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2022 Year in Review
December 21, 2022
The Scoundrels, Ghouls, and Crooks of 2022
Here are the humans who made our skin crawl this year—and a few who salvaged our faith in mankind.
December 21, 2022
The Soapbox
Matt Ford
Boondoggle of the Year: Cryptocurrency
After years of unwarranted hype ballooned its value, the crypto market came crashing down in 2022, bankrupting billionaires and naïve investors alike. Has America learned its lesson?
December 21, 2022
The Soapbox
Jason Linkins
Nimrod of the Year: Elon Musk
Tesla’s CEO was long portrayed as a business genius. His incompetent rule of Twitter proves he’s really just a thirsty, right-wing dimwit.
December 20, 2022
Apocalypse Soon
Kate Aronoff
Fossil Fuel Villain of the Year: Shell CEO Ben van Beurden
Natural gas causes methane emissions. Ben can’t handle hearing that, apparently.
December 20, 2022
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Melissa Gira Grant
Failed Coup Leader of the Year: Kari Lake
The Arizona Republican echoed all of Trump’s election denial strategies from 2020. But this time, none of them worked.
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