Working Girls Gone Wild in Amsterdam’s De Wallen

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 2, 2013 Men in Amsterdam's red light district got an unsettling surprise when a group of shop window strippers put on an unexpected show. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

How Capitalism Stacks the Deck on Disaster

By Steve Fraser, TomDispatch Apr 4, 2013 We think of the financial crisis as a man-made calamity, and Hurricane Sandy as the malignant innocence of nature. But neither the notion of a man-made nor natural disaster quite captures how the power of a few and the vulnerability of the many determine what is really going on at ground level. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

The iPad’s Human Cost

Staff / Truthdig Jan 26, 2012 Deadly conditions, long hours, cramped quarters and little pay. Reports of Apple suppliers’ derelict manufacturing practices and their devastating effects on Chinese factory workers have been appearing in the press for a while now. After an explosion that killed a supervisor in charge of iPad construction in Chengdu, The New York Times adds a new exhibit to the case. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Into Pakistan’s Textile Factories

Staff / Truthdig Aug 22, 2011 The “haves” have been subjecting the “have-nots” to lives of miserable, crushing toil since polarized hierarchies appeared behind the walls of the world’s first city some 10,000 years ago. The names, faces and technologies change, but so far, the legacy of exploitation remains. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Criminal Justice: ‘Normalizing’ Exploitation

Staff / Truthdig Jul 25, 2011 After Georgia's new immigration law chased away many of its farm laborers, the state launched a dubious plan to fill the void with probationers, who lack the experience needed to do harvesting work, especially in the current heat wave. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Wal-Mart’s $640 Million Sneeze

Staff / Truthdig Dec 24, 2008 Wal-Mart will pay as much as $640 million to settle 63 lawsuits around the country alleging that the retailer had exploited its workers. The payout could add up to less than 0.1 percent of the company's revenues this year. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Wal-Mart Election Scare Tactics Challenged

Staff / Truthdig Aug 15, 2008 Labor groups have filed election complaints against Wal-Mart for reportedly telling store managers that Democrats' proposed labor law changes would drive down wages and force layoffs. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hagel Calls Bush’s Use of Petraeus Dishonest

Staff / Truthdig Sep 17, 2007 Retiring Sen. Chuck Hagel tells Bill Maher why the president's exploitation of Gen. Petraeus is "not only a dirty trick, but it's dishonest, it's hypocritical, it's dangerous and irresponsible. The fact is, this is not Petraeus' policy, it's Bush's policy." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Immigrants Protest Bush Proposal

Staff / Truthdig Apr 7, 2007 Immigrant rights groups are voicing their opposition to the president's new migrant worker plan, which would allow undocumented workers to buy $3,500 permits every three years to remain in the country. Democrats and the Catholic Church have also criticized the proposed policy, which is harsher and costlier than a previous proposal supported by Bush. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bah Humbug to You Too!

The Rev. Madison Shockley / Truthdig Dec 15, 2005 The culture wars have clearly gotten out of hand when the front line is Christmas. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )