Plodding Down the Information Superhighway

Satire by Andy Borowitz Jul 28, 2008 In a daring bid to wrench attention from his Democratic rival in the 2008 presidential race, Sen. John McCain today embarked on a historic first-ever visit to the Internet. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Do-It-Yourself Economy

Ellen Goodman / Truthdig Jul 17, 2008 We are expected to interact with "labor-saving technology" without realizing that it's labor-transferring technology. The job has not been "saved"; it's been taken out of the paid sector, where employees have a nasty habit of expecting salaries, and put into the unpaid sector, where suckers 'r' us. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Control-Alt-Delete

Staff / Truthdig Jun 27, 2008 It's official: Microsoft's top-geek-made-good, Bill Gates, is leaving his full-time position as head of Microsoft on Friday. Now that he's made more money than regular mortals can even fathom (aside from those congresspeople who approve the defense budget), he's stepping down in order to focus on his philanthropic work with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Democrats’ Lump of Coal

Staff / Truthdig May 12, 2008 Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton agree on many issues, but it's a bit surprising to see two candidates who've talked so much about the climate crisis and a new green economy tout their love of coal. Obama has an ad up in Kentucky that claims "Barack understands" the plight of the coal industry, while Clinton has promised voters in the state she would put more money into coal programs. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Put Up Your Nukes

Staff / Truthdig Apr 9, 2008 Iranian President and up-and-coming schoolyard brawler Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared in a televised address Wednesday his country's willingness to "bloody the enemy's nose" in order to defend its national sovereignty. At issue is Iran's controversial nuclear program, which Ahmadinejad has declared is negotiable only with U.N. nuclear officials, not the politicized Security Council. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Claims Successful Hit on Faulty Satellite

Staff / Truthdig Feb 22, 2008 The official reason the U.S. military offered for its show of fireworks Wednesday night high above the Pacific was to shoot down, using an anti-satellite missile, a failed spy satellite before it might do damage upon reentry. However, not everyone read the skywriting that way. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Spam Filter

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AT&T, Microsoft Discuss Internet Filtering

Staff / Truthdig Jan 10, 2008 During a panel discussion at the annual consumer electronics show, representatives from NBC, Microsoft and AT&T made the case for filtering Internet content at the service provider level. The idea is to stop the movement of copyrighted material, but there is a large, scary implication: allowing the pipe owner to control what passes through. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gore Puts Venture Money Where His Mouth Is

Staff / Truthdig Nov 13, 2007 Al Gore's Generation Investment Management has teamed up with venture capital heavyweight Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers to try to close the "significant gap between the capital needed and the capital currently deployed to create enduring solutions to the climate crisis." The alliance will have a global focus and will seek to multiply by "many times" the $200 million already invested by KPCB in green projects. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

North Korea Denies Sharing Nukes

Staff / Truthdig Sep 18, 2007 The North Korean government has denied allegations that it shared nuclear technology with Syria. A senior U.S. nuclear official earlier insisted that North Koreans were in Syria, possibly to supply the latter with illicit equipment. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Cult of Apple

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The Fastest Man on No Legs

Ellen Goodman / Truthdig May 24, 2007 As technology becomes exponentially more sophisticated and pervasive, the sports world finds itself awash in ethical dilemmas. So where does a lightning fast amputee fit in the spectrum of Barry Bonds with his alleged doping and Tiger Woods with his better-than-perfect Lasik eyes? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )