Technology

Media

One Year Later: Bezos’ WaPo Cheerleads for MAGA, Billionaires and AI

Pete Tucker / FAIR Jul 10, 2026 Things have only gotten worse at the paper since an editorial clampdown caused the biggest one-day wipeout of journalists in a generation. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Business & Economy

CNBC Helps SpaceX Pull Off Trillion-Dollar Pump-and-Dump

Wilson Korik / FAIR Jul 6, 2026 True to form, the network ran a series of infomercials for the stock, helping investors sell overvalued shares to retail customers. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

TD Original

AI’s Threat to Mental Health Care

Eleanor J. Bader / Truthdig Jun 29, 2026 Online mental health companies are rolling out AI chatbots as therapists struggle with insurance industry changes. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Economic Justice

Musk’s Trillion-Dollar Fortune Is a Stark Warning for Democracy

Chuck Collins / OtherWords Jun 25, 2026 The planet’s first trillionaire is not a sign of economic health. It’s an indicator of extreme inequality and the dangers of concentrated power. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Opinion

Release the Minab Report: Did Grok Help Kill 168 Children?

Thom Hartmann / The Hartmann Report Jun 24, 2026 The Pentagon has finished investigating its strike on an Iranian elementary school. Congress still hasn’t seen it. The families deserve answers — and so do we. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

TD Original

Humans Will Never Colonize Mars — And Musk Knows It

Émile P. Torres / Truthdig Jun 18, 2026 The first trillion-dollar man has always had posthuman plans for the Red Planet. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Africa

‘Digital Colonialism’: U.S. Demands Access to Africans’ Private Data

Sharon Lerner, Anna Maria Barry-Jester / ProPublica Jun 17, 2026 The United States is requiring access to health data as part of lifesaving aid deals with African countries. Privacy experts fear the information could be misused or exploited. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Technology

The Fate of the Metaverse

Max Callimanopulos / n+1 Jun 12, 2026 Facebook Reality Labs’ mission to augment reality and drape humanity in wearable tech has been an $80 billion failure. But the company isn’t giving up. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Technology

How AI Took Over the Global Gig Economy

Lena Simet, Anna Bacciarelli / FPIF Jun 5, 2026 In Geneva, governments are negotiating the first binding global standard that codifies protections for gig workers and regulate their AI bosses. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

TD Original

$9 Trillion Collapse Machine

Alistair Alexander / Truthdig May 28, 2026 The AI boom has entered an uncharted, perilous new phase. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

TD Column

Is the AI Industry Reformable?

Michael Kwet / Truthdig May 27, 2026 Bernie Sanders and AOC have introduced a law to regulate AI. But its solutions are no match for the scale of the problem. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Technology

Artificial Hype, Authentic Resistance

Nolan Higdon / Truthdig May 26, 2026 Students are loudly booing references to AI at commencement speeches across the country. As they should. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )