SpaceX Is a De Facto Government Agency. It Should Be Nationalized.
Otherwise, Elon Musk sets U.S. foreign policy.
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The Sad Republicans Exploiting Family Tragedy
What Ken Paxton and Vivek Ramaswamy have in common.
As Lawmakers Scrutinize Pentagon Equity Deals, Pentagon Keeps Making Them
Congressional gridlock has been a boost to the private equity-style shop at the Defense Department that’s free to do their bidding with impunity.
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The Funny Math Behind Centrist ‘Electability’ Arguments
“Wins above replacement” makes sense in baseball. In politics, not so much.
Is Paris Burning?
The violence, political stalemate, and support for the extremes are a more vivid case of what is occurring throughout the West.
It Should Be a Rescue Flight; Docs Show It Will Be Another Immigrant Expulsion
An ICE flight is scheduled to land in Equatorial Guinea, where immigrant Ahmed Soliman is currently imprisoned—but only to expel more immigrants.
A Major Roger Marshall Donor Is a Hospital Bandit
Inside the Kansas senator’s multilayered relationship with one of the most audacious profiteers in rural health.
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Organized Money: How Gamers Are Organizing for Consumer Rights
Digital gaming has been a frontier in commerce for decades, now it’s the leader in predatory capitalism, and that’s turning gamers into progressive antitrust warriors.
Organized Money: Charting a New Course on AI Regulation (With Rep. Pramila Jayapal)
Why do we need new regulations if we don’t enforce existing law?
Organized Money: The Bill Looking to Turn College Athletes Into Cheap Labor
NCAA looking to pull a ‘socialism for me’ move in Congress.
FROM THE MAGAZINE
Time on Task
The Trump administration has abused the interagency task force process to intervene in law enforcement across the country.
Can the States Stop the Corporate Domination of Our Politics?
States giveth corporations the right to exist, so the states can taketh away their political spending power—or at least, Hawaii and Montana are trying.
The Road to Universal Medicare
The apparent split between advocates of Medicare for All and a more incremental approach is misleading and easily remedied.
In Case You Missed It
Roger Marshall Boosted Pesticide Products His Wife Is Invested In
The Kansas senator introduced bills supporting biological pesticides, which would benefit companies owned by his private equity donor and friend Dan Tasset. Marshall’s wife also has a piece of the action.
ICE Profiteers Trying to Buy the Senate for Republicans
Their targets include multiple GOP candidates in tight races and incumbents whose seats are in danger, including chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee Susan Collins (R-ME), Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI), and Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-FL).
The Military Might Have to Economize for Once
Maybe Northrop Grumman can get some elementary school teachers to teach them how to hold a bake sale.
Why Putin Is Now Our Ally
Thugocracies of the World Unite
Michigan’s Mike Rogers Got Big Payout Before Controversial Cybersecurity Firm Went Bankrupt
Filings indicate that Rogers remains a substantial creditor in a cybersecurity firm backed by a controversial South African intelligence operative with alleged ties to a Russian oligarch.
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