Paging Dr. Land Baron
Nonprofit hospitals are building tax-exempt real estate empires — and working to crush politicians who stand in their way.
Health Care
Deep dives into the political corruption and corporate bureaucracy that keeps Americans sick while making executives rich.
How To Avoid Asbestos In Your Makeup
Many beauty products include talc, which has been shown to be contaminated with a dangerous toxin. Here’s how to avoid the risk.
The Cover Up Coverup
Warren Buffett’s conglomerate owns a company that profited off a cancer-linked makeup ingredient. Now the firm aims to create a legal precedent — and deny victims remuneration.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Even Trump Doesn’t Trust Big Tech
Google’s monopoly status is questioned, states can sue for climate cleanup, a judge tells Trump to do his research, and a zombie pipeline is stopped in its tracks.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Defrosting The Funding Freeze
Aid money starts to flow, vital youth care is affirmed, a radical housing plan takes root, and desert water gets revolutionized.
Are Hopeful Parents Victims Of A Fertility Scam?
Genetic tests promised parents healthy pregnancies. New class action lawsuits say they may be worthless.
You’ve Already Paid $6 Billion For Weight-Loss Drugs You Can’t Afford
U.S. taxpayers spent billions developing Ozempic-type diabetes and weight-loss drugs — now those drugs’ markups could bankrupt the U.S. health care system.
The Billion-Dollar Taxpayer Math Behind The Ozempic Boom
How Americans spent $6.2 billion to develop overpriced diabetes and weight-loss drugs.
The Hidden Cost Behind Your “$0 Copay” Drug Assistance Program
Copay assistance programs are supposed to reduce drug costs and cover patients’ deductibles — so why are so many people getting stuck with a bill?
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Whole Foods Workers Take On Bezos
Whole Foods workers are made whole, corporate criminals face the music, private equity loses its painkillers, and an empire of pain gets a taste of its own medicine.