“You’re aware America is under siege, fighting an opioid crisis that has exploded into a public-health emergency. You’ve heard of OxyContin, the pain medication to which countless patients have become addicted. But do you know that the company that makes Oxy and reaps the billions of dollars in profits it generates is owned by one family by the name of Sackler?” More …
Month: October 2017
Did Jared Kushner’s Data Operation Help Select Facebook Targets for the Russians?
“The Russians used social media to rile the electorate. Investigators wonder if they had inside help.” More …
What Facebook Did to American Democracy
“And why it was so hard to see it coming.” More …
Here’s How Easy It Is for Anyone — Including Russian Operatives — to Target You with Ads on Facebook
“Three media agencies used tools that are available — legally — to marketers, politicians, and activists to show that even $100,000 can go a long way on Facebook.” More …
ACA (Obamacare) Open Enrollment Starts November 1 and Ends December 15
Facebook and Google Helped Anti-Refugee Campaign in Swing States
“The big tech companies worked closely with Secure America Now to target an audience the group felt could be swayed by the message.” More …
Trump Campaign Staffers Pushed Russian Propaganda Days Before the Election
“Kellyanne Conway and Donald Trump Jr. pushed messages from an account operated from Russia’s ‘troll farm’—including allegations of voter fraud a week before Election Day.” More …
FEMA Is Spending Billions, and Some Questionable Companies Are Getting Work
A surge in disaster contracts from hurricanes has put the agency under pressure to bypass the usual competitive bidding process. More …
The Shame of General John Kelly: Video Shows He Got It Wrong
Video of Congresswoman Frederica Wilson’s 2015 speech contradicts the White House Chief of Staff. More …
112 Degrees With No Water: Puerto Rican Hospitals Battle Life And Death Daily
“Every day across Puerto Rico, with its shattered power grid, hospitals are waging a life-and-death battle to keep their patients from getting sicker in the tropical heat. Now two weeks after the storm, about three-quarters of Puerto Rico’s hospitals remain on emergency power. This creates dangerous conditions for critically ill patients.” More …