Congress May Cancel Your Automatic Flight Refunds
Airline-bankrolled lawmakers just advanced a bill that could undermine Biden’s promise of automatic refunds on canceled or delayed flights.
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YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Flying The Fairer Skies
Plus, employers can no longer stop employees from working for their rivals, and Big Oil loses some of its dominance over public lands nationwide.
Amazon Is Eating The Economy
In a landmark lawsuit filed last year by the Federal Trade Commission, the government accuses Amazon of long being engaged in illegal market behavior.
The Great Unknown About Conflicts Of Interest In Arizona’s Abortion Ban
As state supreme courts consolidate power and corporate money, shoddy oversight allows justices to hide their financial conflicts of interest from the public.
SIROTA’S SIGNALS: Trump Could Get New Powers — With Dems’ Help
If bipartisan legislation passes and Trump wins, he’ll have new power to punish nonprofits he deems to be “terrorist supporting.”
The Rise Of Big Oil’s Zombie Pipelines
Big Oil is fighting to limit safety protections to expedite its build-out of experimental carbon dioxide pipelines, endangering nearby communities.
The Pentagon’s 30-Year Lobbying Swindle
For decades, corporations have used taxpayer-funded fellowship opportunities to help them secure billion-dollar defense contracts.
Climate Change Is Coming For Your Insurance
As financial safety nets collapse, regulators are letting insurers off the hook.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Friends Of The Court Could Lose Their Benefits
Plus, a pipeline company is caught trespassing, corporations face heat for shady stock deals, and law enforcement’s pseudoscience doesn’t hold up.
LEVER TIME: Democrats Will Not Tolerate Dissent
As part of a revamped and expanded weekly podcast series, David Sirota explores how the DNC crushed 2024 primary challengers — and might have hurt Biden’s reelection chances.