Staff / TruthdigAug 15, 2006
The search engine company, which tries to affect an air of youthful nonconformity, legally admonished the Washington Post for using the word "google" as a generic verb to describe Internet search in general.
Online expert Steve Rubel calls it "one of the worst PR moves in history." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 11, 2006
In what could be tantamount to dropping a neutron bomb on xenophobes like Lou Dobbs, a study by the Pew Hispanic Center found that high levels of immigration in the past 15 years do not appear to have hurt employment opportunities for American workers. But some economists question the study's technique.
Check out Truthdig's Marc Cooper on the myths of America's immigration debate. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 10, 2006
Calls made to the Palestinian territories will carry their own designation, rather than appearing on AT&T bills as calls to Israel. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Blair Golson / TruthdigAug 9, 2006
The Army shot down a developer's proposal for a military theme park, saying it preferred something "tasteful and appropriate." (Above photo a satire.)
Of course, this is the same military whose recruitment efforts have included inserting story lines into episodes of "The Mickey Mouse Club," according to the book "Operation Hollywood." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 7, 2006
A group of investors, including the U2 frontman, bought a minority stake in the financial publishing company. An investor partner says Bono ?drove this part of the discussion and likes the fact that there has been a consistent philosophy throughout its history.? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 7, 2006
New welfare rules written by Congress and the Bush administration are taking effect, denying assistance to the poor for education and drug addiction treatment. The rules also require welfare recipients to work more hours a week, without providing additional child support subsidies. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 4, 2006
Normally, this would be cause for unbridled celebration. However, Republicans had cowardly and self-servingly tacked an estate tax reduction onto a bill designed to raise the minimum wage. So good legislation had to die in order for a terrible bill never to live. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 2, 2006
Bush's new secretary of the Treasury, former Goldman Sachs CEO Henry Paulson, said in his first public remarks since taking office that he recognized the economy was not benefitting all Americans
That's quite an understatement -- as Paul Krugman made abundantly clear in a 2002 N Times Magazine essay -- but for a Bush appointee, it was a hell of an admission
. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 30, 2006
The cooling of the U.S. housing market has begun to pull down the entire economy, just as experts had been predicting for several years now.
This was inevitable after the ludicrously overheated highs of the last few years, and we can only hope it's going to be a slow leak. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 29, 2006
House Republicans tacked a cut in estate taxes onto a bill to raise the minimum wage. Yeah, you read that correctly: The economically distressed would get an additional $2.10 an hour, whereas the Walton kids and the Hilton sisters would get untold millions.
Must be that compassionate conservatism we've heard so much about. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 27, 2006
It's called NewAssignment.net, and the idea is for everyday citizens to fund specific reporting projects that will be assigned to professional journalists. This could be the birth of an entirely new paradigm in reporting: professionals and amateurs working together in a truly networked way. Check it out. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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