Mark Jones checked his credit card statement. Five charges stared back at him. They weren’t his. That familiar, sinking feeling of being violated is a modern rite of passage. Annoying, but manageable. You call the bank, cancel the card, and…
The Price of Poison is $74,000 In a factory in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, people worked around open drums of toxic chemicals. Day in and day out, the air carried the fumes of solvents like methyl ethyl ketone, a chemical that can…
Imagine a fifth-grade teacher, Mrs. Gable. The one who stayed late to help with fractions. The high school history teacher who made the past come alive. The librarian who knew just the right book to spark a love of reading.…
TYSON FOODS: THE PRICE OF POULTRY TL;DR David Williams, Sr., a worker at a Tyson Foods meatpacking plant in Carthage, Texas, died from COVID-19 on December 12, 2020. His family alleges he contracted the virus from a coworker who knowingly…
Watched While You Shop: The Court Case That Says Your Privacy Isn’t Worth Protecting Ashley Popa was just looking for pet supplies. 🛍️ She went to a website, petsuppliesplus.com, and did what millions of us do every day. She clicked.…
How One Company’s Digital Dream Became a Financial Nightmare for Everyday Americans It starts with a simple, seductive dream. A dream of freedom. The freedom to quit your day job, to spend more time with your family, to stop worrying…
The Green Dream Was a Lie The people thought they were investing in a better world. Boy, were they wrong, wrong… wrong…… -.- Their money was supposed to fund a revolution in sustainability, a California-based company called Aspiration Partners that…
Kirt Bjoin spent his youth under the Southern California sun, learning his father’s trade. Starting as a teenager in the late 1970s, he laid sewer, water, and drain pipes. He worked with his hands, cutting lengths of asbestos cement (AC)…
Corporate Misconduct Case Study: Voyager Digital and Its Impact on Everyday Investors A $1.7 Billion Hole Imagine being told you’ve found a “safe haven” for your money in a volatile world. A place that operates with the “same level of…
A fire tore through a chemical plant in New Lennox, Illinois on August 3rd, 2019. The blaze consumed buildings owned and operated by MPG Industries, Inc., and its associated companies, Millridge Industries and Millridge IV. For days, the fire raged.…