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Bottled Water Made by Whole Foods Shown to Contain High Levels of Arsenic

July 5, 2020 by Sage Edwards
Last updated on: July 8, 2020

The water bottle brand Starkey, produced by Whole Foods, has tested positive for high levels of arsenic according to tests from Consumer Reports. Starkey water is sold by Whole Foods and is also available at Amazon. Consumer Reports tested dozens… [read]

COVID-19 Threatens Indigenous People in Brazil as Deforestation in the Amazon Continues

April 13, 2020 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: April 14, 2020

The Karipuna people in the Brazilian Amazon are in isolation due to COVID-19, but the presence of loggers close to their villages is compromising their efforts to stay safe. The Karipuna Indigenous People’s Association (Apoika), Indigenous Missionary Council (Cimi), and… [read]

Google and Amazon are now in the oil business

January 26, 2020 by Michael Edwards

Google, Microsoft, and Amazon have long touted the need to reduce the use of fossil fuels. These tech companies, along with their bought-and-paid-for neo-liberal politicians, led many of us to believe that big tech’s AI is the hero we need… [read]

Amazon Removed Anti-Vax Documentaries

March 12, 2019 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: March 12, 2019

Last weekBuzzfeed News reports that Amazon “appears to have removed” anti-vaccination documentaries like Vaxxed from Amazon Prime. On the first of this month, California Rep. Adam Schiff published an open letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos asking that Amazon remove… [read]

Amazon Facing Down Whole Foods Unionization Efforts

September 25, 2018 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: September 25, 2018

Whole Foods workers are trying to unionize. Previous attempts at unionization have been made by workers at the grocery chain, but these efforts were made before Amazon acquired the company earlier in 2018. The email introducing the unionizing efforts at… [read]