Technology

Can AI Revive the Promise of Accountability for Police Body Cam Videos?

Umar Farooq / ProPublica Feb 5, 2024 Some cities are turning to the new technology to scan millions of hours of unwatched footage and identify problematic officers and behaviors. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Meet N.Y.’s New Senator

Staff / Truthdig Jan 24, 2009 Caroline Kennedy she ain't. On Friday, New York Gov. David Paterson tapped Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand to take over the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Caroline Kennedy: I’m the Best for Senate Post

Staff / Truthdig Dec 30, 2008 Caroline Kennedy, at the very least, has her own vote when it comes to who she thinks would be the best pick for Hillary Clinton's Senate seat in the likely event that the New York Democrat is officially approved as Barack Obama's secretary of state. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Soda, Fat and You

Staff / Truthdig Dec 30, 2008 New York Health Commissioner and aspiring prop comic Richard Daines, M.D., defends his governor's proposed obesity tax with this hokey yet alarming demonstration. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Economic Death and Millionaire Taxes

David Sirota / Truthdig Dec 26, 2008 For most of us, Benjamin Franklin's words in 1789 still apply: "Nothing is certain but death and taxes." However, millionaires, by definition, are not most of us. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

N.Y. Governor Gets Tough on Soft Drinks

Staff / Truthdig Dec 17, 2008 Want a soda with that? It'll cost you, if what you're after is a non-diet drink and you happen to be in New York, thanks to a controversial tax plan that Gov. David Paterson has cooked up to combat rising obesity rates in his home state. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Not Enough Firsts to Go Around

Staff / Truthdig Mar 18, 2008 The "Daily Show's" senior black correspondent, Larry Wilmore, wants to make sure blind people don't get any ideas about laying claim to New York's new governor, David Paterson: "He's one of ours He's only 90 percent blind, but he's 100 percent black". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Silver Lining

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Mar 14, 2008 Now that the aggressive Eliot Spitzer has resigned in disgrace, New York state reformers are hoping that a progressive agenda will be preserved by a man with a very different style, David Paterson. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Cause Bigger Than Any Scandal

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Mar 13, 2008 The women of New York had a champion in Eliot Spitzer. The good news in the wake of the governor's resignation is that his successor, David Paterson, and the state's activists are ready to keep up the fight. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )