Jeffrey Epstein and his friends standing up for Mary Jo White against Elizabeth Warren tells you everything about the class war at the heart of the files.
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Posted inWorking in America
The $79 Trillion Heist
We’re in an affordability crisis because workers aren’t being paid at the same levels they earned in the past.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Crypto Bros Want to Create Micro Landlords
You might expect crypto enthusiasts to look down their noses at landlording as an antiquated way to earn a fortune, not worth their time when they are busy democratizing money. But in finance, everything old is new again. “Fractional ownership” of “tokenized real estate,” the latest crypto scheme, works like this: a company sells investors […]
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Down and Out on the Crypto Frontier
In Wyoming, the Delaware of cryptocurrency, industry players celebrated their fortunes and said everyone will benefit. But workers haven’t seen it.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
What Trump Learned From Silicon Valley
Before DOGE’s lawbreaking spree, there was ‘blitzscaling.’
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Silicon Valley Godzilla vs. Wall Street Mothra
The only two sectors thriving in Trump’s economy are increasingly sparring with each other.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Medicare Fraud? Insider Trading? Another New CEO? Just a Normal Week at UnitedHealth.
While senators demand investigation of insider trading, the DOJ is reportedly looking into massive fraud.
Posted inEconomic Policy
We Can’t Count on Trump’s SEC to Tell Us If He Is Manipulating the Market
The Musk-damaged agency is unlikely to investigate whether Trump and his allies are profiting from advance knowledge about tariff changes or meme coin shenanigans.
Posted inTAP
What Senate Democrats Can Still Do to Promote the General Welfare
Today on TAP: Until December 31st, they can still confirm some Biden nominees to crucial regulatory and judicial posts.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The SEC Whistleblower Program Is Dominating Regulatory Enforcement
As the program, which cuts in whistleblowers on enforcements awards, grows exponentially, conflicts of interest are emerging. AI could make it worse.