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California Public-Transit Agencies Confront Rider Harassment
New laws require the state’s largest systems to survey riders about their safety concerns.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Company Behind Joe Namath Medicare Advantage Ads Has Long Rap Sheet of Misconduct
The firm formerly known as Benefytt pocketed millions selling sham insurance to seniors and other consumers.
Posted inPolitics
The Big Money Bets on Adam Schiff
The California Senate candidate is using every campaign tactic of recent vintage: benefiting from pro-Israel and crypto money, and trying to choose his general-election opponent.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Big Tobacco Outmaneuvers the FDA on Flavored Nicotine Products
On menthol and disposable vapes, public-health activists say the regulatory agency is moving way too slow.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Great Medicare Advantage Marketing Scam
How for-profit health insurers convince seniors to enroll in private Medicare plans
Posted inWorking in America
Business Groups’ Reflexive Anti-Worker Demagogy
In New York, the business lobby resorts to apocalyptic ads to stop a ban on noncompete provisions.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Dueling Petitions Highlight DOJ–Big Tech Revolving Door
While Google seeks to toss Jonathan Kanter off a pending case concerning its adtech business, the company hired a law firm that previously represented its direct competitors.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Google Erects Cone of Silence Around Antitrust Case
The company has successfully closed off testimony and exhibits in the public trial, limiting public discussion of its monopoly.
Posted inBooks
How Big Tech Is Undermining Childhood
A conversation with author and child advocate Susan Linn