A refinery oligopoly and exclusive contracts allow the oil industry to price-gouge California drivers.
Gavin Newsom
Posted inPolitics
Democratic Leaders Shift Away From Israel
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s announcement that she will not vote for any Israeli military aid is part of an emerging trend.
Posted inEconomic Policy
A K-Shaped Economy Requires K-Shaped Taxes
Wealth tax skeptics either fail to notice the massive upward redistribution of wealth, income, and political power, benefit from it, or fear challenging it.
Posted inTAP
Gavin Newsom—GAVIN NEWSOM!—Calls Israel ‘Sort of an Apartheid State’
And calls for stopping U.S. military aid to the nation.
Posted inEconomic Policy
How to Tax Billionaires
The details are complicated. The politics should be simple.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Do Democrats Have a Plan for the Post-Trump World Order?
A party tries to figure it out in real time, on the world stage in Munich.
Posted inPolitics
The Nation’s Most Democratic State Might Elect a Trump-Friendly Governor
California’s nonpartisan primary pits eight Democrats against two Republicans; only the top two finishers advance. Do the math.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
To Avoid a Tax Hike, Billionaires Decide to Take Over California
Facing a proposed wealth tax that would restore health cuts, they’re pouring money into their own gubernatorial and legislative candidates.
Posted inTAP
The Non-Exodus of California Billionaires
The media says they’re fleeing a wealth tax. Except, they’re not.
Posted inPolitics
Texas Said the Wrong Magic Words When Rigging Their Maps
California said different magic words when rigging theirs. That’s why Texas’s map might be tossed, while California’s might remain.