Wal-Mart Employees Are Restless

Staff / Truthdig Jul 2, 2008 Wal-Mart may be fined by a Minnesota judge for violating the state's employment laws. The fines are for ''contractual violations," a fancy way of saying that Wal-Mart denied rest breaks to workers at least 1.5 million times. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ticker Tape Ain’t Spaghetti

Amy Goodman / Truthdig May 1, 2008 Food riots are erupting around the world. Behind the hunger, behind the riots, are so-called free-trade agreements, and the brutal emergency-loan agreements imposed on poor countries by financial institutions like the International Monetary Fund. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Hope for Corporate America

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Apr 28, 2008 The corporate state is our shadow government. Candidates who aspire to higher office get corporate money if they promote corporate interests. Barack Obama's campaign message, filled with lofty promises of change and hope, is also filled with repeated reassurances to the corporate elite. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The Invisible War

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Jan 24, 2008 It's the deadliest conflict since World War II. More than 5 million people have died in the past decade, yet it goes virtually unnoticed and unreported in the United States. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

One True Voice on the Trail

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jan 7, 2008 Why isn't Dennis Kucinich treated as a viable candidate? Because, Hedges argues, it's all too easy for the comfortable to dismiss him. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

FCC Sells Out

Staff / Truthdig Dec 19, 2007 Despite opposition from Congress and the public, the FCC has decided it's in the nation's best interest to relax decades-old ownership rules that prohibit media giants from owning newspapers and broadcasts outlets in the same local market. The idea behind the old rules, crazy as it sounds, is that it's probably not a good thing to get all of your information from the same place. The FCC's three Republicans and America's media conglomerates disagree. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

When Barbarians Take Hostages

David Sirota / Truthdig Dec 14, 2007 Henry Kravis is the king of private equity, the Wall Street sector that buys and bleeds companies. He and his ilk, to preserve their huge tax advantages, are making sure that millions of Americans won't get a fair deal. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

It Came From Corporate America!

Staff / Truthdig Dec 5, 2007 Freespeech.org has this entertaining take on the privatization of the Internet, a medium that was once public, open and collaborative, but has since been taken over by corporate juggernauts. It's not something we all think about, but it wasn't so long ago that the Internet was organized around information and education, as opposed to shopping. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Big Shots

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‘Super Union’ Merger in the Works

Staff / Truthdig Apr 6, 2007 Britain's biggest union will meet with the United Steel Workers, a North American organization, to discuss the possibility of a merger. The resulting international mega-union would be one of the largest in the world. The head of the British group has previously expressed a desire to form "a single global trade union movement capable of challenging the might of multinationals." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Chiquita’s Slipping Appeal

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Mar 21, 2007 What do Osama bin Laden and Chiquita bananas have in common? Both have used their millions to finance terrorism. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

FCC Commissioner on Net Neutrality, the Future of Media and More

Staff / Truthdig Mar 19, 2007 Jonathan Adelstein, one of five FCC commissioners, speaks with Truthdig about the battle to control America's airwaves, the value of an open and fair Internet and his initial thoughts on the XM-Sirius merger. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )