We Are the Corporate Sugar Daddies

Eleanor Goldfield / Art Killing Apathy Apr 7, 2018 We rip ourselves, our communities and our entire economy apart for the sake of sustaining an unsustainable system. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Dear Media Elites, Here’s How You Have Donald Trump Completely Wrong

By Jim Hightower / AlterNet Sep 12, 2016 The incitement of anti-immigrant prejudice for political gain is shameful, but it's not new in our country. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

You Don’t Matter to Drugmakers

Staff / Truthdig Mar 3, 2016 Big Pharma executives are going all out to paint themselves as the good guys—just not to you. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Why Should You and I Have to Keep Paying Mitch McConnell’s Salary?

Staff / Truthdig Feb 24, 2016 In a blatantly partisan ploy to prevent President Obama from nominating a successor to the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, the Senate majority leader has cited a historical precedent dictating that presidents in the last year of their term not name new justices to the high court. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Manna From Hell

By Jim Hightower / OtherWords Feb 1, 2016 War is hell. Unless, of course, you happen to be a global corporate peddler of rockets, drones, bombs and all the other hellish weaponry of military conflict. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

How Mark Zuckerberg’s ‘Philanthropy’ Lets Him Stash His Billions Without Paying Taxes

Staff / Truthdig Jan 27, 2016 The wunderkind of Silicon Valley who co-founded Facebook and amassed roughly a gabillion dollars in personal wealth is now being hailed as a new giant of American altruism. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

For-Profit Colleges Are Scandal Machines

Staff / Truthdig Dec 30, 2015 This corrupt higher education "industry" ought to be put out of business. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Trans-Pacific Trade Scam

Staff / Truthdig Dec 29, 2015 Despite what President Obama says, the TPP does indeed create a corporate end run around our laws. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

This Thanksgiving, Stop Shopping and Start Living

Staff / Truthdig Nov 25, 2015 Outdoor gear retailer REI is doing its part to preserve the spirit of Thanksgiving by closing its doors and urging its workers and customers to get out — literally. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

It’s Time to Free Students From Debt

By Jim Hightower Aug 21, 2015 Touted as a necessity but priced like a luxury, many degree programs are mediocre or worse -- predatory loan scams that hustle aspiring students into deep debt and poverty. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Whining Wall Street Banker Pleads for Pity

Staff / Truthdig Jan 31, 2015 J.P. Morgan was recently socked in the wallet by financial regulators who levied yet another multibillion-dollar fine against the Wall Street baron for massive illegalities. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Time for a Populist Revival!

By Jim Hightower, The Nation Apr 12, 2014 This old American democratic tradition already has deep support at the grass roots. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )