Monthly Archives: October 2021
McKinsey never told the FDA it was working for opioid makers while also working...
The consulting giant was helping Purdue Pharma and Johnson & Johnson fend off FDA regulations even as it helped shape FDA drug policy.
Inside the Pandora Papers
A massive data leak includes explosive revelations about the hidden wealth system, including the U.S. role as a magnet for kleptocratic funds.
Pandora Papers: ‘Biggest-ever’ bombshell leak exposes financial secrets of the super-rich
"This is the Panama Papers on steroids."
Revealed: Two thirds of online posts from six major European fossil fuel companies ‘greenwashing’
One expert called it a “systematic deceptive marketing campaign designed to interfere with the solution that is necessary to respond to the climate emergency: stopping fossil fuel production.”
We’re miscalculating the cancer risk from a massive class of chemicals: MIT study
"I think regulators, whether it's in air, soil or sediment, are getting the message … in Europe and the U.S. that you really have to take a much broader look at PAHs in terms of exposure and risk."
‘Blah, blah, blah’: Youth climate activists slam political inaction at UN summit ahead of...
The protest came at the end of a three-day youth climate conference, ahead of the United Nations’ COP26 climate summit in Glasgow.
Corporate media myths about the chaos on Capitol Hill
The phraseology about “the two big” or “biggest" spending bills is a common media refrain. And it’s a myth.
Oil flows through Line 3 as water protectors continue resistance to pipeline
Indigenous activists are still waging a battle in court as oil starts flowing through the controversial Line 3 pipeline.
Britney’s conservatorship is one example of how the legacy of eugenics in the US...
The United States has a history of forced sterilization policies that targeted disabled people, women of color, and those living in poverty.
NYT runs interference for billionaires who don’t want their wealth taxed
Fortunately for them, they’ve got the New York Times running interference.