Fossil Fuel Corporations Are Faking Grassroots Support
The world’s largest PR firm has crafted a strategy to simulate popular support for fossil fuels, including embracing influencers to peddle Big Oil’s self-serving myths.
3 Articles by: Adam M. Lowenstein
Adam M. Lowenstein writes the Reframe Your Inbox newsletter of essays and interviews about corporate power, capitalism, and politics.
Hedge Fund Billionaire Ray Dalio Has Perfected the Art of Self-Aggrandizing Bullshit
A new biography of Ray Dalio, billionaire founder of the world’s largest hedge fund, reveals him as an autocratic, cultish leader who conflates moneymaking with genius — a rather convenient definition for an ultrarich finance guy.
BlackRock Is Profiting Off the Climate Crisis
For companies like BlackRock, the climate crisis is a valuable investment opportunity. They’ve positioned themselves to make money no matter how — or whether — governments address climate change.