Whether it’s pain at the pump or highway robbery in your mailbox, American consumers have little recourse when the conflict-driven surge in energy prices hits the home front.
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Hollow Promises in Ohio’s Silicon Heartland
As tech companies gain more ground, residents pay the price for the state’s data center boom.
Posted inPolitics
AI Goes to Bat for Valerie Foushee
A super PAC funded by Anthropic, makers of Claude, is spending nearly $1 million to get the North Carolina congresswoman, who sits on a key AI commission, re-elected.
Posted inPolitics
North Carolina Congressional Race Shows Perils of Big-Money Support
Rep. Valerie Foushee benefited from millions in super PAC dollars in 2022. Now she’s being massively outspent by a progressive primary challenger.
Posted inPolitics
First AIPAC, Now AI PACs
AI and crypto PACs are spending millions in Chicago-area midterm races.
Posted inPolitics
Six Important Stories for 2026
This year, there’s a built-in understanding of the stakes, and opportunities to take back the country from its malefactors.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Demands for Data Center Moratoriums Surge
Americans are getting wise to the threats posed by the lightly regulated facilities competing with humans for resources.
Posted inEconomic Policy
How the AI Bubble Might Play Out
Investment in new technology always needs startup financing, and if AI is truly God in the machine, wide adoption will pay off over time. But that isn’t materializing, at least not yet.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Big Tech’s Big New York Gas Pipeline
Gov. Kathy Hochul justified a $1 billion natural gas project by appealing to affordability. But the main reason the state needs the energy is because data centers are hogging it.
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The Prospect Weekly Roundup: ACA Sticker Shock and AI Jitters
David and staff writer Whitney Curry Wimbish discuss skyrocketing health insurance costs and the sketchy deals at the heart of the data center boom.