Oxfam Finds Eight Men’s Wealth Equals That of Half the World’s People

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jan 16, 2017 "This is the perfect but horribly sad point to make on MLK day," Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer writes in a memo to staff. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Fake News and the New McCarthyism

By John Buell / Common Dreams Dec 23, 2016 Charges of Russian interference in our election should be investigated but ought not to become an occasion to harass domestic critics of U.S. policy. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Amazon Defends Its Pricing Algorithm But Distorts Shipping Details

By Eric Umansky / ProPublica Sep 28, 2016 A new statement from the internet giant indicates buyers don't get a clear picture of prices on 10 percent of items sold. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Amazon Says It Puts Customers First. But Its Pricing Algorithm Doesn’t

By Julia Angwin and Surya Mattu / ProPublica Sep 21, 2016 Amazon bills itself as “Earth’s most customer-centric company.” Yet its algorithm is hiding the best deal from many customers. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

How Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and Hulk Hogan Threaten Freedom of the Press

Bill Blum / Truthdig Jun 14, 2016 The power elites that rule America are threatening the First Amendment again—and the assault is not coming just from government agencies. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Tech Leaders Take Sides in Clash Between Peter Thiel and Gawker Media

Staff / Truthdig Jun 4, 2016 Facebook's top brass is on board with Peter Thiel, but Amazon's boss thinks he needs to toughen up. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

WashPo’s Obvious Bias: 16 Negative Stories About Bernie Sanders Published in Just 16 Hours

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Mar 8, 2016 The Washington Post's March 6 onslaught advances the narrative that the Vermont senator is a clueless white man incapable of winning over people of color or speaking to women, according to the progressive media watchdog Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting. Perhaps the paper is going through the “7 Stages of Establishment Backlash.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Amazon Offers Free Delivery of Workplace Hell

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Aug 27, 2015 Both low-paid and elite workers at Amazon and other companies are being pushed to their limits. Without unions to protect them from the brutality of corporate demands, workers are at the mercy of Jeff Bezos and his ilk. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

A Seattleite Tells How Amazon ‘Swallowed’ His Town

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 19, 2015 Recent news about Amazon has focused on the abusive conditions that prevail in the company's headquarters in Seattle. A “more comprehensive indictment,” writes a lifelong resident of the city, would “describe its effect on” the city, “which used to be a great place to live." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Police in Training (and the Rest of Us) Could Benefit Greatly From This One Thing Cops Are Blocking

Staff / Truthdig Aug 18, 2015 Police reform cannot be accomplished effectively without research into policing, but cops won't cooperate; 1 in 2 British youths identifies as something other than heterosexual; meanwhile, an accord between Hamas and Israel may be taking shape. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Scheer and Hedges: For the Corporatist State, Information Is Control (Part 4/7)

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig May 26, 2015 In this installment of their seven-part interview series posted on The Real News Network, Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and columnist Chris Hedges drill into the motivations for the collusion between big tech companies and the US government The end result: Control of Americans' data leads to control of citizens themselves In this installment, Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and columnist Chris Hedges drill into the motivations for the collusion between big tech companies and the U . Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

The Best of Larry’s List 2014

Staff / Truthdig Dec 25, 2014 Here are some odds and ends that may have escaped you in the 2014 news cycle, as collected by our very own Larry Gross. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )