Governor Gavin Newsom has floated that America’s billionaire should buy PG&E. Here’s why that’s a bad idea.
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Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
How the Disney Monopoly Influences What You Can See
‘The Sound of Music’ and hundreds of Fox films are out; a propaganda map used by the Chinese Communist Party is in.
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How to Save Newspapers and Magazines: Corporate Apology Ads
Today on TAP: Boeing’s hard-copy apology blitz
Posted inEconomic Policy
Ridiculous D.C. Invite of the Week: AIG’s Centennial Celebration
The insurance giant that helped blow up the economy throws a party, and members of Congress turn out to raise a glass.
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Amazon’s Battle in Seattle Is a Fight Against Worker Power
The e-commerce giant has dropped $1.45 million to buy the Seattle City Council and blunt a vibrant working-class movement.
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Ridiculous D.C. Invite of the Week: Verizon’s Criminal Justice Forum
Introducing our series on how Washington works.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Seattle’s Biggest Corporations Try to Buy the City Council
Led by Amazon, which has poured $1.4 million into defeating socialist and progressive candidates, the city’s corporate sector wants to stop dead any talk of higher taxes funding public services.
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Why Doesn’t Congress Do a Comprehensive Investigation of Amazon?
Today on TAP: Turning a blind eye to abuse of market power
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Private Utility Companies Keep Merging and Merging
A reported deal between PPL and Avangrid would create an East Coast energy giant with over 13 million customers. That could be bad for ratepayers, and the climate.
Posted inBooks
The Rise and Fall of Andrew Mellon
He was America’s most powerful businessman and the Treasury secretary throughout the 1920s. His corruption would lead to an impeachment inquiry.