This work started with a simple question: Are corporations using AI to secretly charge us more for our groceries? The answer was yes.
We're nominated for a Shorty Award for this investigation — and a vote from you tells the world this kind of work matters.
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14 million Americans are already severely behind on utilities bills.
1 in 3 is cutting back on food or medicine to cover their gas and electricity bills.
Trump promised to cut energy prices in half within his first year in office. He has done the exact opposite.
OkCupid, Hinge, & Tinder handed ~3M user photos — plus location & demographic data — to a facial recognition company.
Then they lied about it for years. The FTC's punishment? $0 & a promise not to do it again.
Our Emily DiVito: "You're not the customer. You're the product."
73% of voters support policies that ban vendors from overcharging at publicly funded venues like sports stadiums.
It's called street pricing: same price inside the gate as outside. No markups. No gouging. No $12 beers.
Fair prices are good for business AND good for fans.
Your packages just got more expensive. USPS to add an 8% fee on all package deliveries as fuel prices surge. The direct result of Trump’s war in Iran.
NEW: Greedy debt collectors are buying up decades-old mortgages that were thought to be forgiven, and forcing families to pay up hundreds of thousands of dollars.
600,000+ families could be blindsided with crushing debt.
For years, the housing debate has been about zoning. The classic argument being if you build more, rents will fall.
Our new report says that's the wrong diagnosis.
The real problem? How housing construction is financed.
Homes.com with the exclusive ⤵️
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Trump promised to cut energy prices in half within 1 year.
Now:
→ Electricity up 6.3%
→ Gas at $3.98 a gallon
→ Heating oil up 35%
→ Diesel up nearly 40%
This is a full-scale affordability crisis, and it’s hitting millions of American families — hard.
Trump blocked efficiency standards that would have cut energy bills by $950 a year. He canceled $35B in clean energy projects.
He repealed the tax credit that helped families afford solar panels. Then his war in Iran drove oil past $100 a barrel.
Every single decision has made this worse.
