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

Monsanto contacting the journalists, activists it tracked on ‘watch lists’ in 7 countries

News broke in May when French media outlet “Le Monde” reported that they had access to a document drawn up at the end of 2016 by a lobbying firm for Monsanto. Le Monde writes: “Two hundred names. Political leaders and officials, journalists, leaders of professional organizations and public organizations, and even scientists. Line after line, their identities…Continue reading Monsanto contacting the journalists, activists it tracked on ‘watch lists’ in 7 countries

Updated 9:53 AM EDT, Wed June 19, 2019

NY LAWYER: ‘You don’t change people’s religious beliefs by passing a law’

New York state’s law ending religious exemptions from vaccines will have a profound effect in Rockland, where the county’s battle to contain a historic measles outbreak has been met by court challenges and stubborn pockets of resistance. Michael Sussman, a civil rights lawyer who successfully sued the county on behalf of parents of unvaccinated children with religious exemptions at…Continue reading NY LAWYER: ‘You don’t change people’s religious beliefs by passing a law’

Updated 6:58 AM EDT, Tue June 18, 2019

Is the CDC Foundation Directing Mailchimp’s Vaccine Censorship?

By Jefferey Jaxen On June 7 Mailchimp announced it had already shut down a number of accounts for “anti-vaccination content.” Mailchimp also announced it was adding the ‘anti-vaccination’ category to its routine searches for prohibited content. Nowhere on Mailchimp’s website did it elaborate what constituted ‘anti-vaccination’ content. Reporting on the move, CNBC writes “The company…Continue reading Is the CDC Foundation Directing Mailchimp’s Vaccine Censorship?

Updated 5:27 PM EDT, Sun June 16, 2019

New York Becomes 6th State To End Religious Exemptions For Vaccination

New York has voted to eliminate its religious exemptions to vaccination. The Democrat-led Assembly and Senate both approved the measure Thursday in the face of hundreds of protestors opposing the bill. Religious exemptions are still offered in 46 other states. The states that do not allow exemptions on religious grounds include California, Arizona, West Virginia…Continue reading New York Becomes 6th State To End Religious Exemptions For Vaccination

Updated 8:27 AM EDT, Fri June 14, 2019

Johnson & Johnson’s role in opioid crisis may be worse than Purdue’s

Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter filed suit in 2017, alleging several drug companies created a “public nuisance” through deceptive marketing that encouraged over-prescription and an oversupply of opioid-laced medications which created an epidemic of abuse. Hunter has said that Johnson and Johnson has acted like a “drug kingpin.” Purdue Pharma, the company behind the painkiller…Continue reading Johnson & Johnson’s role in opioid crisis may be worse than Purdue’s

Updated 11:49 AM EDT, Tue June 11, 2019

STUDY: 82% of Whooping Cough Cases Occur in Vaccinated

CNN is reporting: Conducted by scientists at the Vaccine Study Center, the research looked at nearly half a million children born between 1999 and 2016, and found that most whooping cough cases — 82% — occurred in children who were fully vaccinated or over-vaccinated. “The bigger picture is that we’ve had several outbreaks of pertussis…Continue reading STUDY: 82% of Whooping Cough Cases Occur in Vaccinated

Updated 4:09 AM EDT, Mon June 10, 2019