THE FIREBREAK
THE FIREBREAK, David Zaruk, Peter BeckettMedia criticism, original reporting, and commentary on the activites of the media, foundations and NGOs.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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J&J: Please Don’t Feed The Predatorts
This week, Johnson & Johnson announced the agreement to settle the bulk of their non-asbestos associated talc lawsuits (around 76,000 cases) for as much as $5.5 billion. J&J had previously settled all mesothelioma cases (with claims linking...
The Activists Fighting Big Industry
Watching a recent webinar on strategic litigation (ie, how NGOs can sue governments and industry) it became clear whenever the activists referred to industry, they seemed to be working from a simplistic, single-minded perception of what ind...
Lighthouse Reports Serves an Ultra-Processed Nothing Burger
Health Warning: Mercenaries at Work
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Lighthouse Reports releases an investigation claiming the food industry is clogging courts with lawsuits to interfere with food safety measures.
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81% of the cases are in Mexico, but...
The Immorality of Strategic Litigation
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Strategic litigation is the latest evolution in the collusion between NGOs, journalists, foundations and the litigation industry.
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It allows special interest groups to fund and participate in anti-corporate campaigns w...
An Environmentalist Postmortem
In a recent article, I wondered where all of the activists have gone. Have we stopped caring for the environment? Then again, we rarely hear the term “environmentalist” used today. Is this eco-religion no longer serving as the opium of the...
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Exposing radical NGOs, confronting biased reporters.
David is The Firebreak editor. He is also known as the Risk-Monger. Retired professor, environmental-health risk analyst, science communicator, promoter of evidence-based policy and philosophical theorist on activists and the media.
Mergers, acquisitions and regulatory risk: a love story.
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