Business & Economy

The ‘Uber Model’ Comes for Nursing

Aastha Uprety / Inequality.org Jan 15, 2025 On-demand nursing endangers workers and patients alike, a new report finds. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Politics

Of the Plutocrats, by the Plutocrats, and for the Plutocrats

Sam Pizzigati / Inequality.org Jan 13, 2025 On the eve of the second Trump administration, America’s super rich have never been so conspicuous about running the show. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Media

WaPo Kills Cartoon That Mocked the Boss

Pete Tucker / FAIR Jan 8, 2025 Amid the swirling controversy, the Post hasn’t written a single news story on the spiked cartoon that targeted Bezos and Trump. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Politics

NYT Revises History of How the Democrats Lost the Working Class

Dean Baker / Beat the Press Jan 8, 2025 The paper wants us to believe disaffection is a result of misunderstanding and not an elite agenda in which it is complicit. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Business & Economy

Elon Musk Is Tunneling Beneath Las Vegas With Little Oversight

Daniel Rothberg, Dayvid Figler / ProPublica Jan 8, 2025 The Boring Company project is realizing Musk’s idea of regulation: avoid lengthy reviews and instead impose fines if anything goes awry. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

Business & Economy

Farm Bill’s Fate Hangs in the Balance as Congress Returns

Seth Millstein / Sentient Media Jan 7, 2025 Here’s what to expect as lawmakers try to hash out a new farm bill. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

TD Original

The Blood in Our Phones

James North / Truthdig Jan 6, 2025 A lawsuit by the Democratic Republic of Congo seeks to hold Apple and its suppliers to account for decades of profiting off conflict minerals. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Environment

Saving Coral Reefs Is Good for Business

Saqib Rahim / Grist Jan 6, 2025 Research shows the nation’s coral reefs protect 18,000 lives and $1.8 billion in assets each year and should be protected, for our sake as well theirs. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Military

Will Trump Actually Rein in War, Inc.?

William Hartung / Responsible Statecraft Jan 6, 2025 If the Pentagon gets a funding boost under the guise of an “efficiency” campaign, old and new defense companies could end up doing just fine. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Business & Economy

The Era of Big Potato

Katya Schwenk / The Lever Jan 3, 2025 Allegations of industry collusion in the frozen potato market reveal the new, sophisticated methods food corporations are using to keep prices high. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Opinion

Carter Told Trump How to Put America First. Will He Do It?

Medea Benjamin & Nicolas J. S. Davies / InDepthNews Jan 3, 2025 “China has not wasted a single penny on war,” Carter told Trump in 2019, “and that’s why they’re ahead of us, in almost every way." Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Science

As Biolabs Multiply, Concerns About Oversight Grow

Priyanka Pulla, Michael Schulson / Undark Jan 2, 2025 India’s policymakers have ambitious plans for pathogen research. Can safety infrastructure keep up? Dig deeper ( 23 Min. Read )