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Posted inAccountability, COVID-19
California created a massive medical reserve – with acute care beds, ventilators and N95 masks — then let it collapse
Mobile acute care hospitals, ventilators and N95 respirators were stocked, but state leaders refused to allocate funds to maintain them.
Posted inBehind the Smiles
Amazon: Behind the Smiles
Shop. Click. The next day, your purchase is on your doorstep. Amazon changed the face of shopping, but at a surprisingly high cost to its workers.
Posted inAccountability
Elder care homes rake in profits as legions of workers earn a pittance for long hours of care
For facilities that are violating wage laws, profit margins hinge on the widespread exploitation of thousands of caretakers.
Posted inInequality, Silicon Valley Diversity, Worked Over
Hidden figures: How Silicon Valley keeps diversity data secret
Silicon Valley companies had many reasons for withholding the data, including Yelp’s diversity officer, who called it “probably not very interesting.”
Posted inChasing Energy, Sustainability
Big Oil’s grip on California
Known nationally as a laboratory of progressive values and environmental protection, California is perhaps the last place one would expect Big Oil to hold sway.
Posted inEnvironment
Automakers take strides toward new Obama standards
The 2014 Mercedes E-Class, (clockwise from top left), 2014 Chevy Silverado, Volkswagen CrossBlue and 2014 Corvette Stingray are some of the vehicles featured at the Detroit Auto Show. Alan Baum has to shout into the phone for me to hear him over the cacophony of the Detroit Auto Show, which opened Monday. Around him, thousands of journalists swarm […]