AI’s Dirty Secret: How Big Tech Is Keeping Coal Plants Alive to Power the Artificial Intelligence Boom
Energy Information Administration data and DOE emergency orders reveal that the companies preaching carbon neutrality are quietly depending on coal-fired electricity to power their AI data centers — extending the…
Digital Soldiers and Empty Wallets: How QAnon Influencers Monetized a Conspiracy Movement
In the murky intersection of online conspiracy culture and digital commerce, a new class of entrepreneur has emerged: the QAnon influencer. What began as anonymous posts on fringe message boards…
The $24 Billion Failure: How Record Homelessness Spending in 2025 Produced Record Homelessness
HUD Point-in-Time counts cross-referenced with municipal budget data reveal the ultimate ROI failure: the cities spending the most on homelessness are seeing the worst outcomes. The money flows. The tents…
The Consulting Class: How McKinsey and Bain Captured Non-Profit Budgets
When a major international charity decided it needed to “reimagine its operating model” in 2021, it turned to McKinsey & Company. The resulting engagement lasted eight months, produced a 200-page…
Made in America, Shipped From Shenzhen: The Patriotic Merchandise Scam Draining Conservative Wallets
Supply chain tracking and Shopify store analysis reveal a thriving industry of influencers and online retailers selling “American Made” patriotic merchandise that is actually dropshipped directly from Chinese factories —…
The Green Lawfare Machine: How Environmental NGOs Use Taxpayer-Funded Lawsuits to Kill Zero-Carbon Nuclear Energy
Federal court records and Equal Access to Justice Act fee data reveal a pattern of environmental litigation designed not to protect the environment, but to delay and destroy nuclear energy…
The MAGA Merch Machine: How Unlicensed Political Merchandise Enriches Foreign Factories While American Donors Get Played
A TIJ News investigation into the multibillion-dollar market for unofficial political merchandise reveals a supply chain that starts in Chinese factories, passes through anonymous dropshippers, and ends in the wallets…
Sanctions on Paper, Mansions in Practice: How Russian Oligarchs Moved Billions in Real Estate While the West Watched
Property transfer records, OFAC enforcement actions, and Pandora Papers analysis reveal that sanctioned Russian individuals have systematically moved real estate assets out of Western cities into new offshore havens —…
The Carbon Credit Collapse: How Corporate Forestry Offsets Went Up in Smoke — Literally
Verra registry data, investigative reporting, and satellite imagery reveal that the voluntary carbon offset market — once valued at billions — has been built on credits from projects that were…
The Disaster Relief Middlemen: How Billions in Emergency Aid Gets Lost Between Donors and Victims
When a catastrophic earthquake struck in the early morning hours, killing thousands and displacing hundreds of thousands more, the international community responded with an outpouring of generosity. Within weeks, governments…