NewsBusiness, Labor Former Walmart Exec Leads Smear Campaign Against Black Friday Activists Big protests are planned against retailers for mistreating their workers this Black Friday — and union-busting consultants are ramping up their response. Lee FangNovember 28, 2013
NewsJustice, Politics High-Ranking Gang Leader Was Placed in Witness Protection San Francisco’s DA placed a former leader of a major prison gang in witness protection for over two years and shielded him from charges — until he was arrested by federal agents. Ali WinstonNovember 27, 2013
NewsPolitics Liz Cheney Discloses Quarter Million Fox News Income Fox News paid Senate candidate Liz Cheney more than a quarter million dollars. Lee FangNovember 20, 2013
NewsEnvironment Fracking Industry Underwrites Pro-Fracking Film A new disclosure shows that the fracking industry has spent millions to buy off political support. Lee FangNovember 18, 2013
NewsBusiness, Health Big Pharma Won’t Embrace Drug Designed to Prevent Meth Production Are makers of pseudoephedrine products concerned that tamper-resistant formulations present a threat to their market share? Jonah EngleOctober 18, 2013
NewsHealth New Drug Recipe Promises To Foil Meth Cooks Two small companies have come up with a tamper-resistant version of pseudoephedrine, but industry giants are not warming to this development. Jonah EngleOctober 16, 2013
NewsBusiness Community Radio Heavily Impacted by FSRN’s Last Broadcast As Free Speech Radio News goes off the air, ripple effects are being felt by community radio stations that rely on the daily broadcast. Abbie NehringOctober 1, 2013
NewsHealth, Politics Lobbyists Author Lawmakers’ Letter on Med Device Tax Repeal A letter signed by over seventy right-wing lawmakers was authored by a medical device tax industry group, metadata shows. Lee FangSeptember 30, 2013
NewsJustice, Politics Palin Adviser Used Dark Money Group to Fund “Mystery” Attack Ads Sarah Palin’s main political adviser used a dark-money group to finance undisclosed campaign ads last year, new documents show. Lee FangSeptember 26, 2013
NewsImmigration, Justice Border Patrol Probe Confirms Excessive Use of Force The Department of Homeland Security’s Office of the Inspector General has released a damning report on CBP’s excessive use of force. Roz HunterSeptember 25, 2013