Jake Johnson / Common DreamsFeb 19, 2020
New polling data finds that as many as eight million people in the U.S. have used crowdfunding campaigns to pay for a medical procedures. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Jacob Bacharach / TruthdigNov 15, 2018
We choose to believe we’re living in the richest country in the world. Yet all available evidence suggests our wealth is largely an abstraction. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Emma Niles / TruthdigJul 26, 2017
The work is part of a campaign for prison reform, band member Nadya Tolokonnikova (pictured) tells Truthdig. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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By Thor BensonSep 10, 2014
Protests like Wednesday's Internet Slowdown Day and the continued push to make the Internet a public utility are episodes in long battles that have no definite end in sight, but activists are in it for the long haul. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigJul 24, 2014
With analysts estimating that the news network, often the butt of "Daily Show" jokes, could be worth $10 billion, Jon Stewart has launched a parody campaign to crowdsource the funds. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigJul 8, 2014
Yancey Strickler writes in The Washington Post that his crowdfunding platform and the "more than 60,000 creative ideas that have been brought to life using Kickstarter" would not exist if companies like Comcast had their way. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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