Onward Christian Soldier
Victor Marx, who may become the Republican nominee for governor of Colorado today, depicts himself as a karate-chopping, children-saving, hardcore pastor. None of it is reliable.
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Hillary Clinton and Trump’s Board of Peace for Gaza
Why would the former Democratic presidential nominee endorse one of Trump’s more grotesque ventures?
Pop-Up Super PAC Plays Dirty in Colorado’s First Congressional District
The dark money flowing into the Democratic primary pitting entrenched 15-term incumbent Rep. Diana DeGette against progressive insurgent Melat Kiros has helped energize Kiros’s campaign.
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Two Rulings That Are Impossible to Reconcile
If you believe that presidents get to fire executive branch appointees, there is no logical way for that to only be inapplicable for the Federal Reserve.
Anti-Monopoly Bill Hits Make-or-Break Moment in California
Advocates have gained momentum to beef up the state’s primary antitrust law, but the largest companies in the nation are trying to stop it.
A Bad Week for Billionaires
Losing New York to socialists, facing a wealth tax election in California—our oligarchs begin to suspect that Americans may not like them very much.
Has Ukraine Turned the Tide?
Trump cut off support for Ukrainian defense. It didn’t work out for Russia.
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Organized Money: How to Think About AI (with Cory Doctorow)
AI might just be useful once we get through the huckster phase.
Organized Money: How States Can Regulate Big Oil
California is showing a way forward in an equitable energy marketplace.
Organized Money: Meta Is Dying
Tech zombies trap users and vendors—then scam for cash to the bitter end.
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Two Simple Steps Toward De-MAGAfication
A big reason why Trump II is so much worse than the first time is that the world’s richest man bought Twitter and turned it into a fascist cesspit.
Encircling the Royalists
Democrats finally show up to the class war.
Indiana’s Private Equity Power Play
The mother lode of utility buyouts just landed on Hoosiers’ doorstep. Regulators have no say over whether the deal goes through.
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Billionaire Wealth Tax Headed to the California Ballot
Gov. Gavin Newsom, who opposes the tax, tried to intimidate proponents into pulling the measure. It didn’t work.
The Rogue Supreme Court Blesses Ethnic Cleansing
The national council of law wizards held that Donald Trump can deport nonwhite refugees on baldly racist grounds even if he doesn’t follow the law in doing so.
20th Immigrant Dies in Trump’s Detention Camps
The increase in deaths can’t be attributed to population increase, according to a new Human Rights Watch analysis.
The War of Capital
Asset managers, private investment firms, and institutional investors like pension funds have divergent interests, though as the SpaceX IPO reveals, the money power acts in concert.
Housing Crisis Hits Home for College Students
On or off campus, students stress over housing, especially in high-cost states.
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Two Rulings That Are Impossible to Reconcile
If you believe that presidents get to fire executive branch appointees, there is no logical way for that to only be inapplicable for the Federal Reserve.
Courts Keep Blocking Trump’s Moves Against the Right to Vote
We are protected not only by Congress’s rejection of the SAVE America Act. Courts are distinctly unsympathetic to Trump’s attempted takeover of elections via executive order.
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The Internet and Its Discontents
One young woman claims to know what is wrong with girls today: They need to turn to the right.
News Influencers and Gen Z Are Reshaping News
Gen Z increasingly relies on influencers for news and information—but the quality is all over the place.
Archiving Joy
At the National Public Housing Museum in Chicago, the past is alive and fighting.
