When a Bank Owns 100 Oil Tankers, It Can Mess With the Price of Gas

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Nov 20, 2014 A two-year Senate investigation of the financial sector has found that banks can meddle with the economy in new and frightening ways. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

China Replaces U.S. as World’s Largest Economy, IMF Reports

Staff / Truthdig Oct 9, 2014 Has the era of American economic hegemony finally come to an end? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

WHO: Ebola Outlook Is ‘Bleak’

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Sep 23, 2014 The World Health Organization has issued a very frightening report that basically says as worried as we've all been about Ebola in West Africa, things are much, much worse. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Fall and Rise of Investigative Journalism

By Anya Schiffrin, TomDispatch Aug 28, 2014 Despite a long run of journalistic tough times, the loss of advertising dollars and the challenge of the Internet, there’s been a blossoming of investigative journalism across the globe from Honduras to Myanmar, New Zealand to Indonesia. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

U.S. Government at War With Itself Over Civil Liberties

David Sirota / Truthdig Jun 21, 2014 Given the last year, it seems more than a bit hilarious that the U.S. government has just posted its latest annual announcement about "funding for programs that support Internet freedom." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Private Equity Is Becoming a Public Problem

David Sirota / Truthdig Jun 6, 2014 A few weeks ago, a top official at the Securities and Exchange Commission reported on what he called a "remarkable" amount of potentially illegal behavior in the private equity industry -- aka the industry that buys up, changes and sells off smaller companies. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Love It or Leave It?

Scott Tucker / Truthdig Aug 25, 2013 Journalism is often a form of priestcraft. If human victims are required on the pyramids of sacrifice, a mob of journalists is always ready to slip on priestly robes while reaching for the knives. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Patrick Cockburn: Covering Syria’s Complicated Civil War

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 31, 2013 "As a journalist, no one tells you something because they like the look of your face, generally," the Independent reporter told Truthdig in an exclusive interview "They tell you to further their own interests or the interests of their party""No one tells you something because they like the look of your face, generally," the Independent reporter told Truthdig". Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

ALEC Puts Utah on Top of ‘Rich States’ List

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jun 7, 2013 A new report from the corporate lobby would be laughable if it wasn't being taken seriously by media outlets. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Global Warming Is a Domestic Crisis

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jan 23, 2013 It is vital for the president and his allies in Congress to remember that those Americans most defenseless against extreme weather and natural disasters form the backbone of the Democratic Party. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Atheists Face Discrimination, Persecution Around the World

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Dec 10, 2012 According to the study, " 'unbelievers' in Islamic countries face the most severe -- sometimes brutal -- treatment at the hands of the state and adherents of the official religion." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Stand Still for the Apocalypse

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Nov 26, 2012 Humans must immediately implement a series of radical measures to halt carbon emissions or prepare for the collapse of entire ecosystems and the displacement, suffering and death of hundreds of millions of the globe’s inhabitants, according to a report commissioned by the World Bank.Humans must immediately implement a series of radical measures or prepare for global collapse, according to a report commissioned by the World Bank. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )