Tag: conflict of interest
Exposed: How Big Oil is buying influence at America’s top universities
A new student-led report reveals how six prestigious universities have received millions from the fossil fuel industry, raising concerns about conflicts of interest, research bias, and the need for academic independence from polluting sectors.
Congressional stock trading: Ethical dilemmas and the push for reform
Unveiling the profitable pursuits of Congress: a deep dive into lawmakers' stock market triumphs and the ethical quandaries they pose.
Billionaires don’t want you to know about this Supreme Court case
Judicial imbalance: unveiling the hidden conflict of interest in a pivotal Supreme Court case.
Here’s how Trump transferred wealth to his son while avoiding the...
Donald Trump sold two condos to Eric in April 2016 at a steep discount. But he doesn’t appear to be on the hook for gift taxes.
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As Americans ration care, health insurers rake in record $71.3 billion in profits
Despite rising out-of-pocket costs and millions losing coverage, U.S. health insurance giants posted record profits in 2024 while their CEOs took home a combined $146 million.
Questioning the corporation
From trading posts to tech empires, corporations continue to grow in strength. Without reform, their power may soon eclipse public control entirely.
Trump’s tariff tsunami
The better-prepared industries and countries put up their own protective walls. The rest take out their lifejackets and hope for the best.
Plastics endanger human, planetary health at ‘every stage of their lifecycle,’ study finds
From fossil fuel extraction, production, use, recycling and disposal, the study concluded that plastics are a "grave, growing, and under-recognized danger" causing disease and death.
Trump’s IgNobel Peace Prize
As if these six victories are not enough, stay tuned for new peace treaties that will end the Wars on Science, Education, Rational Thought, a Free Press, and "the big one"!—Habeas Corpus.