In Wyoming, the Delaware of cryptocurrency, industry players celebrated their fortunes and said everyone will benefit. But workers haven’t seen it.
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Capture the Media, Control the Culture?
Trump’s attack on Jimmy Kimmel helps spotlight an even bigger problem.
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Russ Vought’s Scheme Has Been Unmasked
Hundreds of billions in appropriated spending has been withheld, with dire consequences. Government funding shouldn’t be derailed like this.
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This Proposed Media Empire Runs on AI
Oracle scion David Ellison wants to combine two of the largest movie studios and streaming networks, along with dozens of cable stations.
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Democrats Must Oppose the AI Industry
As currently constructed, AI is an oligarchy-enriching, worker-immiserating, energy-depleting, brain-rotting economic bubble in waiting. Democrats can get on the public’s side here.
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In Trump’s D.C., the Swamp Runneth Over
This is by far the most corrupt administration in American history.
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What Trump Learned From Silicon Valley
Before DOGE’s lawbreaking spree, there was ‘blitzscaling.’
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DOJ Insider Blows the Whistle on Pay-to-Play Antitrust Corruption
Roger Alford, former number two at the Justice Department Antitrust Division, speaks out. Here’s what was important in what he said.
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When L’État C’est Trump, the U.S. Goes in for State Capitalism
It’s Trump, not Mamdani, who’s having government take over businesses.
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Report: 1 in 3 Big Tech Enforcement Cases Dropped by Trump Administration
Tech and crypto firms have spent $1.2 billion during and since the 2024 election, and they are reaping the benefits.
