The War on Assange Is a War on Press Freedom

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jul 15, 2018 The arrest of the WikiLeaks founder, which appears near, would be the first domino to fall. Afterward, thousands of publishers, editors and reporters in the U.S. would be in peril. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Building the Iron Wall

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Mar 18, 2018 A corporate censorship is being imposed, inch by inch, step by step. It begins by silencing the demonized. It ends by silencing everyone. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Google’s Threat to Democracy Hits AlterNet Hard

By Don Hazen / AlterNet Sep 29, 2017 The progressive website, along with other progressive sites, has experienced an unprecedented drop in traffic from Google search engines. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Mainstream Groupthink and Artificial Intelligence Could Stifle Dissent in an Orwellian Future

By Robert Parry / Consortium News Jul 31, 2017 Since the election, some U.S. media and tech companies are using "fake news" hysteria to establish a Ministry of Truth. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

How Our Worlds Are Decided for Us From Behind the Computational Curtain

By John Cheney-Lippold May 2, 2017 On websites like Facebook, our selves are not more free; they are more owned. And they are owned because we are now made of data. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Two Years Behind Bars or 20? One Day, a Computer Formula May Have a Say

Thor Benson / Truthdig Jan 7, 2016 Influenced by algorithms, judges who are racially biased might actually hand out milder sentences to minority defendants. But some experts worry that, in the big picture, an imperfect science may work against the accused. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

What We Know About the Computer Formulas Making Decisions in Your Life

Staff / Truthdig Nov 1, 2015 Sophisticated algorithms are being used to make decisions in everything from criminal justice to education. But when Big Data uses bad data, discrimination can result. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

When Big Data Becomes Bad Data

Staff / Truthdig Sep 3, 2015 Corporations are increasingly relying on algorithms to make business decisions, a practice that raises new legal questions. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Doomsday Machines: High Frequency Trading and the Men Who Built It

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 6, 2014 Haim Bodek is one of the genius architects of the system of lightning fast computers and algorithms that dominate trading on stock exchanges. Focusing on the "Flash Crash" of May 2010, he takes us on a tour of the terrifying machines that rule the economy and that experts say no one controls. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )