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Senate Democrats Block Husted’s ‘Toothless’ Data Center Energy Costs Bill
A Republican senator seeking re-election in Ohio once touted data centers. He tried to pass a bill that fell short of requiring them to pay their fair share. No wonder it failed.
Trump’s No Good at Dictatoring
Not for lack of trying. Trump would like to be a supreme dictator, but his demented narcissism keeps undercutting his own schemes.
Union Busting Comes to Campus
The Senate-passed Protect College Sports Act is really an anti-labor bill meant to restore the NCAA cartel at the expense of the athletes.
Trump’s Pander Diplomacy
At the White House Summit, Xi played Trump for a fool. It didn’t take much.
The Coming AI Meltdown
The whole economy has been pumped up by unsustainable investment in AI. The unwinding will not be pretty—and could be catastrophic.
Kamala Harris for President Again?
She blew an urgently winnable race in 2024. Why do polls show her as the front-runner for 2028?
Money Can’t Buy Me Votes
Republicans are going to try to solve their midterm problems with money. Good luck to them.
Bonta Gives Up on the Paramount Case
Why would California AG Rob Bonta settle the Paramount–Warner Bros. lawsuit when he’s winning?
Mark Carney Is No Hero
His trade war with Trump is a handy distraction from unpopular and neoliberal domestic Canadian policies.
