Ear to the Ground
Ear to the Ground
Labor
What It’s Like to Work for the Billionaire ‘Nickel King’
Dec 9, 2025 Labor activists are exposing deadly conditions for Indonesian workers who process battery nickel for Teslas and other electric cars.
Global Voices
The Open Veins of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Dec 4, 2025 Big Tech and foreign countries scramble for the DRC’s critical minerals, fueling conflict and trapping locals in poverty.
Editorial Cartoons
The Dangers of Unregulated AI
Dec 4, 2025
Book Excerpt
Public Knowledge Under Siege
Nov 21, 2025 In less than a year, the Trump administration has ratcheted up draconian attacks on the First Amendment to unprecedented levels.
TD Original
Meet the Silicon Valley Millionaire’s Club That Wants to Control the Psychedelic Industry
Oct 23, 2025 The Psychedelic Science Funder’s Collaborative has installed its members in positions of power throughout the psychedelic industry — with the goal of controlling the future of the field.
Technology
As Data Center Demand Surges, the Grid Can’t Kick Its Gas Habit
Sep 15, 2025 Big Tech’s AI frenzy is leaving the power grid stuck in natural gas-fueled inertia and slowing the arrival of clean energy projects.
TD Column
Where’s a Moral Panic When You Need One?
Aug 29, 2025 Sold as The Answer to Everything, AI has become a factory of custom manias, faux-companionship and typo-free teenage suicide notes.
Editorial Cartoons
Happy Labor Day
Aug 25, 2025
Business & Economy
About That ‘AI Job Apocalypse’
Aug 14, 2025 The media hype surrounding the threat of AI job loss could serve as smokescreen for the potential Trump Recession.
Film
‘Can’t Look Away’: A Puny Critique of Big Tech
Jun 20, 2025 A new Bloomberg documentary about the ills of social media suggests giving the guilty firms even more power.
Editorial Cartoons
