Tag: tech industry
What will tech moguls do with their wealth?
Tech billionaires are embedding themselves in U.S. economic systems while experimenting with new ways to manage their fortunes. Lacking traditional family dynasties, they must also contend with an unpredictable alliance with Trump.
New study finds Smartwatch wristbands contain high levels of PFAS
Researchers found elevated level of PFAS in mostly fluorinated synthetic rubber wristbands.
A whopping 75% of FTC officials have revolving door conflicts with...
Corporations have little to fear from an FTC whose leaders held or take jobs helping corporations fight the agency.
Disrupters in chief
From Washington to Rome, so-called "populist" politicians are hacking away at a genuinely broken status quo. But their alternatives are either uninspired or terrifying.
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Plastic is poisoning the soil that grows our food
New research finds agricultural land holds 23 times more microplastics than oceans, with toxic particles infiltrating crops, ecosystems, and human bodies while global regulation lags behind.
The richest Republicans in Congress push tax cuts for themselves while slashing food, healthcare,...
A new report reveals 35 of the wealthiest GOP lawmakers—worth over $2.5 billion—stand to profit from Trump’s tax cuts while their constituents lose access to SNAP, Medicaid, and student aid.
The forgotten 10 billion lives: A tale of suffering, survival, and the fight to...
Photographs, storytelling, poetry, and well-documented research unveil the immense suffering, ecological devastation, worker exploitation, and economic injustice caused by the animal agricultural industry.
NOAA: 2025 Atlantic hurricane season predicted to be above normal with 13 to 19...
NOAA predicts a 60 percent chance of it being “above normal,” a 30 percent chance of it being near normal and a 10 percent chance that it will be below normal.
Trump pledged to ‘Make America Healthy Again,’ then cut a program many tribes rely...
The USDA has ended a program that dozens of tribal food banks say has helped them provide fresh, locally produced food that is important to their traditions and cultures.