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Author Archives: Chris Young

Posted inDemocracy, The Misinformation Industry

FDA’s trans fats ban bucks hands-off approach

by Chris Young June 16, 2015January 28, 2022

A doughnut hamburger. Phil Denton/Flickr Why the FDA doesn’t really know what’s in your food By Erin Quinn and Chris Young April 14, 2015 The government has left it to companies to decide whether new food additives are safe. When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ruled on Tuesday that artificial trans fats are not […]

Posted inDemocracy

Food flavor safety system a ‘black box’

by Chris Young and Erin Quinn June 9, 2015January 28, 2022
Posted inDemocracy

Consumer group: Federal food additive safety process is illegal

by Erin Quinn and Chris Young April 15, 2015January 28, 2022
Posted inDemocracy

Food safety scientists have ties to Big Tobacco

by Chris Young and Erin Quinn April 15, 2015January 28, 2022
Posted inDemocracy

Why the FDA doesn’t really know what’s in your food

by Erin Quinn and Chris Young April 14, 2015January 28, 2022
Posted inDemocracy, Primary Source

PR giant, oil industry group split

by Chris Young and Erin Quinn February 20, 2015January 7, 2022
Posted inDemocracy, The Misinformation Industry

Why industry is trying to tell you how to think

by Erin Quinn, Chris Young and Kimberley Porteous January 16, 2015January 7, 2022
Posted inDemocracy

Who needs lobbyists? See what big business spends to win American minds

by Erin Quinn and Chris Young January 15, 2015January 28, 2022
Posted inDemocracy, The Misinformation Industry

Koch-funded think tank offers schools course in libertarianism

by Chris Young August 26, 2014January 7, 2022
Posted inDemocracy, The Misinformation Industry

Critic of artificial sweeteners pilloried by industry-backed scientists

by Chris Young August 6, 2014January 7, 2022
Posted inDemocracy, The Misinformation Industry

Kochs put a happy face on free enterprise

by Chris Young June 25, 2014January 7, 2022
Posted inDemocracy, Justice Obscured

Fourth case reopened after Center uncovers judicial conflict of interest

by Chris Young June 17, 2014January 28, 2022
Posted inDemocracy, Justice Obscured

Court reopens third case after Center uncovered judicial conflicts of interest

by Chris Young June 3, 2014January 28, 2022
Posted inDemocracy, Justice Obscured

Judge who stopped Wisconsin campaign finance probe tied to Koch-funded junkets

by Chris Young May 27, 2014January 7, 2022
Posted inDemocracy

What do federal appellate judges own?

Avatar photo by Henry Kerali, Reity O'Brien, Chris Young and Kytja Weir April 28, 2014January 28, 2022
Guillermo Ramirez family
Posted inDemocracy

Federal judges plead guilty

by Reity O'Brien, Kytja Weir and Chris Young April 28, 2014January 28, 2022
Posted inDemocracy, Justice Obscured

Information on judges’ disclosures often blacked out

by Reity O'Brien, Kytja Weir and Chris Young April 28, 2014January 7, 2022
Posted inDemocracy, Justice Obscured

Koch brothers, major corporations sponsor pension reform seminar for judges

by Chris Young April 25, 2014January 28, 2022
Posted inDemocracy

D.C. mulls changes to judicial transparency

by Chris Young January 15, 2014January 28, 2022
Posted inDemocracy

State judges: We don’t need no stinkin’ disclosure

by John Dunbar, Reity O'Brien, Kytja Weir and Chris Young December 13, 2013January 28, 2022
Posted inJustice Obscured

Maine earns ‘F’ for judicial financial disclosure

by Chris Zubak-Skees, Kytja Weir, Reity O'Brien and Chris Young December 4, 2013January 28, 2022
Posted inJustice Obscured

California earns ‘C’ for judicial financial disclosure

by Chris Zubak-Skees, Kytja Weir, Reity O'Brien and Chris Young December 4, 2013January 28, 2022
Posted inJustice Obscured

Wyoming earns ‘F’ for judicial financial disclosure

by Chris Zubak-Skees, Kytja Weir, Reity O'Brien and Chris Young December 4, 2013January 28, 2022
Posted inJustice Obscured

Indiana earns ‘F’ for judicial financial disclosure

by Chris Zubak-Skees, Kytja Weir, Reity O'Brien and Chris Young December 4, 2013January 28, 2022
Posted inJustice Obscured

Minnesota earns ‘F’ for judicial financial disclosure

by Chris Zubak-Skees, Kytja Weir, Reity O'Brien and Chris Young December 4, 2013January 28, 2022
Posted inJustice Obscured

Arkansas earns ‘F’ for judicial financial disclosure

by Chris Zubak-Skees, Kytja Weir, Reity O'Brien and Chris Young December 4, 2013January 28, 2022
Posted inJustice Obscured

Texas earns ‘F’ for judicial financial disclosure

by Chris Zubak-Skees, Kytja Weir, Reity O'Brien and Chris Young December 4, 2013January 28, 2022
Posted inJustice Obscured

New Mexico earns ‘F’ for judicial financial disclosure

by Chris Zubak-Skees, Kytja Weir, Reity O'Brien and Chris Young December 4, 2013January 28, 2022
Posted inJustice Obscured

Nevada earns ‘F’ for judicial financial disclosure

by Chris Zubak-Skees, Kytja Weir, Reity O'Brien and Chris Young December 4, 2013January 28, 2022
Posted inJustice Obscured

Illinois earns ‘D’ for judicial financial disclosure

by Chris Zubak-Skees, Kytja Weir, Reity O'Brien and Chris Young December 4, 2013January 28, 2022

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