What my addiction taught me about Big Pharma’s deceptive marketing 

Drug manufacturers are warning that President Trump’s september memorandum Cracking down on misleading drug advertising could be a step towards censorship. I see it differently. As someone who once fell for the alcohol industry’s powerful messaging, I’m glad the President is asking whether these ads are actually serving people or subconsciously harming them. Fifteen years…

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Bessent SNAP food benefits could restart by Wednesday

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks as he and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer hold a press conference on the sidelines of the IMF/World Bank annual meetings in Washington, D.C., U.S., Oct. 15, 2025. Ken Cedeno | Reuters SNAP food benefits could restart as early as Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday morning….

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Isaacman and Duffy are playing a ‘Game of Thrones’ for control of NASA

The weeks-long “Game of Thrones” battle for control of NASA is still ongoing. In one corner sits Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. In the other corner is billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman. It all started under President Trump suddenly withdrawn Nomination of Isaacman for NASA Administrator. About a month later, Trump appointed Transportation Secretary Duffy will…

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U.S. wastes $400 billion in food each year

Millions of Americans are living in fear that they will go hungry due to potential delays in SNAP food assistance benefit payments, even after a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to make payments in November. That’s in a nation where close to $400 billion in food is wasted every year. ReFED, a U.S.-based nonprofit…

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