would be the first ALEC alum to take the oval office.
New Snowden Documents Reveal Secret Memos Expanding Spying
The Obama administration has stepped up the NSA's warrantless surveillance program on US soil.
Australian Whistleblower Who Took on FIFA Corruption: Sepp Blatter’s Resignation Long Overdue
The head of FIFA has resigned over a growing corruption scandal.
A Victory for Privacy or Extension of Mass Surveillance? Co-Sponsor of USA FREEDOM Act Rejects Bill
President Obama signed into law a measure ending the mass phone surveillance program.
It Took Three to Out NSA Snooping on Us; Can We Really Afford to Lose Whistleblowers?
Three men risked all to convince the public and Congress that the NSA is spying on us; now a push is on to further discourage whistleblowers.
William Rivers Pitt | The Loved and the Lost: A Note to the Biden Family
The passing of Beau Biden is a loss to the nation, but that pales in comparison to the loss being endured by Joe Biden and his family.
America: Not the Home of the Brave, but of the Scared S**tless
The Senate will probably pass the USA Freedom Act and the NSA's mass surveillance programs will go on as before, with a few minor changes.
Bernie Sanders to Billionaires: “You Can’t Have It All!“
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is the presidential contender who is not looking to win the favor of the hedge-fund managers, bankers and CEOs who define and dominate US politics.
“United States vs. Davis” – Wrestling With the Third Party Doctrine
The ruling highlights a lack of consensus over the reach of the third party doctrine.
Leaked Treaty You’ve Never Heard of Makes Secret Rules for the Internet
A February 2015 draft of the secret Trade In Services Agreement was leaked.