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Leaked Video Reveals Amazon’s Belligerent Anti-Worker Tactics

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Sep 27, 2018 New footage shows executives working feverishly behind the scenes to crush attempts by workers to unionize. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Facebook Needs to Be an Open Book on News Feeds

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig May 13, 2016 Charges that workers at the social media giant manipulated story choices should deeply concern its users. Charges that workers at the social media giant manipulated story choices should deeply concern its users. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The Banality of Evil: Barbie Edition

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Nov 20, 2014 Right, so it's not like anyone would actually turn to the Barbie product line for an accurate depiction of well, anything, but this infernal little whittle-waisted doll still finds a way to stick to many girls' formative years like a bad gel manicure. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A Major Bump in the Road

Staff / Truthdig Nov 16, 2011 Much rides on America’s highways, vital arteries in the movement of people and goods. The problem is, the roads are crumbling at a time when money to fix them is hard to come by. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

China’s Top Gun

Staff / Truthdig Jan 30, 2011 The Chinese air force is drawing snickers after part of a video of military maneuvers broadcast on Chinese state television turned out to be not images of the country’s new stealth fighter but scenes from the American movie "Top Gun." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

What Apple’s Lost iPhone Says About Access Journalism

Staff / Truthdig Apr 21, 2010 It goes like this: A 27-year-old Apple employee left what appears to be the next iPhone on a bar stool. Someone picked up the super-secret device and, long story short, sold it to a gadget blog. And thus a corporation’s highly sophisticated control over the journalists who cover it briefly and symbolically imploded. (continued) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )