Advocates have gained momentum to beef up the state’s primary antitrust law, but the largest companies in the nation are trying to stop it.
Gavin Newsom
Posted inPolitics
A Bad Week for Billionaires
Losing New York to socialists, facing a wealth tax election in California—our oligarchs begin to suspect that Americans may not like them very much.
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Billionaire Wealth Tax Headed to the California Ballot
Gov. Gavin Newsom, who opposes the tax, tried to intimidate proponents into pulling the measure. It didn’t work.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Aftermath: California Gas Prices Are Up, and It’s Not Just the War
A refinery oligopoly and exclusive contracts allow the oil industry to price-gouge California drivers.
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.
