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 )

Congress Hammers Big Tech on Competition, Money, Power

BARBARA ORTUTAY and MATT O'BRIEN / The Associated Press Jul 18, 2019 Both Democrats and Republicans had grievances to air this week, even if there wasn’t much consensus on what to do about them. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Is the Government Finally Going After Google and Amazon?

Ilana Novick Jun 3, 2019 Agencies are taking steps toward investigations of the tech behemoths. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Corporations Are Waging All-Out Class War

Jim Hightower / OtherWords Sep 2, 2018 Four tech superpowers raked in half of this year’s stock price gains by the 500 largest corporations. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Biggest Economic Problem You’re Hearing Almost Nothing About (Video)

Robert Reich / RobertReich.Org May 7, 2018 America used to have antitrust laws that stopped corporations from monopolizing markets, and often broke up the biggest culprits. No longer. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

A Good Day on Wall Street Is a Bad Day for Most Americans

Lee Camp / Truthdig Feb 16, 2018 The U.S. economy is not based on health, happiness and life. It needs our death, misery and hardship in order to thrive. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Google and Trump: Wildly Different, but Playing the Same Game

Robert Reich / Truthdig Sep 6, 2017 Both the company and the president have used their clout to stifle criticism and paid members of Congress to pull their punches. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Google Critic Ousted From Google-Funded Think Tank

Emily Wells / Truthdig Aug 31, 2017 The development, in the words of one prominent observer, shows that the tech giant has become "too big for its britches." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

How the Internet Has Transformed Capitalism (Audio and Transcript)

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Aug 11, 2017 In the podcast “Scheer Intelligence,” host and Truthdig Editor Robert Scheer talks tech with Jonathan Taplin (pictured). [Transcript added] Dig deeper ( 22 Min. Read )

How Media Monopolies Are Undermining Democracy and Threatening Net Neutrality

BLANK Jun 9, 2017 On “Scheer Intelligence,” Truthdig Editor Robert Scheer interviews former FCC associate general counsel Mark Lloyd. Dig deeper ( 20 Min. Read )

Thanks to Trump’s FCC, One Broadcast Group May Control 72 Percent of Local Television

Staff / Truthdig May 10, 2017 Craig Aaron, president and CEO of the nonprofit organization Free Press, explains why the Sinclair Broadcast Group's expanding monopoly is a cause for concern. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Fighting for Privacy as Tech Monopolies Undermine Democracy

Staff / Truthdig May 5, 2017 Author Jonathan Taplin discusses what Americans can do. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )