Money — Articles — Michele Simon

Vegan Celebrity Chef Matthew Kenny Exposed as a Fraud

Investigations reveal racism and wage theft, among other illegal activity

Workplace, Money, GriftersMichele SimonMay 14, 2024

Taking Back the Vegan Movement from Grifters

Don't let narcissistic con artists take over what activists started

Women, Workplace, Plant-Washing, Money, GriftersMichele SimonApril 17, 2024

What Woman CEO Wears a Baseball Cap?

Double standards for men and women’s appearance

Women, Workplace, MoneyMichele SimonMarch 26, 2024

2023: A Terrible Year for BS Peddlers

A look-back at the fall of biotech meat, effective altruism, and other cons

Biotech, Plant-Washing, MoneyMichele SimonDecember 30, 2023

Did Upside Foods Deceive FDA to Gain Approval?

It’s been a rough few months for Upside Foods, as reporters are finally asking deeper questions about the BS technology of cell cultured meat.

Biotech, Money, PolicyMichele SimonDecember 19, 2023

WTF is Going on at Eat Just?

Wired exposes CEO Josh Tetrick's irresponsible spending and troubling mismanagement

Biotech, Money, WorkplaceMichele SimonNovember 29, 2023

Effective Altruist Tortured by Excess at FTX

Effective altruism at FTX created an incubator of gaslighting and moral injury.

Workplace, MoneyMichele SimonOctober 18, 2023

Sam Bankman-Fried, Effective Altruism, and Food Tech BS

With crypto's golden boy on trial, time to question the cult of effective altruism.

Money, BiotechMichele SimonOctober 10, 2023

Is Upside Foods Lying About its Biotech Chicken?

New investigation reveals employees joke the company is the next Theranos.

Big-Meat, MoneyMichele SimonSeptember 19, 2023

Why Is A Major Animal Rights Donor Giving Eat Just $16 Million?

The plant-based egg and biotech meat company’s history of unethical practices, endless pivots, and lack of financial viability all call into question this decision.

Biotech, Money, Plant-WashingMichele SimonSeptember 13, 2023 Comment

Support Animal Rights Activist Abandoned by Her Own Organization

Direct Action Everywhere reneges on its promise to pay Rachel Ziegler's legal fees.

Money, Women, WorkplaceMichele SimonJuly 18, 2023

Workplace Abuse as a Path to VC Partner?

Notorious abuse enabler from Mercy for Animals named to new investment fund.

Biotech, Plant-Washing, Women, MoneyMichele SimonJune 28, 2023

Who is buying lab-grown meat?

Government approval means nothing without a market.

Biotech, Big-Meat, MoneyMichele SimonJune 22, 2023

Vegan icon Miyoko Schinner sued by her investors

Lawsuit used as vehicle for a smear campaign.

Money, Women, WorkplaceMichele SimonFebruary 23, 2023

Are Laid Off Employees At Beyond Meat The Scapegoat For Bad Management?

With a CEO-to-worker pay ratio of 91:1, is firing 200 staff the best solution?

MoneyMichele SimonNovember 10, 2022

Want To Save The Planet? Invest In Better Ag Policy, Not Biotech Meat

The fantasy of biotech meat is a dangerous distraction from the entrenched politics that made conventional meat production so ubiquitous in the first place.

Big-Meat, Biotech, Money, PolicyMichele SimonMay 4, 2022

Beyond Meat Stock May Be Falling But These Executives Are Making Bank

There is no shortage of coverage about how the company is not meeting Wall Street’s expectations. But what about the Beyond Meat executives and board members?

MoneyMichele SimonMarch 1, 2022