Featured Investigation
Featured Article

Herb Schmertz: The Bully
The art of “creative confrontation.”
UPDATED May 31, 2025
Amy Westervelt
The art of “creative confrontation.”
When broadcast news stations stand up to Mobil Oil, the company realizes it needs to go to bat for corporate free speech rights.
S9 • Ep 1 • July 27, 2023Jul 27, 2023
When broadcast news stations stand up to Mobil Oil, the company realizes it needs to go to bat for corporate free speech rights.
Herb realizes it’s not enough just to defend corporate free speech in the court of public opinion.
S9 • Ep 2 • August 23, 2023Aug 23, 2023
Herb realizes it’s not enough just to defend corporate free speech in the court of public opinion.