A Review of the New Intern Economy

Staff / Truthdig May 30, 2011 Roger Hodge, former editor of Harper's Magazine, takes a steady look at Ross Perlin's new book, "Intern Nation," the first in-depth exposé of the exploitative intern culture that has taken root in American corporations and small businesses in recent decades. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.K. Businesses Lean on Unpaid Interns

Staff / Truthdig Apr 28, 2011 Roughly one-fifth of British companies now enjoy the cost-free benefits of unpaid intern labor, with few claiming knowledge of the practice's potential illegality, a new study says. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Gaylingual’ Code Invented in Myanmar

Staff / Truthdig Apr 18, 2011 Gay men in Myanmar make up a language, women disappear in new-order Egypt and the Civil War divides Americans in 2011. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )