Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigFeb 17, 2016
Some candidates running for president wax poetic about the student debt crisis, but only one of them is willing to pay his interns. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 24, 2014
After a year scrutinizing the intern economy, ProPublica's internship investigation is coming to an end. But before signing off, we wanted to do our own end-of-semester review. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 10, 2014
Think you’re entitled to be paid for your unpaid internship? Here are resources you should know about. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigApr 10, 2014
Four years ago, the Labor Department clarified the rules that make unpaid internships legal, but employers continue to enjoy lax enforcement and free labor. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigFeb 17, 2014
Young people like Andrew Lang are trapped in a "cycle of internships with little pay and no job offers," The New York Times reports. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 5, 2013
The lack of laws protecting interns from exploitation has left millions of young Americans without options; it doesn't matter what the definition of a "journalist" is, just that all acts of journalism are protected; meanwhile, as tea partyers attack Obamacare, why is no one in Congress talking about Medicare's benefits? These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 6, 2013
This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: How the media cover -- and promote -- war, Robert Scheer defends the messenger, AP disappears 'illegal' immigrants, and America's office slaves, otherwise known as interns, rise up. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Christian Neumeister / TruthdigAug 9, 2012
Companies across the nation are gleefully denying interns fair wages for their work, in flagrant violation of long-standing labor law, and have the nerve to tell the world they are doing these people a favor.A disturbing percentage of U.S. companies accepts as routine the illegal work of unpaid interns. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
Howie Stier / TruthdigAug 2, 2012
Soliciting a modern day slave to write about modern day slaves? Great concept for an improv comedy sketch. Although it might seem sad, and funny, it's exactly what an advertiser on a media job board has done. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
David Fitzsimmons, Cagle Cartoons, The Arizona StarMay 22, 2012Dig deeper
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