Agents of Behemoth

Local bosses took pay cuts when the pandemic started. One year later, it's a different story.

A new report entitled “The Big Con” claims to show how some of the world’s biggest polluters have worked to shape climate policy in their own interests.

A bill that would have allowed California cities and counties to pursue taxes on sugary drinks was shelved. Advocates blame the clout of the soft drink industry.

Major climate polluters are spending hundreds of millions of dollars on sports sponsorship to obfuscate their role in perpetrating the climate crisis, the Guardian reports.

"I grilled a Big Pharma CEO about the skyrocketing costs of prescription drugs. My questioning focused on how his company spent more money on stock buybacks, which enrich shareholders and executives, than on research and development that save lives." - Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA)

Investigations by The Record and NorthJersey.com examined Cardinal McCarrick's rise to power, and revealed cover-ups of alleged abuse and theft.

The party is using the overtime Senate races to encourage senators and party officials to buy into a stronger focus on online fundraising.

The investigation into the V.C. Summer nuclear plant expansion remains ongoing, even after former SCANA CEO Kevin Marsh and Chief Operating Officer Steve Byrne pleaded guilty to defrauding South Carolina

France’s nuclear success is also due to stable supplies of uranium for its power plants. As France itself has limited uranium reserves (primarily concentrated in Limousin, Morvan, Fore-Madeleine in the Central French massif and the Vendee regions of the country), most of the country’s uranium needs has been met mainly from Africa, in particular, its former colonies.

Vast sums provide power to ‘buy every politician’ and delay action on climate crisis, says expert

The heat was so intense in the Pacific Northwest earlier this week that roads and highways started to buckle. Schools shut down as teachers feared for children’s health. Restaurants, bars and stores closed their doors out of concern for their employees’ well-being. 

Republican lawmakers are advancing bills that would reduce Michigan’s corporate income tax rate by 20 percent and create tax credits for businesses that lost at least a quarter of their revenue during COVID-19 restrictions. 

Some of the nation's richest hospitals recorded millions in surplus while patients have been sued for medical debt.

My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent. - Proverbs 1:10 (ESV)

Agribusiness executives and government policymakers often praise the U.S. food system for producing abundant and affordable food. However, food costs are rising, and shoppers in many parts of the U.S. have limited access to fresh, healthy products. Corporate consolidation of the food system in the U.S. is making food less available or affordable.

Last month, in a report that got kind of lost in the ongoing coup efforts of Donald Trump and his pet Republicans, the Social Security Administration's (SSA) inspector general (IG) office issued a scathing report on the agency's performance

Exploratory drilling began this week for an offshore oil well just 150 miles from South Florida, prompting a warning from 18 members of Congress, including the entire South Florida delegation, of the potential for "severe, even catastrophic, impact" if a spill occurs.