I have a new feature on the history of neonicotinoids, a widely used insecticide that is pushing butterflies, dragonflies, bumblebees and other forms of insect life to the brink of extinction interc.pt/2NFwdMC

NYT investigation into the Lincoln Project shows how its founders were "privately taking steps to make money from the earliest stages, and wanted to limit the number of people who would share in the spoils.” By Danny Hakim Maggie Astor Jo Becker nyti.ms/2OulUym

NEW: Entire staff of Nevada Democratic Party quits after democratic socialist slate won every seat interc.pt/3ccksJ3 by me and Akela Lacy

The 50 wealthiest people in America today own more wealth than the bottom half of our people. Let me repeat that, because it is almost too absurd to believe: the 50 wealthiest people in this country own more wealth than some 165 MILLION Americans. That is a moral obscenity.

If a statement from Maxine Waters can be used as justification to overturn a guilty verdict for Derek Chauvin on appeal, then courts are gonna have to go back and revisit every single case where Donald Trump made a comment about pending trials for 4 years when he was in office.

A month before proclaiming the need for a third Covid vaccine, Big Pharma execs privately discussed booster shots as "a significant opportunity for our vaccine from a demand perspective, from a pricing perspective" commondreams.org/news/2021/03/1… via Lee Fang

The American pharmaceutical industry has mobilized over 100 lobbyists to fight the effort to waive IP rights and allow the developing world to produce generic covid vaccines, new disclosures show interc.pt/3xlzNRu

Just thinking about how after this photo ran Wall Street Journal columnists spent more time criticizing me for not smiling enough than asking Manchin precisely what areas of “common ground” he had in mind when he stood up for the GOP. Turns out voter suppression was one of them!

Yes, because Manchin is the designated "rotating villain."

Capitalism losing traction.

The Biden administration has continued the Trump era prosecution of Julian even though the Obama administration had determined there was no way to charge Julian without criminalizing journalism.

This story about a key witness admitting he lied was not covered by a single US mainstream outlet. It’s absolutely shameful.

When the Cuyahoga River caught fire 52 years ago it spurred the modern environmental movement and led to the creation of the EPA. Now the ocean is burning and entire cities are in flames. To anyone who opposes a Green New Deal, I ask: what planet are you living on?

Ah, Washington: where Republicans feel it’s normal to call me a “f—ing b—“ and stalk me at work, but when I calmly factcheck a Sen’s ahistorical, specious arguments upholding an unjust loophole it’s “I’m so sorry she’s doing that to you man, no one should have to go through that”

Jesus this is horrible

Insulin should be free.

2021 is the 100 year anniversary of insulin. The patent was sold for $1. Cost of insulin pens today: •Norway: $0 •Scotland: $0 •Australia: $5 •Thailand: $28 •Mexico: $35 •Taiwan: $40 •Greece: $51 •Italy: $61 •Canada: 70 . . . . . . . . . . USA: $700 Make Insulin Free!

Today’s Anniversary of Medicare & Medicaid reminds us to reflect on the critical role these programs have played to protect the healthcare of millions of families. To safeguard our future, we must reject Socialist healthcare schemes.

“I cannot imagine a world in which anybody in journalism thinks that that was appropriate.” -Jake Tapper