Staff / TruthdigMay 20, 2016
The meeting, held at Facebook headquarters Wednesday, comes after allegations that employees of the tech giant have been censoring conservative news. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Bill Boyarsky / TruthdigMay 19, 2016
While most voters’ attention is on the presidential primary and national-level races, it’s the legislative election that matters to the most powerful political force in the Golden State—big business. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Eric Ortiz / TruthdigMar 25, 2016
"Slogans aren’t a strategy," the Democratic front-runner said in a speech at Stanford University. "Loose cannons tend to misfire." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigMar 14, 2016
Leading Silicon Valley companies are developing their own enhanced privacy technology as Apple fights the U.S. government over encryption. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigFeb 18, 2016
Tech entrepreneur Justin Keller stoked the city's growing reputation for insensitivity to the misery of the impoverished by telling Mayor Ed Lee in an open letter that he is "outraged" that wealthy workers, who he says "have earned their right to live in the city," have to see people in pain and despair. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigFeb 6, 2016
Kenny "The Snake" Stabler suffered woefully from a condition brought on by head trauma. He deserved better from the NFL, and all pro football players deserve better. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / TruthdigSep 27, 2015
In this new Gilded Age, Big Tech—along with Big Pharma, giant health insurance companies, Big Agriculture and the largest banks on Wall Street—is dominating our economy and our politics. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Thor Benson / TruthdigSep 11, 2015
The big tech companies have the resources to launch a campaign for privacy that could change the world. As one scholar and researcher has written, “They may be our best chance out of this surveillance mess.” Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Peter Richardson / TruthdigAug 22, 2015
In "Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future," Martin Ford predicts that the next wave of job losses will be caused by advances in artificial intelligence, making robots the most efficient way to perform routine work now done by humans. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / TruthdigAug 17, 2015
I’m delighted Netflix and other high-powered firms are offering family-friendly work. But I take most of the news with a grain of silicon, and so should you. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigAug 11, 2015
"Google is not a conventional company. We do not intend to become one," said co-founder Larry Page in Monday's surprise announcement. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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