The U.S. Bombs Kids So Palmer Luckey Can Have Nice Things
Megan Russell Last week, we watched a U.S.-made Tomahawk missile murder more than 160+ Iranian school children. We watched in horror, helpless to stop the incoming massacres as the U.S.…
Peter Thiel Is Unleashing a Neocolonial Billionaire Fantasy in Honduras
By Edith Romero for Truthout n April 2025, Peter Thiel’s Palantir made headlines after documents were released detailing its partnership with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to create ImmigrationOS, a…
The Dark Enlightenment: the Tech Oligarch Ideology Driving DOGE’s Destruction
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk aren’t just tearing down institutions—they’re laying the groundwork for an experimental new kind of authoritarian rule.
‘The PayPal Mafia’: Meet the South African Oligarchs Surrounding Trump, from Elon Musk to Peter Thiel
These men are known as the “PayPal mafia” due to their involvement in the founding of the financial tech company PayPal.
How Peter Thiel-Linked Tech is Fueling the Ukraine War
As war in Ukraine continues, controversial defense contractors and adjacent companies like Palantir, Anduril, and Clearview AI are taking advantage to develop and level-up controversial AI-driven weapons systems and surveillance…
House Bill Would Blow Up the Massive IRAs of the Superwealthy
The proposed reform stems from a ProPublica story that detailed how PayPal founder Peter Thiel had amassed $5 billion, tax-free, in a Roth IRA. If the bill passes, Roth accounts…
Democratic Senators Call for Investigation of Tax Avoidance by the Ultrawealthy
Calling ProPublica’s Secret IRS Files series a “bombshell,” Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Sheldon Whitehouse demanded an investigation into how the rich use “legal tax loopholes to avoid paying their fair…
Lord of the Roths: How Tech Mogul Peter Thiel Turned a Retirement Account for the Middle Class Into a $5 Billion Tax-Free Piggy Bank
by Justin Elliott, Patricia Callahan and James Bandler / ProPublica This story was originally published on ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story…
Brian Knappenberger: The Dangers of Billionaires Silencing Media
The documentary filmmaker discusses his latest film about the end of Gawker and the billionaire who helped bring it down.