Tech Giants Look the Other Way on Rights Abuses Stemming From Cobalt Mining in Congo

KiMi Robinson / Truthdig Oct 7, 2016 The African country is the world’s largest producer of the mineral—a vital ingredient in lithium-ion batteries for electric cars, smartphones and laptops. But Congolese are suffering as a result. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Some of America’s Biggest Corporations Pay Their CEOs More Than They Owe in Taxes

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Nov 20, 2014 How does a company like Ford, which did $139.4 billion in business last year, qualify for a tax refund? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Time for a Federal Robotics Agency

Thor Benson / Truthdig Sep 23, 2014 As drones, driverless cars, robotic surgeons and algorithms that can buy and trade in the stock market become part of the daily conversation, there needs to be an understanding of how the law and the public will deal with these imminent realities. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Connecting With Daily Life of the Past

Staff / Truthdig Aug 28, 2011 The struggle for the serious study and appreciation of literature continues in our society, where enormous emphasis has been placed on the "practical" disciplines of math and science, and specialized academics more and more produce arcane, overtly politicized work that the public seems to find joyless and irrelevant. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

GDP Growth Falls to 1.8% in First Months of 2011

Staff / Truthdig Apr 29, 2011 Economists and other Americans were disappointed to see the country's GDP growth slow to an aching 1.8 percent in the first quarter of 2011. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Fouling the Clean Air Act

By Dan Becker and James Gerstenzang Mar 4, 2011 In a largely hidden component of its attack on the federal budget, the House of Representatives has approved a key Republican campaign promise to big business: protecting it from what the new majority calls the handcuffs of environmental safeguards. If the Republicans prevail in the Senate and overcome a White House veto, they would hobble the Clean Air Act. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Alexander Haig Dies

Staff / Truthdig Feb 20, 2010 Alexander Haig was chief of staff to Richard Nixon during the Watergate scandal, secretary of state under Ronald Reagan, NATO's supreme military commander and a longtime Republican hawk. He died Saturday in Baltimore at 85 from complications from an infection. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Stealing Fire From the Gods

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Feb 5, 2010 A friend of mine once had a Toyota that wouldn't die The odometer had only a dim recollection of passing 100,000 miles, the body was dinged and the paint was faded and the interior was worn, but the thing just kept running He finally parked it at the airport, removed the plates and walked away. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.S. Will Be Addicted to Foreign Oil for Another Generation or More

Staff / Truthdig Feb 4, 2010 A new government report has found that the United States will import almost as much foreign oil 25 years from now as it does today. Pitiful policy initiatives simply haven't done enough to fulfill the stated ambition of just about every administration since Richard Nixon's -- to liberate the homeland from a dangerous dependency on energy imports. (Continued) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Green Checkered Flag for Ford

Staff / Truthdig Jan 28, 2010 Ford Motor Co. has seemingly shifted out of crisis mode and is now reporting a profit of $2.7 billion for 2009, a considerable success given the state of the U.S. auto industry and the sluggish economy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Holding Corporations Accountable for Apartheid Crimes

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Jan 13, 2010 A landmark class action case is under way in a New York federal court, with victims of apartheid in South Africa suing corporations that they say helped the pre-1994 regime. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Chavez’s Muffler Rattling

Staff / Truthdig Dec 24, 2009 Hugo Chavez muffler-rattled against the likes of Toyota, Ford, General Motors and Fiat in a speech to the country Thursday, attacking those companies for not sharing technology with local industry and threatening to kick them out of business if they did not comply. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )