Ear to the Ground

Trying to End the Power Suck

Alistair Alexander / Truthdig Dec 12, 2025 A new coalition of 230 groups demands an immediate stop to all new AI data centers. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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Meet the Silicon Valley Millionaire’s Club That Wants to Control the Psychedelic Industry

Russell Hausfeld / Truthdig Oct 23, 2025 The Psychedelic Science Funder’s Collaborative has installed its members in positions of power throughout the psychedelic industry — with the goal of controlling the future of the field. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Technology

The Tech Recruitment Ruse That Has Evaded Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

Alec MacGillis / ProPublica Jun 3, 2025 Every Sunday, newspapers are full of ads for tech jobs that aren't really looking for applicants. They reveal an aspect of U.S. immigration law that hurts both domestic and foreign workers — yet has endured for decades. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

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Coders Want In on the Kill Chain

Nick Cleveland-Stout / Responsible Statecraft May 6, 2025 At a confab on Capitol Hill last week, Silicon Valley titans concluded they need to lobby like Lockheed. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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Cashing In

Eoin Higgins / Truthdig Nov 21, 2024 Silicon Valley’s billionaires are celebrating as the president-elect staffs his administration with friendly tech industry figures. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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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 )

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Go West, Weird Man

Émile P. Torres / Truthdig Aug 8, 2024 The oddballs of the MAGA movement have nothing on Silicon Valley transhumanists. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

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Beware Silicon Valley’s 2012 Nostalgia

Conor Lynch / Truthdig Aug 1, 2024 The big money in California hasn’t gone full MAGA. But it is determined to bring Kamala Harris and the Federal Trade Commission to heel. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

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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 )

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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 )

Business & Economy

Understanding the Silicon Valley Bank Debacle

Robert Reich / Substack Mar 13, 2023 The real story behind the Silicon Valley Bank debacle. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Apple Won’t Allow Movie Villains to Use iPhones

By Zach Sharf / Salon Feb 28, 2020 "Knives Out" director Rian Johnson explains why the bad guy in his latest film isn't using any of the tech company's products. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )