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London Izabella-Ryén Gadd was just 12 years old when she died. She was a bright, empathetic, and deeply loved young girl who locked arms with her mom when they walked together and felt everything more deeply than most. Looking back at her life, it is clear that London was not a broken child. When she…Continue reading Not Broken, Betrayed: How the System Killed 12-Year-Old London Gadd
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Nobody in their right mind would seriously defend the puppy mill operations that exist in the United States. Yet, like so many other seemingly well-intentioned causes captured by the nonprofit industrial complex (which, let’s not forget, often profits from a problem rather than solving it), the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals…Continue reading The Puppy Mill Industrial Complex
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As of 2022, one in four emergency departments in the United States was staffed by a private equity-owned physician group. That figure is likely higher today, given the rapid pace of acquisitions since then. Here is an example. When ER physicians arrived for work at Valley Health in Winchester, VA, on April 2nd, they had…Continue reading The Private Equity Takeover of America’s Emergency Rooms
The Philadelphia Inquirer is reporting: Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced on Monday a proposal to settle thousands of opioid lawsuits across the country for $48 billion in cash and treatment medication from major pharmaceutical companies. The proposal on the table is meant to resolve litigation in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.…Continue reading $48B Master Opioid Settlement Proposed by AG’s
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“Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.” -Thomas Jefferson By Jefferey Jaxen “Mainstream” journalism has ended up in the exact place it was never created to occupy – as an enthusiastic mouthpiece and amplifier of government talking points and corporate power. In this era of…Continue reading How Corporate Media Embraced Its Extinction
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Scientific American By Joel M. Moskowitz “The telecommunications industry and their experts have accused many scientists who have researched the effects of cell phone radiation of “fear mongering” over the advent of wireless technology’s 5G. Since much of our research is publicly-funded, we believe it is our ethical responsibility to inform the public about what the…Continue reading We Have No Reason to Believe 5G Is Safe
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It was recently announced that Bayer’s upcoming trial in Missouri over its Roundup herbicide was postponed. With the trial on hold, focus has shifted to talks of a master settlement in response to over 18,400 cases alleging that its glyphosate-based weedkiller causes cancer. Settling all the Roundup cases could cost about $9 billion, Bloomberg Intelligence…Continue reading Glyphosate Lawsuits Could Surge to 45,000 Says JP Morgan Analysts
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By Jefferey Jaxen The headlines are eye-catching: a massive $8 billion legal loss for Johnson & Johnson. An astonishing figure, big enough to perhaps alert the public to the harmful effects of Risperdal. Almost immediately after the court shellacking, Johnson & Johnson’s stock price dropped. Financial analysts penned columns with their predictions and recommendations for…Continue reading $8B Legal Loss Puts J&J Back In Scandalous Spotlight
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By Jefferey Jaxen Statnews recently reported, “there’s reason to believe two of the four choices made last winter for this upcoming season’s vaccine could be off the mark.” In other words, this year’s flu vaccine is mismatched. Statnews explains, “the Northern Hemisphere vaccine didn’t match the strains of those viruses that are now dominant.” Despite…Continue reading Flu Shot Pushed On Pregnant Women Despite Unanswered Safety Risks
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