Editorial - The HighWire

Eyes on the Road, Camera in Your Face: Europe’s Surveillance Cars Are Coming for America

Updated 1:03 PM EDT, Mon July 13, 2026

Pay attention. Europe is now tracking distracted drivers. That’s right, effective July 7, 2026, a mandatory small camera monitors every move of the person behind the wheel in all new cars sold across the European Union. Pointing straight at the driver, the camera tracks their eyes, the tilt of their head, and the direction in…Continue reading Eyes on the Road, Camera in Your Face: Europe’s Surveillance Cars Are Coming for America

Regenerative Agriculture Gets The Trump Executive Order Treatment…But Is It Enough?

Updated 5:46 AM EDT, Mon July 13, 2026

Many who understand the cumulative harms of compounding crop chemical exposure in our food supply point to (organic) regenerative agriculture as a better way forward. A new Executive Order by President Trump looks to advance the practice of regenerative agriculture in America by acknowledging: “These practices strengthen soil health, lower input costs, improve chemical efficiency…Continue reading Regenerative Agriculture Gets The Trump Executive Order Treatment…But Is It Enough?

Not Broken, Betrayed: How the System Killed 12-Year-Old London Gadd

Updated 7:12 AM EDT, Wed July 8, 2026

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

76 billion Opioid Pills Flooded US As Epidemic Raged

AP is reporting: “CLEVELAND (AP) — Newly released federal data shows how drugmakers and distributors increased shipments of opioid painkillers across the U.S. as the nation’s addiction crisis accelerated from 2006 to 2012. The data, released this week by a federal court in Ohio as part of a far-reaching opioids case, shows that companies distributed…Continue reading 76 billion Opioid Pills Flooded US As Epidemic Raged

Updated 6:56 AM EDT, Wed July 17, 2019

Sick Children Among Cancer Victims Suing Monsanto Over Roundup

by Carey Gillam A 12-year-old boy suffering from cancer is among the newest plaintiffs taking on Monsanto and its German owner Bayer AG in growing litigation over the safety of Roundup herbicides and Monsanto’s handling of scientific concerns about the products. Lawyers for Jake Bellah were in court Monday in Lake County Superior Court in Lakeport,…Continue reading Sick Children Among Cancer Victims Suing Monsanto Over Roundup

Updated 8:12 AM EDT, Tue July 16, 2019

Are Statin Makers Eyeing the ‘Anti-Vaxxer’ Censorship Model?

By Jefferey Jaxen Imagine for a moment if drug manufacturers can act unethically when record profits are on the line – perhaps not a stretch. What if those unethical practices and manipulative methods were no longer working on the general public? What if an easier option presented itself? What if unethical pharmaceutical companies could magically…Continue reading Are Statin Makers Eyeing the ‘Anti-Vaxxer’ Censorship Model?

Updated 7:32 PM EDT, Sun July 14, 2019

STUDY: No Evidence Of Added Benefit In Most New Drugs

According to a newly released study performed at the independent German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care, more than half of the new drugs entering the German healthcare system show absolutely no added benefit. Between 2011 and 2017, researchers examined 216 drugs that passed regulatory approval and entered the German market. Most of these assessed drugs were…Continue reading STUDY: No Evidence Of Added Benefit In Most New Drugs

Updated 4:00 AM EDT, Fri July 12, 2019

11 New Cases of AFM Polio-Like Illness, CDC Looking For Answers

“I urge physicians to look for symptoms and report suspected cases so that we can accelerate efforts to address this serious illness,” CDC Director Robert Redfield, MD, said in a news release. Attempting to get out front of 2019’s new season of Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM) after the CDC’s publicly embarrassing lack of effort in…Continue reading 11 New Cases of AFM Polio-Like Illness, CDC Looking For Answers

Updated 7:48 AM EDT, Thu July 11, 2019

Google Manipulating Search Suggestions to Hide Roundup’s Cancer Connection, Lawsuits

By Jefferey Jaxen Since Bayer’s merger with Monsanto, the company has had three Roundup cancer cases go to trial – and they have lost them all in spectacular fashion. Bayer AG is currently on the hook for $2.4B from jury decisions yet equally damning in the public eye has been the constant deluge of exposed…Continue reading Google Manipulating Search Suggestions to Hide Roundup’s Cancer Connection, Lawsuits

Updated 4:00 AM EDT, Wed July 10, 2019