The supposed mistreatment of an article that criticized leftist assaults on scientific objectivity was itself a fake. Why did the editors of The New York Times take this fraud seriously?
corporate power
Posted inPolitics
The FCC’s Enduring Split
More than halfway into the Biden administration, Democrats don’t have a majority at a key agency. The likely nominee to end that has plenty of experience but a corporate past.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
So Long but Not Farewell to Envision
The private equity–owned ER doctor practice, now headed to bankruptcy, was one of the defining companies of 21st-century American medicine.
Posted inWorking in America
Will Dem PR Flacks Help Studios Crush Striking Writers Again?
How two ‘Masters of Disaster’ helped Hollywood execs break the last writers strike
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Tech Lobbying Is Coming From Inside the House
Emails from the U.S. trade representative’s office show a cozy relationship with Amazon, Google, and Facebook.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Peer Into the Dark Money Abyss
While much of the funding to the ‘dark money’ behemoths tied to the leaders of Congress remains a mystery, a review of corporate disclosures reveals more of the companies that have donated.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Case for Judge Tim Wu
Biden’s administration, like his Democratic predecessors, isn’t prioritizing diversity in worldview when selecting federal judges.
Posted inLaw and Justice
California’s Legislature Made Prison Phone Calls Free—Utility Regulators Can Handle the Rest
On the heels of groundbreaking federal prison phone call legislation, public utility commissions across the country can also regulate exploitative prison telecoms.
Posted inWorking in America
Teamsters Begin Major Amazon Fight
A group of unionized delivery drivers in Palmdale, California, could open new possibilities for a legal challenge to Amazon’s subcontracting model.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Clean-Power Group Supports Dirty Energy
The American Clean Power Association has endorsed fossil fuel initiatives and their allies in Washington.
