Profits And Payouts Over Passenger Safety
For decades, Boeing chose shareholders and executives over workers and production quality — to the tune of $69 billion.
Business
Critical coverage on the global financial system and domestic policies that shape the U.S. economy, with a focus on corporate wrongdoing.
How Fossil Fuels Found Their Influencers
Edelman, the world’s largest PR firm, used its authoritative research on consumer trust to help fossil fuel companies fight climate action.
Nikki Haley Helped Boeing Kill Dark Money Disclosure Initiative
Following 737 crashes, the GOP presidential hopeful helped crush a proposal to force more disclosure of Boeing’s spending to influence safety regulators.
LEVER TIME: Amid Boeing Crisis, Is It Still Safe To Fly?
David Sirota and guests explore how the air travel industry — including manufacturers like Boeing — sacrificed quality for profit.
How Boeing Bought Washington
Before the recent Boeing disaster, the company and its parts supplier Spirit AeroSystems spent years lobbying to boost production and weaken safety regulations.
How Kroger's Merger Push Leads Back To Alleged Human Trafficker
To defend its controversial corporate consolidation plan, the grocery giant highlighted ties to local growers — including one that hired an alleged human trafficking kingpin.
Boeing Supplier Ignored Warnings Of “Excessive Amount Of Defects,” Former Employees Allege
Weeks before Alaska Airlines’ terrifying debacle, one of the aircraft’s manufacturers was accused of systematically ignoring safety problems.
SBF’s Victory From Behind Bars
Federal regulators allow a small cryptocurrency firm to vertically integrate, deregulating the industry just like Sam Bankman-Fried wanted.
Larry Fink’s Big Climate Lie
Coverage of the BlackRock CEO offers an object lesson in how not to report on greenwashing.
Build Back B.S.
Labor activists say a scandal-plagued construction company is taking advantage of Biden’s climate plan.