Tech Industry Transit Systems Endanger Immigrants, Advocates Fear
Transit systems across the country are collecting information about the movement of riders via a company doing business with ICE contractor Palantir.
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The Project Crypto Scheme
Forget deregulatory legislation; the SEC and CFTC are already working diligently to eliminate regulatory oversight of crypto at the behest of their president.
Data Centers Win-Lose in Virginia
In an era of austerity, Virginia’s state budget deal puts its lawmakers supporting Big Tech and its tax exemptions on a crash course with their constituents.
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Benjamin Franklin, Champion of the Wealth Tax
When public needs were great, he wrote, its claim on the ‘superfluous’ property of the rich was strong and just.
Who Is Running America’s 250th Anniversary?
The private-private partnership behind the semiquincentennial celebrations.
Marco Rubio’s Dangerous Diplomacy in Lebanon
The secretary of state is pushing for what amounts to an indefinite Israeli occupation of the country, which could threaten civil war.
OMG—Socialism!
The misleading panic attack on the part of the right and the center in the face of the Democratic left’s recent electoral victories
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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.
In Case You Missed It
Platner, Collins, and the Peculiar Definition of Political Scandal
What most people would consider a scandal from a public official isn’t always depicted as scandalous.
What Broke Monticello
How a right-wing smear campaign tried to silence the reality of Thomas Jefferson’s life, and in some ways succeeded.
VA Ignores Veteran Suicides in Private Facilities
As the suicide rate increases, federal officials deliberately overlook the human lives at risk.
The Supreme Court’s Zero-Sum Session
In the transgender sports cases, like everywhere else, someone has to win and someone has to lose.
Will Lawrence Is Upending Conventional Wisdom on How to Win Congressional Districts
In a Michigan swing seat, a grassroots organizer is taking on data center developers and warmongers, with a populist message he thinks can win over voters.
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Benjamin Franklin, Champion of the Wealth Tax
When public needs were great, he wrote, its claim on the ‘superfluous’ property of the rich was strong and just.
OMG—Socialism!
The misleading panic attack on the part of the right and the center in the face of the Democratic left’s recent electoral victories
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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.
