While many of the biggest cruise lines appear to be headquartered in Florida, they are, for tax purposes, actually proud residents of … elsewhere. The NRDC has a new film, “Sonic Sea,” that features audio of a whale conversation being obliterated by an approaching cruise ship. Our requests are modest, really: Make the cruise ship companies that are, for all practical purposes, American pay American taxes. He’s the sponsor of a bill that would increase consumer protection for cruise passengers. Let’s criticize cruise ships.

Source: New York Times June 25, 2016 00:45 UTC