Health & Wellness

What to Know About Cellphone Radiation

Sergio Ortiz Borbolla / ProPublica Jan 6, 2023 Based on quarter-century-old standards, the federal government denies that cellphones pose any risks. But questions remain. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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Wells Fargo Fine

Kevin Siers Dec 22, 2022 Dig deeper

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 )

End PG&E’s Reign of Error With a Hostile Takeover

Greg Palast / Truthdig Nov 6, 2019 Who would head up such a takeover? The public. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Facebook Plans Its Own Digital Currency for 2 Billion-Plus Users

RACHEL LERMAN / The Associated Press Jun 18, 2019 The social network giant seeks to launch a global challenger to Bitcoin with big-name partners, more fodder for regulators' scrutiny. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump Administration Considering Major Civil Rights Law Changes: Report 

Ilana Novick Jan 3, 2019 It would make discrimination cases a lot harder to prove. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

FCC Votes to Repeal Net Neutrality (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Dec 11, 2017 The FCC votes along party lines to repeal the "net neutrality" rule adopted in 2015. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

For Head of SEC, Trump Taps Another Fox to Guard Wall Street Henhouse

By Deirdre Fulton / Common Dreams Jan 5, 2017 A progressive leader decried Jay Clayton's nomination as "yet another example of Trump betraying his own voters by turning over our economy to giant corporations and Wall Street." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Uber and Deregulated Hypercapitalism Increasingly Leave Americans Unprotected

Staff / Truthdig Jun 7, 2016 Another example, courtesy of the gig economy. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

When Red Tape Is a Good Thing

Staff / Truthdig Mar 31, 2016 We don't just need to get money out of politics—we need to get it out of policy, too. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Does Very Little to Protect Fish and Wildlife

Staff / Truthdig Dec 15, 2015 Of 88,000 actions and developments considered potentially threatening to the nation’s endangered species over the past seven years, a study finds that not one has been halted by the U.S. government. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Buy Today, Kill Tomorrow

By John Kiriakou / OtherWords Dec 5, 2015 Suspected terrorists can buy guns legally in the United States—and that's how the NRA wants it. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )