Military

The Secret War Within the Pentagon

Michael Klare / TomDispatch Feb 11, 2025 A new breed of weapons makers has risen to challenge the power of the old guard. Expect political turbulence ahead. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

TD Column

The Silicon White House

Eoin Higgins / Truthdig Nov 7, 2024 The president-elect’s coattails will pull Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and others into the center ring of national policymaking — and score-settling. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

TD Column

Silicon Valley’s Man in Washington

Eoin Higgins / Truthdig Jul 16, 2024 The selection of J.D. Vance consummates the tech world’s Trump-era embrace of far-right politics. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Technology

A Militarized AI Hell on Earth

William Hartung / TomDispatch Jun 27, 2024 Silicon Valley’s self-styled philosopher kings are pushing us toward a dangerous world of fully automated warfare. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Politics

Elon Musk and Peter Thiel’s War on Democracy

Robert Reich / Substack May 28, 2024 The two oligarchs share an agenda that goes well beyond securing tax cuts and regulatory rollbacks. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Private Equity is Bleeding American Society Dry

Marc Steiner / The Real News Network Nov 8, 2019 Labor journalist Kim Kelly dissects the demise of the sports website Deadspin and what it means for the future of American journalism. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Trump Never Had a Grand Strategy for China

Marshall Auerback / Independent Media Institute Aug 23, 2019 Between his arbitrary goals and capricious tariff announcements, it should be clear by now that the president lacks a coherent trade policy. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The Embarrassing Secret Behind These Tech Giants’ Diversity Figures

Will Evans and Sinduja Rangarajan / Reveal Jan 13, 2019 Oracle, Pandora and Palantir said the numbers of women and people of color they employ are trade secrets. And the government bought it. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Snooping Through Silicon Valley

Louise Rubacky / Truthdig Oct 19, 2018 This exploration of the tech industry "strings lights around the absurdities of the gig economy and the belief in Everyman entrepreneurial capacity." Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

‘Nobody Speak’: Billionaires Silencing the First Amendment (Audio)

BLANK Jul 21, 2017 In a new episode of “Scheer Intelligence,” host and Truthdig Editor Robert Scheer talks with Brian Knappenberger. Dig deeper ( 22 Min. Read )

Oculus Founder Is Developing New Surveillance Technology With Help From Peter Thiel

Staff / Truthdig Jun 6, 2017 Palmer Luckey, the 24-year-old Silicon Valley wunderkind, is planning a comeback after being forced to leave Facebook, which acquired his virtual reality company for $2 billion in 2014. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Politics

Palantir Technologies Is Creating a Vast Immigration Database

Staff / Truthdig Mar 5, 2017 The data-mining firm has a $41 million government contract to aid in mass deportations. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )