Michael Hiltzik

4 days ago | portside.org | Michael Hiltzik

RFK Jr.’s Unethical and Deadly Vaccine Testing Plans Published May 9, 2025 Americans have become woefully familiar with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the purveyor of flagrant misinformation about medical treatments. And with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the minimizer of health crises such as the spreading measles outbreak. And with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the antivaccine crusader. Now let’s meet Robert F.

6 days ago | biztimes.biz | Michael Hiltzik

Even for Silicon Valley, the land of multibillion-dollar “unicorn” startups, the launch of 23andMe in 2006 attracted special attention. Formed to offer genetic testing services directly to consumers, who spit into a receptacle and mailed it to the company for DNA analysis, its founders included Anne Wojcicki, who was married to Google co-founder Sergei Brin at the time. Google soon invested nearly $4 million in seed money.

6 days ago | latimes.com | Michael Hiltzik

Americans have become woefully familiar with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the purveyor of flagrant misinformation about medical treatments. And with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the minimizer of health crises such as the spreading measles outbreak. And with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the antivaccine crusader. Now let’s meet Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the promoter of a costly, time-consuming and distinctly unethical order for testing vaccines.

6 days ago | telegraphherald.com | Michael Hiltzik

Even for Silicon Valley, the land of multibillion-dollar “unicorn” startups, the launch of 23andMe in 2006 attracted special attention. Formed to offer genetic testing services directly to consumers, who spit into a receptacle and mailed it to the company for DNA analysis, its founders included Anne Wojcicki, who was married to Google co-founder Sergei Brin at the time. Google soon invested nearly $4 million in seed money.

1 week ago | portside.org | Michael Hiltzik

Red States Eviscerating Child Work Protections Published May 2, 2025 Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has discovered a problem with the anti-immigration policies that once made him a GOP star. Luckily he has a solution. The problem is that chasing immigrant workers out of his state created a labor shortage in some of its most important industries, such as construction, agriculture and tourism. DeSantis’ solution? Put more kids to work.