TD Original

Fraud, Lies, Exploitation and Eugenic Fantasies

Émile P. Torres / Truthdig Nov 9, 2023 The multibillion-dollar Effective Altruism movement makes rich people feel good about being rich — to hell with the bad publicity. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

TD Original

The Grill Master of Acid Marxism

Alexander Zaitchik / Truthdig Oct 6, 2023 A well-wishing appreciation of Matt Christman. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Book Review

Living in a “Technofeudalist” Hell

Cory Doctorow / Pluralistic Oct 6, 2023 In "Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism," former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis argues capitalism died a decade ago when rent replaced profit as the most important form of income. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

TD Original

What Ghosting Says About Society (And Why it Hurts So Much)

Émile P. Torres / Truthdig Sep 28, 2023 Social disappearing acts reflect the deepening inhumanity of a technology-addled, coldly transactional world. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Opinion

Artificial Intelligence: Profit Versus Freedom

Richard Wolff / IMI Sep 26, 2023 If we choose to operate outside of the capitalist profit motive, AI does not need to be an existential threat to labor. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Witnessing Our Planet’s Destruction For Profit

Peter Kuper Sep 18, 2023 Dig deeper

Opinion

Wealthy Elites Believe Capitalism Should Hurt Workers More

Joshua Hill / Truthdig Sep 14, 2023 When one of them shoves it in our face, it’s a reality check and a call to organize and stop accepting this system. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Pumpkin Spice Christmas Trees

Rick McKee Sep 11, 2023 Dig deeper

Editorial Cartoons

No Escaping the Mug Shot

Monte Wolverton Aug 28, 2023 Dig deeper

Politics

Lessons From Gramsci for Today’s Social Movements

Mark Engler and Paul Engler / Waging Nonviolence Aug 11, 2023 The antinomies of Antonio Gramsci: what lessons does the classic Italian thinker hold for radicals fighting contemporary battles? Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Technology

On Technology and Degrowth

Jason Hickel / Monthly Review Aug 10, 2023 Prominent green growth commentators accuse degrowth scholarship of rejecting technology—but the story is more complex. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Environment

Big Oil’s War Against ‘Woke Capitalism’ 

Marcus Baram / Capital & Main Aug 3, 2023 The fossil fuel industry and right-wing activists are increasingly targeting investors that consider environmental and social issues — but is it working? Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )