Brenda Baletti, Ph.D.

Brenda Baletti Ph.D. is a reporter for The Defender. She wrote and taught about capitalism and politics for 10 years in the writing program at Duke University. She holds a Ph.D. in human geography from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a master's from the University of Texas at Austin.

Brenda Baletti, Ph.D.'s Posts:

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Obesity Tied to ‘Food Swamps’ — Counties That Have More Stores Selling Unhealthy Foods — Study Finds

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Feds Using Banking Crisis to Usher in Central Bank Digital Currency, Experts Warn

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7 Children Paralyzed by Polio Virus Derived From New Gates-Funded Polio Vaccine

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Report Linking Fluoride to Lower IQ in Children Made Public After CDC, HHS Tried to Block It

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Exclusive: As Death Rates Surge for Kids and Teens, Researchers Blame Drugs, Guns and Cars — Critics Say It’s Far More Complicated

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‘Heartbreaking’: Pharma Eyes Exponential Growth in Multi-Billion Market for Autism Drugs

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Exclusive: CDC Doled Out Hundreds of Millions in Grants to Push Vaccines, Collect Data in Communities of Color

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How Warren Buffett and Bill Gates Make a Killing Off the Childhood Obesity Epidemic

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Exclusive: Mother Sues D.C. Doctor Who Gave Kids COVID Vaccines Without Consent

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CHD Appeals Dismissal of Lawsuit Challenging Rutgers’ Vaccine Mandate

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Boulder County Targets Latinos With Fear Campaign to Get Parents to Vaccinate Young Kids for COVID

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Bernie Sanders Vows to Tackle Drug Prices — RFK, Jr. Says Sanders ‘Shouldn’t Stop There’

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WSJ: It’s Time Health Officials ‘Concede Opponents Were Right’ — Natural Immunity Protects Against COVID

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‘Forever’ Chemicals Put Kids at Higher Risk of Diabetes, Cancer, Cardiovascular Diseases

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Ohio Train Disaster Exposes Dark Side of Plastics

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‘Finally’ The Lancet Acknowledges Natural Immunity Superior to mRNA COVID Vaccines

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Florida Issues Health Alert: mRNA COVID Vaccines Caused ‘Substantial Increase’ in Reports of Adverse Events

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CHD Sues CDC to Obtain Documents on COVID Vaccine Injuries and Deaths Reported in VAERS

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As Health Concerns Escalate After Ohio Train Disaster, Advocates Want to ‘Take Back Our Rail System From Greedy Profiteers’

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John Campbell: Excluding Dissenting Voices Is ‘Intellectual Fascism’

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‘Tragic’: CDC Adds Original COVID mRNA Vaccine to Childhood Schedule Despite Known Harms

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How the Powerful Use Crises to Concentrate Wealth, Manipulate the Masses

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House Republicans Grill Top U.S. Health Officials Over ‘Mishandling’ of COVID Response

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‘Taxpayers Should Not Be a Piggy Bank for Big Oil,’ Rep. Katie Porter Tells Congress

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The 15-Minute City: A Climate Solution? Or Just an ‘Excuse for More Control’?

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‘The Weaponization of Loneliness’ — and How to Fight Back

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RFK, Jr. to Kim Iversen: ‘Nobody Ever Complied Their Way Out of Totalitarianism’

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Pfizer CEO Made ‘Misleading’ Comments About COVID Shots for Kids, UK Regulator Finds

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California to Ditch Plans to Mandate COVID Vaccines for Schoolchildren

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Pfizer Vaccine Bonanza Slows — But Bill Gates Sold Early, Made Huge Profits

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Russell Brand: Propaganda Versus Democracy — It’s Time For a ‘Great Reckoning’

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Why Did UK Wait 3 Months to Disclose Data Showing COVID Vaccine Risks Outweigh Benefits for Omicron Variant?

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‘Elite’ Scientists Caused Deaths by Misleading Public on COVID, Newsweek Op-ed Author says

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‘Beyond Dystopia’: Is a Mad Scientist Set to Become Chief Scientist at the WHO?

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FDA Advisers Vote to Replace Original COVID Vaccine With Bivalent Boosters Despite Lack of Clinical Trial Data