Trump Demands $10 Billion in Taxpayers’ Money
The president is suing his own administration for a private payday. Which of his appointees will oppose this outrageous cash grab?
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Not In Their League
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Red Card
World Cup ticket prices are not fair play.
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What’s Next, an Invasion of Iran?
When Trump hits a stone wall, his strategy invariably is to backpedal and change the subject to create new headlines. But the situation in Iran is far more complex than the one in Venezuela.
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In New York, nurses mark the fourth week of their strike with a march on Gov. Kathy Hochul. A West Coast strike is in its second week.
Central Banker or Central Casting?
Seemingly, Kevin Warsh is a mainstream central banker. Dig down and he’s the Fed equivalent of Pete Hegseth.
Behind the Bleachers
The business of sports looks a lot like the rest of our unequal, excessively financialized economy.
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Organized Money: The Monopolists Who Gatekeep the Court System
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Behind the Bleachers
The business of sports looks a lot like the rest of our unequal, excessively financialized economy.
The Permanent Overclass
The NFL’s billionaire owners literally can’t lose when it comes to making money. On the field? That’s another matter.
Not In Their League
Why it’s harder to be a sports fan
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The Permanent Overclass
The NFL’s billionaire owners literally can’t lose when it comes to making money. On the field? That’s another matter.
Attacking Black Journalists Is an American Tradition
The arrests of Don Lemon and Georgia Fort reflect an American legacy of targeting the Black press.
To Avoid a Tax Hike, Billionaires Decide to Take Over California
Facing a proposed wealth tax that would restore health cuts, they’re pouring money into their own gubernatorial and legislative candidates.
Impeach President Miller
The mastermind of the Trump regime’s descent into gangsterism is arguably more dangerous than the Orange One himself.
New Jerseyans Demand State Divestment From ICE Profiteer Palantir
Locals at a routine state investment council meeting this week told board members they must get taxpayer money out of the surveillance tech company.
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Trump Demands $10 Billion in Taxpayers’ Money
The president is suing his own administration for a private payday. Which of his appointees will oppose this outrageous cash grab?
Central Banker or Central Casting?
Seemingly, Kevin Warsh is a mainstream central banker. Dig down and he’s the Fed equivalent of Pete Hegseth.
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The Secret Agent won the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film and Best Actor, increasing Americans’ understanding of Brazilian cinema and history.
‘Cadillac Desert’ Reconsidered
Marc Reisner’s 1986 book demonstrates how a hypertrophic judiciary combines with America’s deadlocked legislature to make vast swaths of Western water policy dependent on 19th-century legal norms.
