by ProPublica | May 17, 2022 | Politics, Corruption & Criminality, Fact Heroes
Twelve years ago, ProPublica set out to build a first-of-its-kind tool that would allow users, with a single search, to see whether their doctors were receiving money from an array of pharmaceutical companies. Dollars for Docs generated a huge rush of interest....
by Fact Keepers | May 17, 2022 | Fact Heroes, Racism (Us vs Them)
Rideshare driver James Bode was doing his thing a few nights ago. He arrived to pick up a ride outside a bar in Catasauqua, Pa, two passengers. As the female rider enters the car she says, “Wow, you’re like a white guy.” James refused the ride in spite of being...
by Fact Keepers | May 9, 2022 | Fact Heroes
To call Steve Schmidt a reformed Republican would be a vast understatement. Schmidt was an effective communication strategist for the Republican Party working on political campaigns, including those of President George W. Bush, California Governor Arnold...
by The Conversation | May 9, 2022 | Progress & Solutions, Fact Heroes
Doctors have been treating diabetes with insulin since 1922. A century later, about 1 in 5 of the 37 million Americans living with diabetes take this medication – a hormone that helps cells absorb sugar from the blood. This medication helps avert a host of medical...
by The Conversation | May 3, 2022 | Fact Heroes, Human Rights & Justice, Racism (Us vs Them)
Harriet Tubman was barely 5 feet tall and didn’t have a dime to her name. What she did have was a deep faith and powerful passion for justice that was fueled by a network of Black and white abolitionists determined to end slavery in America. “I had reasoned this out...
by Fact Keepers | Apr 25, 2022 | Fact Heroes, Politics, Corruption & Criminality
Don Winslow is an American author best known for his award-winning and internationally bestselling crime novels, including Savages, The Force and the Cartel Trilogy. Now Winslow is changing hats and has announced his retirement from writing. He sees a huge problem on...