The Country That Actually Started the Middle East Nuclear Arms Race (Hint: Not Iran)

Staff / Truthdig Jul 30, 2015 As the Iran deal is debated, it's important to keep in mind who's responsible for the nuclear arms race in the Middle East; turns out a "useless liberal arts degree" has become a hot commodity in the tech world; meanwhile, a writer explores Donald Trump's mob ties. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Silicon Valley Emerges as a Political Force

David Sirota / Truthdig Jul 18, 2015 When it comes to the political money chase, the Northern California home of the world's technology giants spreads the wealth to both parties -- positioning the tech industry as one of the most powerful forces in American politics. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

African-Americans Make Up Less Than 2 Percent of Facebook and Twitter Staff

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Jul 3, 2015 Despite the rainbow nature of their users, recent statistics reveal a staggering lack of workforce diversity. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

California Labor Commission Officially Calls Uber Driver an Uber Employee

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Jun 17, 2015 A California labor agency has determined that, at least in one instance, an Uber driver is actually an employee of the company, not an independent contractor who happens to rely on Uber-provided information to drive her business. But what does this mean for the ride-sharing behemoth? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Robert Scheer: Plundering Our Freedom With Abandon (Part 2 of 10)

Staff / Truthdig Jun 12, 2015 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and The Real News Network's Senior Editor Paul Jay discuss the inherent contradictions in Silicon Valley’s ideology and practices in the second installment of TRNN’s show “Reality Asserts Itself.” Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Robert Scheer: Cyberwarfare Is ‘Where the Real Money Is’ (Part 1 of 10)

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Jun 10, 2015 Just how and when did the military-industrial complex become the military-intelligence complex? And what's the link between Amazon and the Pentagon? Dig deeper ( 18 Min. Read )

The Marijuana Economy Comes Out of the Shadows

David Sirota / Truthdig May 16, 2015 Since Colorado voters legalized marijuana in 2012, more states and cities have been considering a similar path. At the same time, the cannabis market is looking less like a music festival and more like a Silicon Valley confab -- upscale, data-driven and focused on investors. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

EU vs. Google: Who Will Prevail?

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Apr 16, 2015 The European Union's top antitrust watchdog is setting her sights on Google, taking the tech giant to task for allegedly elbowing out competitors' listings in online shopping searches. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Age of Cryptocurrency

By Daniel Gross Jan 31, 2015 A new book examines Bitcoin, a “highly disruptive technology” that has the modest goal of “freeing people from the tyranny of centralized trust.” Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Thomas Frank: What’s the Matter With Democrats?

Staff / Truthdig Nov 7, 2014 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: The "What's the Matter With Kansas?" author says Democrats blow off right-wing populism and "walk right into the buzz saw every time." Also: what to expect when you're expecting a Republican Senate, and Silicon Valley's take on indentured servitude. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Ebola, Wall Street, Midterms and Freezing Eggs

Staff / Truthdig Oct 18, 2014 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists discuss President Obama's appointment of an Ebola czar, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's concern over economic inequality in the U.S., Silicon Valley's egg-freezing employee benefits and the outlook for both parties in the upcoming election. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

How the Internet of Things Could Destroy the Welfare State

Staff / Truthdig Jul 20, 2014 A long article at The Observer examines the regulatory possibilities of "smart" phones, cars and even carpet, and asks what's to become of governance if data and algorithms are setting the limits of human life. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )