Robert Scheer / TruthdigSep 8, 2017
In this episode of “Scheer Intelligence,” Robert Scheer interviews "Food Evolution" filmmaker Scott Hamilton Kennedy. [Transcript added] Dig deeper ( 22 Min. Read )
By Barbara KoeppelMay 24, 2017
The recent focus on the viability of news stories has overshadowed another method of spreading false political information. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
By Julia Angwin / ProPublicaOct 25, 2016
Over the summer, the tech giant substituted new language in its privacy policy that says browsing habits “may be” combined with what the company learns from a user's use of gmail and other tools. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
By Mara EinsteinOct 4, 2016
The currency of maximum importance in our digital world is personal data, personal relationships and our very identities.
The currency of maximum importance in our digital world is personal data, personal relationships and our very identities. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigSep 1, 2016
The change from a print-based to an image-based society has transformed our nation. All the traditional tools of democracies—including dispassionate scientific and historical truth, facts, news and rational debate—are useless instruments in a world that lacks the capacity to use them. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 8, 2016
The "Last Week Tonight" host talks about how political corruption thrives in an environment in which journalists are being fired or forced to focus on social media and click-bait rather than on reporting. He also admits that shows like his wouldn't exist without newspapers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Thor Benson / TruthdigJul 7, 2016
Further erosions of privacy are likely as companies develop more and better methods for gathering information on internet users. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 9, 2016
Jonah Peretti, the media company’s CEO, said Trump’s presidential campaign is akin to cigarette ads—“hazardous to our health.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 7, 2015
Toronto ad agency Zulu Alpha Kilo asked restaurateurs, personal trainers and architects to provide some of their product or service for free so shoppers could decide whether to buy it. “Get out of here” was one cook's response. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 2, 2015
Called "Real Change," the ad casts Sanders as a principled and down-to-earth populist leader with the backing of millions of individual donors and a determination to take on Wall Street. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigApr 13, 2015
No doubt aiming to show voters that she's in touch with the struggles and hopes of everyday Americans, Hillary Clinton unleashed a folksy first campaign spot Sunday to coincide with her announcement that she's officially running for president in 2016.No doubt aiming to show voters that she’s in touch with the struggles and hopes of everyday Americans, Hillary Clinton unleashed a folksy first campaign spot Sunday to coincide with her announcement that she’s officially running for president in 2016. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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