Business & Economy

Musk Plans to Profit from Twitter, Not Create a Town Square for Global Democracy

Sonali Kolhatkar / IMI Nov 3, 2022 Musk has shrewdly fostered a reputation for being a genius, deserving of his obscene wealth. But his private texts during Twitter deal negotiations, recently revealed in court documents during legal wrangling over the sale, paint a picture of a simple mind unable to come to terms with his excess. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Voices From America’s Brutal Prisons

Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein / Los Angeles Review of Books Mar 8, 2020 “Prison Truth,” underlines the importance of inmates telling their own stories. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The New York Times’ Impeachment Coverage Is a Total Farce

Dorothee Benz / FAIR Feb 5, 2020 Watching the actions of the Trump administration through the lens of the newspaper of record is by turns disheartening and infuriating. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Lobbies’ Greatest Ally in the Effort to Sabotage Health Care Reform

Joshua Cho / FAIR Jan 28, 2020 The insurance industry’s efforts to block changes to our medical system would not be so successful without working in tandem with media. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The Disaster of Utopian Engineering

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jan 28, 2020 Neoliberalism, the latest utopian project, aims at concentrating wealth in the hands of the few while reducing the many to peonage. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

The Problem With Impeachment

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jan 27, 2020 It's about cosmetics and will do nothing to halt the decay that is destroying the republic. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

A Circus Then, a Circus Now

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jan 20, 2020 The presidential campaign is, by some measures, in its second year. Here's what Chris Hedges had to say about the contest in January 2019. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

The NFL Groomed Us for President Trump

Robert Lipsyte / TomDispatch Dec 12, 2019 Here are the six ways in which football prepared us for Trumpball and is still trying to keep us in its grasp. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

NAFTA Did Exactly What It Was Designed to Do

Dean Baker / FAIR Dec 5, 2019 No one should be surprised by the loss of high-paying, union manufacturing jobs to Mexico. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Media Refuse to Ask Where the War on Terror Is Going

Joshua Cho / FAIR Nov 24, 2019 The death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi should have been a good time for U.S. journalists to reflect on the 18-year-long war. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Let’s Ban All Billionaires

Negin Owliaei / OtherWords Nov 13, 2019 It's not enough to tax away their wealth. Let’s get the über-rich off our airwaves, too. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Enemy Within

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Nov 4, 2019 The deep state, which is orchestrating the impeachment of Donald Trump, is the most ominous threat to democracy. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )