Business & Economy

Film

‘Can’t Look Away’: A Puny Critique of Big Tech

Michael Kwet / Truthdig Jun 20, 2025 A new Bloomberg documentary about the ills of social media suggests giving the guilty firms even more power. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

Florida Is Investing in Israel’s War

Katya Schwenk, Luke Goldstein / The Lever Jun 13, 2025 The state is poised to eliminate limits on investment in increasingly risky Israel bonds that help finance the country’s war efforts. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Environment

Senate Republicans Want To Sell 3 Million Acres of Public Land

Kylie Mohr / High Country News Jun 12, 2025 The vast majority is fire prone and too far away from communities to make sense for housing, research shows. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

LGBTQIA+

The Meat Industry Is Backing Anti-Trans Campaigns

Grey Moran / Sentient Jun 11, 2025 Recent anti-trans political ads were funded in part by meat industry trade groups, including multiple ads comparing trans people to cattle. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

TD Column

About That South African ‘White Genocide’

Michael Kwet / Truthdig Jun 11, 2025 The racially charged Trump-Musk power play against South Africa was always about satellites. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Business & Economy

The Dollar’s Dilemma

Imran Khalid / FPIF Jun 10, 2025 The decline of the world’s longtime reserve currency is a sign of deeper volatility in the global system. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Technology

AI Hype and the End of Innovation

Freddie deBoer / Truthdig Jun 9, 2025 Big Tech's place in culture — and the stock market — requires it to be something more profound than working tech. It needs to tell a story. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Labor

How to Win the Nation’s Highest Minimum Wage

Sonali Kolhatkar / IMI Jun 9, 2025 The Tourism Workers Rising campaign in Southern California offers an organizing course on effecting change. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

TD Original

A Safety Net Coming Apart at the Seams

Alexander Zaitchik / Truthdig Jun 9, 2025 From staff cuts to buggy chatbots, Trump and DOGE are accelerating a crisis at the Social Security Administration 20 years in the making. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Africa

Caught Between Washington and Beijing

Mebratu Kelecha / Africa Is A Country Jun 5, 2025 With Trump’s tariffs, Africa faces trade disruptions, corporate power and emerging partnerships in its quest to control its economic destiny. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Environment

The Budget Bill Was a Boon for This Chilean Billionaire

Luke Goldstein / The Lever Jun 4, 2025 The budget reconciliation bill includes a devastating natural resources giveaway to a Chilean billionaire with ties to the Trump family. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Labor

Hawley Calls for Tyson Probe Amid Child Labor Allegations

Dawn Attride / Sentient Jun 4, 2025 Federal oversight is shrinking as policy proposals echo Project 2025's deregulatory agenda. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )