Science For Sale: How Drugmakers Captured The FDA
The pharmaceutical industry spent decades manipulating the country’s top drug regulator into rubber-stamping its products. The Trump administration is making matters worse.
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Can One Angry Dad Fix The Drug Industry?
Bil Schmidtknecht blames pharmacy benefit managers for the death of his son. He won’t rest until he holds them accountable.
FDA Approved — And Ineffective
Federal regulators have authorized hundreds of drugs without evidence they work, and many are dangerous.
The Succession Battle For A Prison Empire
Luxury cars, mansions, a superyacht called Convict, and wined-and-dined sheriffs — a legal war is exposing the big business of extracting profits from prisoners.
The Red State Workers Caught In Trump’s EV Battle
Many clean energy boom towns voted for Trump. Will his administration put them at risk?
The Firefighting Fire Sale
After U.S. Forest Service layoffs, will for-profit contractors protect you from wildfires?
Tales Of A Smokejumper
What it takes to fight the country’s worst wildfires — and what could be lost amid Trump’s Forest Service cuts.
Rage Against The Algorithm
As Trump leans into AI, automated systems are already ruining lives. A new organization is out to stop it.
Big Bad Love: Is A Monopoly Ruining Dating?
Match Group dominates the online dating market — and critics say it’s forcing users to look for love in all the wrong places.
Trump’s Tech Donors Have Big Plans For Greenland
A Trump takeover of Greenland could open the door to tech moguls’ mineral interests and their utopian aspirations.