Subsidize, Build, Export, Repeat
America is selling the AI stack it built with public money, with the same companies and the same national security framing. Nobody is asking whether the demand is real.
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Unions join community groups in planning marches, walkouts and economic actions on May 1 as a show of worker power ahead of the midterm elections.
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Controversial Pro-Israel PAC Launders Spending Through Another PAC
Nebraska congressional candidate Denise Powell had rejected the support of Democratic Majority for Israel. So DMFI transferred its ad buy to a different organization.
The Real Reason to Worry About the Midterm Elections
Some worry about a November Trump coup. That’s far-fetched, but the ordinary forms of voter suppression are the greater concern.
Pro-Palestine Super PAC Spending $2 Million to Back Doctor in NJ-12
American Priorities is throwing its war chest behind Dr. Adam Hamawy, a combat surgeon who worked in a Gaza hospital while Israel’s genocide raged outside.
The Progressive Caucus Unveils Its Contract with America
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Organized Money: The Chatbot Will See You Now
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Organized Money: Big Oil and Big Plastic Are One and the Same
Plastic is in many ways a vital technology, but did we really need to use it everywhere?
Organized Money: The Live Nation Ticketmaster Verdict
State AGs pick up the Fed’s slack and win one for the fans.
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When ICE Blows Through Rural America
As the surge in Minneapolis winds down, small communities in Minnesota (like Willmar) fend off more arrests and lasting impacts.
The Far-Right Cash Machine
There’s money in bigotry, and specialized crowdfunding platforms are where to get it.
A Retrospective on Bidenomics
Joe Biden listened to the left on full employment. But the lasting effects were wanting, and the politics were brutal.
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Aftermath: China Is Electrifying Freight Trucking
Trump’s Iran war will only accelerate the process.
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Special elections have gone sharply against Donald Trump’s successes in the 2024 election. This November, the GOP’s bid to pick up four Democratic seats could similarly fall flat.
Russell Vought’s Proposed Overhaul of Performance Reviews
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As FISA Bill Implodes, Himes Boosted Version He Called ‘Unacceptable’
The ranking Democrat of the House Intelligence Committee was encouraging his colleagues to vote for a bill that did not include warrants for spying on Americans.
Pennsylvania Race Pits Corporate Defender Against Union Organizer
Ryan Crosswell is running to represent Pennsylvania’s Seventh District after a career helping bosses fight their workers.
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