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Illustration of Clarence Thomas in front of factory

The Radicalization of Clarence Thomas

His time working for Monsanto and other polluting industries helped make him the fierce conservative he is today.

by Scott W. Stern via The New Republic on August 13, 2021

Picture of the factories that were placed on the St. Lawrence River.

How US Corporations Poisoned This Indigenous Community

These invisible chemicals changed the Mohawk way of life. They’re probably already in you, too.

by Liz Scheltens via Vox on August 16, 2022

An oil rig on the ocean.

Spillovers from Oil Firms to U.S. Computing and Semiconductor Manufacturing

Smudging state–industry distinctions and retelling conventional narratives.

by Cyrus C. M. Mody via Reviews In American History on February 22, 2022

Book cover.

No Geniuses Here

A new book challenges the notion that independent inventors were shunted aside in the 20th century by anonymous scientists in corporate research laboratories.

by W. Patrick McCray via Los Angeles Review of Books on October 21, 2021

Organic chemistry graphic of burning tree

How the Benzene Tree Polluted the World

The organic compounds that enabled industrialization are having unintended consequences for the planet’s life.

by Rebecca Altman via The Atlantic on October 4, 2017

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