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Months After Calling the Prospect ‘Crazy,’ Facebook Brags About Its Ability to Swing Elections
Mar 5, 2017 A “made-for-Facebook creative strategy was an essential component" to Pennsylvania GOP Sen. Pat Toomey’s re-election, the company says.
European Parliament Votes to End Visa-Free Travel for Americans (Video)
Mar 3, 2017 The decision comes after the U.S. fails to agree to visa-free travel for citizens of five EU countries, officials say.
Mary Astor’s Purple Diary: The Great American Sex Scandal of 1936
Mar 3, 2017 Illustrator Edward Sorel and Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer discuss the impact of Astor's love affairs on her movie career and the parallels between the film industry of the early 20th century and the industry of today.Why Do Some People Have Money While Others Don’t?
Mar 2, 2017 Bankers rig democracy to control the institution of money, says economist Richard Wolff (pictured).All the President’s Omissions: Bernie Sanders Shreds Trump’s Speech to Congress
Mar 1, 2017 The Vermont senator details Trump's failure to address some of his major campaign promises and urges continued resistance against the administration.
Truthdigger of the Week: José Santos Sevilla, Slain Champion of Indigenous Hondurans
Feb 26, 2017 Tolupans have been struggling to save ancestral lands from miners and loggers since a U.S.-supported junta took control of the country.Why Did Establishment Democrats Nominate Tom Perez for Party Chair?
Feb 26, 2017 According to journalist Glenn Greenwald, the move satisfies Israeli-American billionaire Haim Saban (pictured) and other party benefactors.
Historian Juan Cole Warns Against Strongmen at Home and Abroad
Feb 24, 2017 In an interview by Truthdig's Robert Scheer, the Middle East scholar also says that Islamic terrorism is overreported in the U.S. and criticizes the linking of violence and religion.Professor Michael Hudson Explains the Fake Economics of Donald Trump
Feb 24, 2017 Hudson, author of "J Is for Junk Economics," talks about the now-discarded Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal and the president's first hundred hours.
Socialism? Capitalism? Economist Richard Wolff Explains It All.
Feb 22, 2017 In an interview with the grass-roots media portal Actvism, Wolff discusses methods of economic organization.U.S. Gave $315 Million to Supplier of Mines Accused of Using Slave Labor
Feb 22, 2017 The government helped finance an industrial chain reported to be involved in human rights violations and environmental destruction in Africa.