The richest man on Earth is setting himself up as dictator of the United States.
Ryan Cooper
Ryan Cooper is a senior editor at The American Prospect, and author of How Are You Going to Pay for That?: Smart Answers to the Dumbest Question in Politics. He was previously a national correspondent for The Week. His work has also appeared in The Nation, The New Republic, and Current Affairs.
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The shadow president has deep ties to the Chinese dictatorship, and it shows. The risk to national security is unimaginable.
Posted inWorking in America
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Posted inPolitics
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Posted inTransportation
Donald Trump’s Second Term Begins With a Crash
If the president wanted to cause airline disasters, it’s hard to imagine what he would have done differently.
Posted inPolitics
Trump Almost Deleted Medicaid
These are not bright guys, and things got out of hand.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Donald Trump Is Already Bungling Disaster Relief
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Posted inEconomic Policy
Michael Barr Hands the Fed’s Financial Regulation Powers to Trump
The Fed’s vice chair of supervision is stepping down to avoid a fight with the incoming president.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Bluesky Proves Stagnant Monopolies Are Strangling the Internet
One tiny company has the bloated Facebook empire scrambling to respond.
Posted inTransportation
Tesla Is Cooked
Unless Donald Trump gives the company lots of government subsidies, that is.