The Deeper Affordability Crisis
The problem isn’t just Trump-induced inflation. For ordinary working people, living standards have been dwindling for decades.
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Judge Blasts Trump Officials, Hints at Contempt Over Deportation
In a scorching order Tuesday, a federal judge laid out a four-page laundry list of noncompliance in the case of Ahmed Soliman.
House Progressives Throw Down a Marker: No AI Bailouts
A new resolution demands that Congress withhold support for AI companies that bankrupt themselves and instead respond to any future recession by supporting ordinary people.
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New Medicaid Requirements Galvanizing Dems in Battleground States
Advocates are hosting a series of conferences about deadly GOP health care spending cuts; Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee found five contracting goliaths are set to reap outsized benefits.
Public Service Commissions Power the Midterms
In states such as Louisiana and Georgia, upcoming public service commission elections are slated to determine how data center developments work with utility companies.
Troy Jackson Is on a Medicare for All Mission
Maine health care is deteriorating in real time, and the Senate candidate wants to find a way out of this crisis.
Is the California Wealth Tax’s Sponsor a Plausible Argument Against It?
Proposition 40’s substance—never mind its sponsor—provides the reason to support it.
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Organized Money: The Future of Price Gouging
Unethical tech surveillance is on the rise.
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?
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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.
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Guerrilla Projections and Defending Democracy in Missouri
Democratic activists want to strengthen the right to place initiatives on the statewide ballot, and defeat Republican efforts to repeal ballot measures they’ve already passed.
The Trump PAC That’s Attacking a Democratic House Candidate
The president’s PACs have intervened in a handful of House races, most particularly against a leading critic of data centers.
Saving Social Security
While they’re at it, Democrats can make the program even better and shame Republicans who resist.
In Ohio, Crypto Revenge Spending Runs Into a Data Center Backlash
To punish Senate Democrats for voting down an industry-backed bill, crypto interests have spent $55 million to defeat Sherrod Brown. The Big Tech money might hurt more than it helps.
The Residents Forced to Choose Amid Ohio’s Tech Boom
They must decide whether to sell their land for data centers or other facilities, without the transparency to determine if they’re getting a good deal.
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The Deeper Affordability Crisis
The problem isn’t just Trump-induced inflation. For ordinary working people, living standards have been dwindling for decades.
Is the California Wealth Tax’s Sponsor a Plausible Argument Against It?
Proposition 40’s substance—never mind its sponsor—provides the reason to support it.
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Leonard Peltier’s Fight Isn’t Over
A New York City art show featured works by the American Indian Movement activist, who was incarcerated for nearly half a century until a partial commutation by President Biden.
The Supreme Court’s Power Is Based on the Lie of Its Supremacy
The Constitution does not establish a judicial dictatorship.
Battling an Army of Price-Setters
Lindsay Owens’s new book details all the ways that corporations seek to maximize profits at your expense.
