new america foundation

Robert Reich: Elizabeth Warren Is Right About Big Tech

Robert Reich / Truthdig Mar 12, 2019 The senator aims to break up Google, Amazon and Facebook. If we are to dismantle our new Gilded Age, it's as good a place as any to start. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

When Big Money Buys Off Criticism of Big Money

Robert Reich / Truthdig Sep 4, 2017 A recent incident involving Google shows how big funders can choke off free communication. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Top Tech Companies Get Failing Grade on Privacy Rights

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 4, 2015 The most comprehensive assessment to date of the user agreement policies of Facebook, Google and Microsoft says the world’s top tech companies are failing when it comes to privacy and freedom of expression. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

White Right-Wing Terrorists Are Biggest Threat to Americans, Study Finds

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jul 30, 2015 Wait until you see how many people were killed by white supremacist terrorist acts, as opposed to attacks by others. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Pakistani Lawyer Blocked From U.S. After Suing CIA on Drone Strikes

Staff / Truthdig Jul 3, 2011 Pakistani lawyer and human rights champion Mirza Shahzad Akbar, who has aided the U.S. government in legal counterterrorism efforts, was banned from traveling to the States to speak at Columbia Law School after suing the CIA about drone strikes that have killed civilians in his country. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )