exploitative

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Mr. Dasgupta recommends not a return to empire—he exposes China’s exploitative, extractive relationships with African nations as little more than reheated Western colonialism—but what he calls a “new theology.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

In early February 2026, after the large-scale release of most of the FBI’s material on Epstein, Chopra released a statement on X denying involvement in “any criminal or exploitative conduct” during his friendship with Epstein.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

Ride-hail drivers have long raised concerns about low wages, minimal workplace protections and exploitative practices.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

But, used properly, AI does not need to be exploitative, and is not a lazy way to make films, Isaac said.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

Saidy added that the media were exploitative in publishing the most hideous of Bobby’s statements, that the press should leave him alone.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady