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Buffett’s private stock trades raise ethical concerns, contradicting public statements

Nov 12, 2023 | truthout.org | Robert Faturechi |Sam Knight |Sharon Zhang |Dean Preston

This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. It was the kind of endorsement most companies dream of. Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett, the legendary investor known as the Oracle of Omaha, repeatedly sang the praises of Wells Fargo in an interview with Fortune.
Lawsuit Against Mountain Valley Pipeline Activists Sets an Alarming Precedent

Nov 10, 2023 | truthout.org | Ray Levy-Uyeda |Sam Knight |Denali Nalamalapu |Bill Kitchen

This story was originally published by Prism. A legal battle currently unfolding in southern Virginia will set the stage for future environmental protests. A Montgomery County Circuit Court judge signed an order on Nov.
GOP Congress Members Are Calling for McConnell to Resign After Second Freeze Up

Sep 9, 2023 | truthout.org | Sophia Tesfaye |William Pitt |Tyler Walicek |Sam Knight

Mitch McConnell’s Republican colleagues in Congress, including at least one member of his own GOP caucus in the Senate, are now calling for the Republican leader to step aside. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo. joined the ranks of Republican lawmakers who have voiced opposition to the Kentucky senator continuing to hold office after his second instance appearing to freeze during a news conference in the last month sparked concerns about his health and ability to serve.
A Security Pact With Saudi Arabia Would Be a Disaster

Aug 13, 2023 | truthout.org | Daniel Larison |Marjorie Cohn |Sam Knight |Norman Solomon

As the Biden administration continues to pursue a normalization deal with Israel and Saudi Arabia, supporters of a U.S. security guarantee for the Saudis have started making their case in public. The Israeli foreign minister, Eli Cohen, took to the opinion page of The Wall Street Journal earlier this week to sell a U.S. defense commitment to Riyadh as “the foundation upon which true regional harmony can be built” and used the example of Washington’s treaty with South Korea as a model.
There Is a Climate Conspiracy - But Not the One Climate Denialists Are Peddling

Aug 6, 2023 | truthout.org | JP Sottile |Sam Knight |Sabrina Fernandes |Sharon Zhang

Skip to contentSkip to footerEnvironmentalists and elites aren’t in cahoots to destroy the U.S. But fossil fuels’ damage on the world is undeniable. Imagine, if you will, a plot. It’s an evil plot concocted by a power-hungry global elite determined to ensnare all of mankind in its dystopian, totalitarian net. Even more ominously, it’s specifically designed to deny the planet’s “freest” people — Americans — their god-given rights.
Ocean Surface Temperatures Break Global Record Set in 2016

Aug 5, 2023 | truthout.org | Julia Conley |Farhana Sultana |Sam Knight |Sabrina Fernandes

Climate scientists on Friday said the rapidly rising temperature of the planet’s oceans is cause for major concern, particularly as policymakers in the top fossil fuel emissions-producing countries show no sign of ending planet-heating oil and gas extraction.
Jan. 6 Cited Multiple Times as Reason for U.S. Credit Downgrade, Official Says

Aug 3, 2023 | truthout.org | Sharon Zhang |Tyler Walicek |Sam Knight |Chris Walker

For the second time in history, credit officials have lowered the U.S.’s credit rating from its top mark of AAA to AA+ — and the reasoning provided for the decision strongly suggests that it is the result of Republican maneuvering and discord. One of the driving forces behind the downgrade was the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, according to HuffPost.
Fossil Fuel Exec Is Slated to Lead COP28. We Must Decolonize Climate Governance.

Aug 3, 2023 | truthout.org | Farhana Sultana |Sam Knight |Sabrina Fernandes |Sharon Zhang

Current climate governance is rooted in the same colonial mindsets that led us to this very crisis.
Warren, Sanders Urge Biden Officials to Crack Down on Crypto Tax Evaders

Aug 2, 2023 | truthout.org | Sharon Zhang |Thomas Kennedy |Sam Knight |Zane McNeill

Cryptocurrency brokers are skipping out on at least half of their tax obligations, experts have estimated — and a group of senators is urging federal officials to crack down on what analysts say is an at least $50 billion tax gap caused by crypto tax evaders. Four senators, led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts), sent a letter on Tuesday to federal regulators urging them to swiftly implement rules that would close loopholes that allow for crypto trading to be rife with tax evasion.
Heat-Related Deaths on the Rise as Senate GOP Pushes to Nix Climate Regulations

Aug 1, 2023 | truthout.org | Sharon Zhang |Sam Knight |Sabrina Fernandes |Zane McNeill

Skip to contentSkip to footerHeat-related deaths nearly doubled between 2010 and 2022, according to CDC data. On the heels of what is likely the worst heat wave across the globe in recorded history, data shows that heat-related deaths have been rapidly rising over the past decade — even without yet taking into account this year’s record-breaking heat.