Peter Whoriskey

Peter Whoriskey

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Secret trove illuminates the lives of billionaires

Secret trove illuminates the lives of billionaires

The Pandora Papers reveal how offshore companies allow the world's richest to wield influence, avoid taxes and buy yachts.

Oct 06 21October 06, 2021

Article at washingtonpost.com

How Johnson & Johnson companies bred a super poppy to make narcotics for America's most abused opioid pills

How Johnson & Johnson companies bred a super poppy to make narcotics for America's most abused opioid pills

Johnson & Johnson, a company more widely known for baby powder and Band-Aids, became a major supplier of narcotic raw materials to the U.S. thanks to poppies engineered in Tasmania.

Mar 26 20March 26, 2020

Article at washingtonpost.com

Cocoa's Child Laborers

Cocoa's Child Laborers

Mars, Nestlé and Hershey pledged nearly two decades ago to stop using cocoa harvested by children. Yet much of the chocolate you buy still starts with child labor.

Jun 05 19June 05, 2019

Article at washingtonpost.com

The batteries in your favorite devices cover Chinese villages in black soot

The batteries in your favorite devices cover Chinese villages in black soot

There’s a trace of graphite in many of today’s consumer devices. In these Chinese villages near the factories that produce it, it’s everywhere — in their water, inside their homes and on their food.

Oct 02 16October 02, 2016

Article at washingtonpost.com

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