Trump’s top officials are in the pocket of Big Tech. It remains to be seen whether Democrats will be much better.
Joe Biden
Posted inEducation in America
Court Demands Student Loan Borrowers Pay More
The Eighth Circuit ordered that President Biden’s generous repayment plan be thrown out. But the Trump administration doesn’t want to be forced into it.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The National Security Case for Renewable Energy
Turns out oil is vulnerable to price shocks caused by blood-crazed presidents.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Donald Trump, Oil Market Obliterator
Most presidents can’t be directly blamed for gas prices going up. This one is the exception.
Posted inTransportation
How Trump Doomed the American Auto Industry
Ford and GM made a big bet on electrification. Then Trump plunged a knife into their backs.
Posted inPolitics
Meet Mamdani’s Biden Expats
Several former members of the Biden administration, including a cabinet official, are going to work for New York City’s new mayor. Here’s what they have planned.
Posted inEconomic Policy
When in Doubt, Pretend to Be Lina Khan
The Trump administration’s plans to lower prices are just Biden-era retreads. Unfortunately, they’re just plans, with no expected follow-through.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Republicans Scramble for Health Care Ideas as Obamacare Deadline Looms
Next week, massive premium increases get locked in. The GOP has shown no interest in stopping it, or preventing any other increases in health care costs.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Your Money Means Market Power for Banks
Deposits are the raw materials with which bankers play, the key to unlocking market power, as giants like Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase demonstrate.
Posted inLaw and Justice
How on Earth Are We Just Now Hearing About Trump’s ‘Hours’ With an Epstein Victim?
The recent release of more emails is only the latest in about 10,000 stories implicating Donald Trump in Jeffrey Epstein’s abuses. What were the Justice Department and congressional Democrats doing with the information all this time?