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DowDuPont giving generously to lawmakers sitting out a ban on controversial pesticide

The 118 members of Congress who haven’t sponsored a measure to ban chlorpyrifos, which has been linked to brain damage in children, have received many more campaign contributions from the pesticide’s manufacturer.

DowDuPont giving generously to lawmakers sitting out a ban on controversial pesticide

This “UX nerd” is running hackathons to tackle the POC maternal mortality crisis

To address the African-American maternal health crisis requires community-generated, black-led solutions, says Whitney Robinson.

This “UX nerd” is running hackathons to tackle the POC maternal mortality crisis

John Cleese has some good recommendations for how to deal with a**holes

The Monty Python legend sat down with Fast Company to talk about a new documentary, which posits that “assholery” is a crisis that threatens the republic.

John Cleese has some good recommendations for how to deal with a**holes

What it’s really like to be one of the ghost workers on Amazon’s Mechanical Turk

This excerpt from “Ghost Work,” a new book by Mary L. Gray and Siddharth Suri, delves into the lives of the thousands of workers around the world who toil away on the crowdsourcing marketplace.

What it’s really like to be one of the ghost workers on Amazon’s Mechanical Turk

During Betsy DeVos’s first year in office, her family fund gifted millions to conservative groups

The Dick and Betsy DeVos Family Foundation gave or pledged almost $3.2 million in 2017 to nonprofits including politically oriented organizations that favor school choice, oppose abortion, and question the urgency in mitigating climate change.

During Betsy DeVos’s first year in office, her family fund gifted millions to conservative groups

Meet the big-thinking space startups that want to transform the universe with tiny satellites

As the cost of launching satellites drops dramatically, there is a new wave of innovation on the horizon, and dozens of new startups are jumping in.

Meet the big-thinking space startups that want to transform the universe with tiny satellites

Verizon workers to confront execs over warehouse “abuses” at shareholder meeting

Last year, Verizon’s then-CEO vowed to look into a former warehouse worker’s story of pregnancy discrimination. She says she never heard back from the company.

Verizon workers to confront execs over warehouse “abuses” at shareholder meeting

The Green New Deal’s supporters hope to harness power of narrative with Federal Writers’ Project

The ambitious proposal echoes the legendary 1930s-era New Deal project that employed such greats as Ralph Ellison, Saul Bellow, and Zora Neale Hurston.

The Green New Deal’s supporters hope to harness power of narrative with Federal Writers’ Project

Beer or wine? Magic Hat hopes that millennials say both

The most influential generation of drinkers is shaking up old drink categories, pressuring brewers to come up with new flavors and tastes, such as DuVine, a beer/wine hybrid.

Beer or wine? Magic Hat hopes that millennials say both

Newly revealed reports show that energy and utility giants poured $60 million into campaigns

About three dozen of the country’s biggest energy and utility firms, including Chevron, pumped those millions into campaign committees, ballot measures, trade associations, and nonprofits during 2017.

Newly revealed reports show that energy and utility giants poured $60 million into campaigns

Those in power need to stop using black women as props

Too often in the worlds of politics and tech, black women are used to cover up a lack of diversity. I wasn’t raised to be a token, and I want others to learn the same.

Those in power need to stop using black women as props

California’s high-value crops, like fruits and nuts, are the ones most vulnerable to climate change

A sobering recent study says that almost all of the state’s crops, together valued at more than $50 billion a year, will be endangered by rising temperatures and unstable weather patterns brought by climate change.

California’s high-value crops, like fruits and nuts, are the ones most vulnerable to climate change

An ex-Apple designer explains why Cupertino didn’t address screen addiction earlier

Imran Chaudhri, the founder of Humane and designer of the iPhone’s user interface, and Scott Galloway, a professor of marketing, came together at Fast Company’s first annual Impact Council to debate ethics in design.

An ex-Apple designer explains why Cupertino didn’t address screen addiction earlier

Is “deep medicine” the cure for our healthcare crisis?

In his new book on the subject, top doctor Eric Topol impressively captures the challenges—practical and ethical—surrounding the use of AI in healthcare.

Is “deep medicine” the cure for our healthcare crisis?

Silent mode: Why the stars of Silicon Valley are turning to silent meditation retreats

It’s not just Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey doing silent meditation in Burma; more tech execs and business leaders are signing up for vipassana retreats, and million-dollar compounds are going up in Silicon Valley.

Silent mode: Why the stars of Silicon Valley are turning to silent meditation retreats

Healthcare giants flooded political campaigns with cash in 2017, per new analysis

The data underscore the political obstacles that advocates of healthcare reform face since almost all of the trade groups that received donations oppose a bigger role for the government in providing health insurance.

Healthcare giants flooded political campaigns with cash in 2017, per new analysis

Soak the rich, but how?

The ability to force the rich to pay their taxes is at least as monumental a challenge as the political project to increase taxes on the wealthy.

Soak the rich, but how?

How the epic feud over the rights to the Sex.com domain ended in the ultimate deception

In this excerpt from his new book, The Players Ball, David Kushner describes the final chapter of the long feud between Match.com founder Gary Kremen and his antagonist, Stephen Michael Cohen.

How the epic feud over the rights to the Sex.com domain ended in the ultimate deception

How celebrity paparazzi use similar risk strategies as Wall Street traders

In this excerpt from her new book, “An Economist Walks Into A Brothel,” Allison Schrager describes how shutterbugs have to know the kinds of risk they face.

How celebrity paparazzi use similar risk strategies as Wall Street traders

This investor who blew the whistle on JPMorgan got a huge award, but those days may be numbered

A $50-million payout to two JPMorgan whistleblowers arrives just as the agency considers placing a cap on its largest awards.

This investor who blew the whistle on JPMorgan got a huge award, but those days may be numbered

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