In a landmark verdict, an Oklahoma judge ruled Monday that Johnson and Johnson is responsible for fueling the state’s opioid epidemic. Purdue Pharma and Teva … Johnson and Johnson Was Just Found Liable for Fueling the Opioid EpidemicRead more
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Case Against the Chocolate Companies
Most of the chocolate sold in the United States is produced with forced child labor. That’s the take of Terry Collingsworth of International Rights Advocates. … Case Against the Chocolate CompaniesRead more
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Covid vaccine profits mint 9 new pharma billionaires
Covid-19 vaccines have created at least nine new billionaires after shares in companies producing the shots soared. Topping the list of new billionaires are Moderna … Covid vaccine profits mint 9 new pharma billionairesRead more
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Why 52,911 Profitable Indian Companies Pay 0% Tax
So effective have some incentives been that companies making larger profits are now paying a lower rate of effective tax, reveals my analysis of national … Why 52,911 Profitable Indian Companies Pay 0% TaxRead more
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From dangerous tunnels in Congo to consumers’ mobile tech
The sun was rising over one of the richest mineral deposits on Earth, in one of the poorest countries, as Sidiki Mayamba got ready for … From dangerous tunnels in Congo to consumers’ mobile techRead more
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Oil Industry’s Suppression of Climate Science Began in 1940s
A trove of newly uncovered documents shows that fossil fuel companies were explicitly warned of the risks of climate change decades earlier than previously suspected. … Oil Industry’s Suppression of Climate Science Began in 1940sRead more
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Fossil Fuel Companies Got $8.2 Billion in Tax Bailouts—Then Fired Over 58,000 Workers
Bolstering arguments against providing further public benefits to the fossil fuel industry, a BailoutWatch analysis published Friday reveals that 77 companies got a collective $8.24 … Fossil Fuel Companies Got $8.2 Billion in Tax Bailouts—Then Fired Over 58,000 WorkersRead more
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Big Oil Loses Big in a Day of Game-Changing Climate News
Yesterday, lawyers in the Netherlands won a historic court case against the Royal Dutch Shell oil company that carries the most profound implications for defusing … Big Oil Loses Big in a Day of Game-Changing Climate NewsRead more
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Billionaire Salesforce CEO Acquires Time Magazine
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and his wife Lynne have purchased Time magazine from Meredith Corp. for $190 million. Time magazine is the latest publication to … Billionaire Salesforce CEO Acquires Time MagazineRead more
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Vedanta’s Oxygen Output in Thoothukudi Is Less CSR, More Disaster Capitalism
If Vedanta were to deliver on its promised 1,050-tonne per day (tpd) of medical oxygen from its sealed Sterlite Copper smelter complex in Thoothukudi, Tamil … Vedanta’s Oxygen Output in Thoothukudi Is Less CSR, More Disaster CapitalismRead more