Job brokers steal wages, entrap Indian tech workers in US
Oct 27, 2014Job brokers steal wages, entrap Indian tech workers in USLabor brokers providing Indian high-tech workers to American companies are gaming a professional visa program, creating a shadow...
View ArticleGraphic novel: Techsploitation
Oct 27, 2014Graphic novel: TechsploitationThis graphic novel tells the true story of an Indian tech worker who has big dreams of a job in the U.S. but finds himself under the thumb of a shady labor...
View ArticleFederal tech contracts awarded to job brokers with labor violations
Oct 27, 2014Federal tech contracts awarded to job brokers with labor violationsPorous federal oversight has allowed labor brokers to financially exploit Indian tech workers with little fear of...
View ArticleCan pesticides ever really be ‘organic’?
Oct 29, 2014Can pesticides ever really be ‘organic’?As consumers and regulators do soul-searching over how much pesticides mean to the economy and their grocery bills, chemical companies are racing to...
View Article5 tricks tech staffing firms use to exploit immigrant workers
Oct 30, 20145 tricks tech staffing firms use to exploit immigrant workersHere's a breakdown of the main tactics manipulative job brokers use to treat immigrant tech workers like indentured...
View ArticleSilicon Valley tech workers locked in jobs with dubious legal tactics
Oct 31, 2014Silicon Valley tech workers locked in jobs with dubious legal tacticsCalifornia’s high-tech industry is famous for friendly methods for holding on to talented workers. But it also has...
View ArticleMedical firm profited on pain with knockoff spine surgery hardware
Nov 03, 2014Medical firm profited on pain with knockoff spine surgery hardwareA California company accused of counterfeiting screws for spinal surgery went broke in 2013. But by then, it had sold...
View ArticleThe surprising reason abandoned US mines haven’t been cleaned up
Nov 04, 2014The surprising reason abandoned US mines haven’t been cleaned upThe worst of America’s toxic abandoned mines get federal Superfund money for cleanup. The rest – and liability for their...
View ArticleGeneration Z: Child Soldiers of the Zetas
Nov 05, 2014Generation Z: Child Soldiers of the ZetasThis documentary investigates a terrifying aspect of the drug wars along the U.S.-Mexico border: the recruitment of child soldiers by the...
View ArticleBorder agency accused of political maneuvering after pulling report
Nov 06, 2014Border agency accused of political maneuvering after pulling report The U.S. Border Patrol's annual report had some startling apprehension statistics, but the report was taken down hours...
View ArticleNavy SEAL who claims he killed bin Laden finally reveals his name
Nov 07, 2014Navy SEAL who claims he killed bin Laden finally reveals his nameThe previously anonymous Navy SEAL who claims he fired the shot that killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden has come forward...
View ArticleMedical firm profited on pain with knockoff spine surgery hardware
Nov 03, 2014Medical firm profited on pain with knockoff spine surgery hardwareA California company accused of counterfeiting screws for spinal surgery went broke in 2013. But by then, it had sold...
View ArticleThe surprising reason abandoned US mines haven’t been cleaned up
Nov 04, 2014The surprising reason abandoned US mines haven’t been cleaned upThe worst of America’s toxic abandoned mines get federal Superfund money for cleanup. The rest – and liability for their...
View ArticleGeneration Z: Child Soldiers of the Zetas
Nov 05, 2014Generation Z: Child Soldiers of the ZetasThis documentary investigates a terrifying aspect of the drug wars along the U.S.-Mexico border: the recruitment of child soldiers by the...
View ArticleBorder agency accused of political maneuvering after pulling report
Nov 06, 2014Border agency accused of political maneuvering after pulling report The U.S. Border Patrol's annual report had some startling apprehension statistics, but the report was taken down hours...
View ArticleNavy SEAL who claims he killed bin Laden finally reveals his name
Nov 07, 2014Navy SEAL who claims he killed bin Laden finally reveals his nameThe previously anonymous Navy SEAL who claims he fired the shot that killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden has come forward...
View ArticleA Brief History of the Modern Strawberry
Nov 10, 2014A Brief History of the Modern StrawberryThis short stop-motion animation explains how clever advertising tactics and certain pesticides helped make the strawberry cheaply and widely...
View ArticleHow we analyzed California's pesticide data
Nov 10, 2014How we analyzed California's pesticide dataTo map pesticide use in California, we analyzed data from the state Department of Pesticide Regulation, encompassing about 1.5 billion pounds of...
View ArticleCalifornia’s strawberry industry is hooked on dangerous pesticides
Nov 10, 2014California’s strawberry industry is hooked on dangerous pesticidesCalifornia’s strawberry growers rely on heavy amounts of dangerous pesticides to deliver fruit year-round at an affordable...
View ArticleIf you want to help veterans, get attention by shaming the VA
Nov 11, 2014If you want to help veterans, get attention by shaming the VAOn this Veterans Day, let’s stop to take stock: Have past and present efforts after VA scandals delivered real help to Americans...
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