“The Spoils of War”: How Profits Rather Than Empire Define Success for the Pentagon
Andrew Cockburn’s new book is an incredible compendium of avarice and folly.
Politics
After Tractor Collision During Strike, John Deere Declares Accident Reports “Confidential”
Concerned about "reputational risk" on social media, management is trying to keep accidents among salaried workers quiet.
Banks Lobby Against Biden Proposal to Crack Down on Ultrawealthy “Tax Cheats”
The richest Americans avoid paying $600 billion a year in taxes, in part through lack of income reporting to the IRS that Biden is trying to change.
Josh Gottheimer’s Obstructionist Crew Raised Millions During Showdown With Nancy Pelosi
Wealthy donors rushed funds to conservative Democrats after they threatened to torpedo the Build Back Better plan.
Parents Reported to Child Services for Keeping Unvaccinated Kids Home
As remote learning options disappear, parents uncomfortable with their schools’ Covid-19 protocols risk being charged with neglect.
As Sen. Joe Manchin’s Star Rose in West Virginia, the FBI and IRS Probed His Closest Allies
Decades of federal investigations looked into Manchin’s inner circle and business associates.
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema Is the Dying Scream of the Corporate Democratic Party
Sinema’s subservience to big moneyed interests is a holdover from an era of politics that is fading noisily into the past.
Sen. Joe Manchin Has Been Fighting to Keep Billions in Subsidies for Fossil Fuel Industry
Manchin is knocking down every reconciliation effort to address the climate crisis. Next up is $121 billion in subsidies for fossil fuel companies.
AFL-CIO Leadership Tries to Block Affiliate’s Vote on Endorsing BDS
AFL-CIO leadership cited a procedural rule to tell the San Francisco Labor Council it couldn’t even debate a resolution on BDS.
Origins of Covid
EcoHealth Alliance Conducted Risky Experiments on MERS Virus in China
Documents released by the NIH contradict previous assertions by EcoHealth Alliance about its experiments on bat coronaviruses in Wuhan.