A Perfect Economic Storm
If Trump needed one more calamity less than three weeks before the election, the financial house of cards is tottering.
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Downvoting Data Centers in Maine
During the final debate between Troy Jackson and Susan Collins, a contrite protester puts the issue back on the table.
The Week AI Blinked?
For investors, the shine has come off artificial intelligence. The reason why is simple: Even if it’s a fabulous technology, it’s an unprofitable business.
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Bill Huizenga Faces His Toughest Re-Election Race Yet
A top Financial Services Committee Republican’s 30-year career could soon come to an end.
The Pentagon Buyout King
Stephen Feinberg moved from private equity giant Cerberus to the Defense Department. The resulting ‘Wall Street playbook,’ critics charge, has led to cronyism and waste.
Who Are the Real Extremists?
A Gallup poll out this week shows Americans think it’s the Republicans, not the Democrats, who’ve gone off the deep end.
El-Sayed Works to Stitch Together a Diverse Majority
Overcoming tensions between the Arab American and Black communities in Michigan will be key for the progressive’s Senate campaign.
PODCASTS
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?
Organized Money: The Bill Looking to Turn College Athletes Into Cheap Labor
NCAA looking to pull a ‘socialism for me’ move in Congress.
Left Anchor: Occupy Wall Street Revisited
Fifteen years ago, the American left sprang back onto the political stage. What has happened since?
FROM THE MAGAZINE
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.
In Case You Missed It
Trump’s Great Gift to Chinese Automakers
First, he took away GM and Ford’s EV subsidies. Then he drastically jacked up the price of gas and diesel.
In Nebraska, Pete Ricketts Was a Data Center’s Best Friend
Hyperscaler companies enjoyed $836 million in tax breaks from one law he signed as governor. Now, he’s been forced to defend that record.
ICE Planning $100 Million ‘Nightmare’ Domestic Spy Program
Under ERO ONE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to hire 142 intelligence contractors with top secret clearances and deploy them in cities across the country.
Pre-Election ICE Surge in California Could Backfire on Republicans
Rep. David Valadao has said the raids target immigrants with criminal records. The United Farm Workers says this is false.
‘We’re Still Here’: Young Black Democrats Fight Through Gerrymandering
Two Democrats running in House districts that went to Trump by double digits are gaining ground in potential upsets. Black turnout will be critical.
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A Perfect Economic Storm
If Trump needed one more calamity less than three weeks before the election, the financial house of cards is tottering.
Who Are the Real Extremists?
A Gallup poll out this week shows Americans think it’s the Republicans, not the Democrats, who’ve gone off the deep end.
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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.
