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“There is no longer any question: These companies knew and lied about their product’s role in the climate crisis, they continue to deceive, and they must...
CEO Mark Zuckerberg had repeatedly promised to stop recommending political groups to users to squelch the spread of misinformation Leaked internal Facebook documents show that a...
Facebook insists that mainstream news sites perform the best on its platform. But by other measures, sensationalist, partisan content reigns In early November, Facebook published its...
“No,” said Sen Bernie Sanders. “Congress should not provide a $10 billion handout to Jeff Bezos for space exploration as part of the defense spending bill....
If we continue not acting against the real cause of the climate crisis—the capitalist mode of production and the capitalist worldview—they will take it as a...
From the urban sprawl of Houston to the riverways of Virginia, air pollution from industrial plants is elevating the cancer risk of an estimated quarter of...
In wake of what she calls “failed” Cop26 in Glasgow, a fitting gesture of truth In the video above the real story of NetZero by 2050...
As a member of Congress, Jared Polis was one of the loudest Democrats demanding President Donald Trump release his tax returns. At a rally in Denver...
These Billionaires Received Taxpayer-Funded Stimulus Checks During the Pandemic In March 2020, as the first wave of coronavirus infections all but shut down the U.S. economy,...
Leaked internal documents suggest Facebook – which recently renamed itself Meta – is doing far worse than it claims at minimizing COVID-19 vaccine misinformation on the Facebook social...
Political failures and frustration rising It all started in September 2021 when Greta went to the Youth for Climate Summit in Rome. Her now legendary “blah...
According to the SEC, Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina, then chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, had material nonpublic information about coronavirus impact. He and...
“Institutions around the world must step up now and commit to joining the divest-invest movement before it is too late—for them, for the economy, and for...
We found that Amazon routinely puts its own brands and exclusive products first, above competitors with better ratings and more reviews Abstract About 40 percent of...
Scammers Are Using Fake Job Ads to Steal People’s Identities It has become a ubiquitous internet ad, with versions popping up everywhere from Facebook and LinkedIn...
Organizers of the deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol say that several congressional Republicans and White House officials helped plan former President Donald Trump’s coup attempt....
“This industry is rotten at its core,” said one critic, “and the clearest proof of that is what it’s doing to our children.” Internal documents dubbed...
Many merchants sell the exact same item, including Amazon, which picks a winner–often itself When you shop on Amazon for a widely available product—a pair of...
“This is a landmark day.” New Zealand officials on Thursday heralded passage of a groundbreaking law requiring financial institutions to disclose climate-related risks. “This is a landmark...
The latest federal data, said Rep. Rashida Tlaib, should put “an end to the false myth that unemployment insurance benefits keep people from working.” Republican lawmakers...
The Food to Families program, touted by Ivanka Trump, gave tens of millions of dollars to unqualified firms and was also used to promote then-President Trump....