The FBI’s Terrorism Factory

Staff / Truthdig Aug 25, 2011 This week on Truthdig Radio in collaboration with KPFK: How the FBI uses its 15,000 informants to sucker and seduce angry Muslims, and the effort to amend the Constitution to dehumanize corporationscom/avbooth/category/truthdig_radio/" title="Truthdig Radio">Truthdig Radio: How the FBI suckers and seduces angry Muslims, and the effort to dehumanize corporations. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Is the FBI Catching Terrorists, or Coaching Them?

Staff / Truthdig Aug 23, 2011 A new investigation by Mother Jones reveals that the FBI has cultivated a huge network of informants and spies, many of whom are directed to seek out disgruntled Muslims. "And then, in case after case, the government provides the plot, the means, and the opportunity" to commit terrorist attacks, Trevor Aaronson writes. (more)A new investigation by Mother Jones reveals that the FBI has cultivated a huge network of informants and spies. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Howard Buffett’s Hope for Africa’s Future

Staff / Truthdig Aug 17, 2011 Earlier this month, Howard Buffett -- the philanthropist son of the "Sage of Omaha" -- penned a Huffington Post article defending a project within the U.N.’s World Food Program called "Purchase for Progress" and offered his vision of an ideal future for farmers in the global south. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Unions and Inequality by the Numbers

Staff / Truthdig Aug 7, 2011 The precise effects of the broad deunionization of the American workforce since the 1970s are difficult to quantify, but a recent paper from the American Sociological Review has made an effort anyway The study found that in addition to raising the income of union laborers (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Dirty Secret of the Jobless Recovery

Staff / Truthdig Jul 3, 2011 Have you ever asked yourself what makes a "jobless recovery" possible? Since the beginning of the recession, American companies have trimmed their staffs and shifted work to remaining employees, largely without increasing pay, and those workers are not reaping the benefits. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Net Neutrality’s Last Stand

Staff / Truthdig Apr 9, 2010 The future of the Internet looked a little bleaker to Net neutrality advocates this week after a federal appeals court decided that the Federal Communications Commission couldn't stop Internet service provider Comcast from messing with the load times of certain websites (continued) . Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

No to Consumer Protection Agency

Staff / Truthdig Feb 28, 2010 Plans to create an independent agency to provide consumer financial protection have probably been scrapped. According to a leaked document, Democratic Sen. Chris Dodd is proposing that the protection office be within the Treasury Department instead of being independent, a clear capitulation to the Republicans. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Your Handy Guide to the Right’s 11th-Hour Attacks on Obama

Staff / Truthdig Oct 18, 2008 Thus far this election season, we've witnessed a number of scare tactics cooked up by conservatives hoping to scare the bejeezus out of voters who might even consider choosing Barack Obama over John McCain, and the fun isn't over yet. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The NRA’s Activist Plant

Staff / Truthdig Aug 7, 2008 An investigation by Mother Jones has turned up an interesting life -- one Mary McFate, aka Mary Lou Sapone, who for years worked as a national figure in the gun-control movement and as a paid spy for the NRA. According to the mag, McFate held board positions in numerous activist groups while her alter ego has been known to infiltrate such organizations for a fee. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

McCain’s ‘Spiritual Guide’ Has a Big Issue with Islam

Staff / Truthdig May 9, 2008 Looks like Sen. John McCain is being endorsed by more than one controversial preacher -- the apparent "must-have" of leading presidential hopefuls this election cycle. Meet the Rev. Rod Parsley, whose support McCain sought and won, according to Brave New Films and Mother Jones, which have launched a collaborative effort to expose Parsley's alarming beliefs about Islam and America's role on the world stage. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Blowback in Lebanon

Staff / Truthdig Jun 22, 2007 Truthdig contributor Reese Erlich connects the blowback from American meddling in the Mideast to the recent violence in Lebanon, where a Palestinian militant group has been fighting with the Lebanese army. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )