Commercially Determined

How big business wreaks havoc on health and the environment and what to do about it

We’re spotlighting how commercial practices shape our health and our environment. These practices repeat across industries, countries, and generations. Together, they form a playbook we can name, study, and challenge.

Whether you’re a practitioner, researcher, policy wonk, community organizer, or simply a human who wants to leave the world better than you found it, join the Commercially Determined community. Each month, we expose corporate shenanigans, hold power to account, and rethink collective strategies.

Scientists finally figured out how corporate executives sleep at night: On giant bags of money.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Researchers have long established that corporations are masters of political spin. Frequently, though, the claims prove to be deliberate lies that cause real harm. This phenomenon has had researchers around the world scratch their heads at the question of “how do corporate executives sleep at night?”

Run-Ins

Instacart-Funded Studies Claim No Conflicts of Interest.

Feb 17, 2026

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Instacart-Funded Studies Claim No Conflicts of Interest.

But What's In It for Instacart?

Resistance

Feb 10, 2026

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Stealing Corporate Thunder

A Guide to Prebunking and Debunking Commercial Disinformation in the Policy Space

Deep Dive

What Corporations Say to Get Their Policy Way

Feb 3, 2026

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What Corporations Say to Get Their Policy Way

Industries' Narrative Playbook to Fight Regulations

Laws

United Nations passes Do No Harm business law. Half the global economy shuts down.

Jan 27, 2026

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United Nations passes Do No Harm business law. Half the global economy shuts down.

In an unprecedented global move last month, the United Nations passed a law requiring all businesses to take on the medical field’s creed of: Do No Harm. This month, half the global economy shut down, showing the extent of harmful business activity in the world.

Run-Ins

Jan 20, 2026

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Everyone Has Parkinson’s Now

And What Industry Has to Do With It