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Oil Spill Whistleblower Settles,Vows to "Fund a Nationwide Attack" On His Former Employer

John Bolenbaugh says he agreed to take money from one company in order to keep exposing a larger coverup.

Sat Apr. 28, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Sex, Oil, and Videotape

John Bolenbaugh says he was fired for refusing to help cover up a massive oil spill. But is he an environmental hero or a man on a mission to cover over his own dark past?

Sun Apr. 22, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

The Spam Factory's Dirty Secret

First, Hormel gutted the union. Then it sped up the line. And when the pig-brain machine made workers sick, they got canned.

July/August 2011 Issue

The Death of Fiction?

Lit mags were once launching pads for great writers and big ideas. Is it time to write them off?

January/February 2010 Issue

This Is Your World on Climate Change

Will the Yukon River reclaim the Alaskan Frontier?

November/December 2009 Issue

The Hard Sell: How Mad Men Spin the Recession

Inside the dark art of saving consumerism—and ad agencies.

May/June 2009

Out of Iowa

An inside look at the real American heartland.

Fri Feb. 22, 2008 11:16 AM PST

The Cheese Bomb Incident: Terror and the TSA

News of terrorists testing our airports is scary?but at least two of the so-called "dry runs" involved innocent hunks of cheese.

November/December 2007 Issue

Press Pass: Not Necessarily Reporting the News

It isn't just Fox—even the liberal media is in the fake news business.

September/October 2007 Issue

Ted Genoways

Oil Spill Whistleblower Settles,Vows to "Fund a Nationwide Attack" On His Former Employer

John Bolenbaugh says he agreed to take money from one company in order to keep exposing a larger coverup.

Sex, Oil, and Videotape

John Bolenbaugh says he was fired for refusing to help cover up a massive oil spill. But is he an environmental hero or a man on a mission to cover over his own dark past?

The Spam Factory's Dirty Secret

First, Hormel gutted the union. Then it sped up the line. And when the pig-brain machine made workers sick, they got canned.

The Death of Fiction?

Lit mags were once launching pads for great writers and big ideas. Is it time to write them off?

This Is Your World on Climate Change

Will the Yukon River reclaim the Alaskan Frontier?

The Hard Sell: How Mad Men Spin the Recession

Inside the dark art of saving consumerism—and ad agencies.

Out of Iowa

An inside look at the real American heartland.

The Cheese Bomb Incident: Terror and the TSA

News of terrorists testing our airports is scary?but at least two of the so-called "dry runs" involved innocent hunks of cheese.

Press Pass: Not Necessarily Reporting the News

It isn't just Fox—even the liberal media is in the fake news business.

Today's Top Stories

Did Obama Just Deliver Marriage Equality in Maryland?

Black voters in Maryland have flipped on marriage equality ahead of the state's referendum.

John McCain: The Maverick Returns?

The Arizona senator appears to be rejoining the fight against dark money.

Heartland Institute in Financial Crisis After Billboard Controversy

Heartland president admits advertisement comparing believers in man-made climate change to psychopaths has taken a toll.

What Do the World's Most Powerful Pesticide Honchos Eat for Dinner?

In a surreal twist, I found myself breaking bread with and publicly addressing reps from the very companies I'm always writing about.

I Was a Warehouse Wage Slave

My brief, backbreaking, rage-inducing, low-paying, dildo-packing time inside the online-shipping machine.

Unplugging These 6 Gadgets Will Cut Your Electricity Bill

The fridge has to run, of course, but a few smart choices will save you energy—and cash.

90 Percent of Corn Seeds Are Coated With Bayer's Bee-Decimating Pesticide

And other lovely little tidbits I learned while preparing to give a talk at a pesticide industry shindig.

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