YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Elon Goes Home Empty-Handed
A state court seat is not for sale, lawmakers tackle surveillance pricing, journalists won’t be silenced, and states ban political deepfakes.
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Wall Street Wants To Fix Your Airplane
The airline-repair business has been beset by corporate outsourcing and spotty oversight — now, venture capitalists want a piece of the action.
“Abundance” Is How Dems Lose To Trump
Ezra Klein’s new book is supercharging elites’ campaign to deter Democrats from challenging billionaires and corporate power.
Trump Lets “Good” Banks Hide Their Bad Fees
Last year, credit unions were forced to disclose the billions they made charging their members unnecessary junk fees. Now Trump is once again hiding their grift.
The Lost History of Trump’s Tariff War
Trump’s costly trade policy is the culmination of a long-simmering backlash — but will tariffs hurt more than they help?
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Fighting The Oligarchs
Thousands fight the oligarchy, states give credit where credit’s due, a free-press challenge gets crushed, and state death penalties meet their fate.
This State Is For Sale
Delaware just passed a bill to prevent CEOs like Elon Musk from leaving their state. Lawyers and legislators sound the alarm about what this means for the rest of us.
Meta Drags Delaware To The Bottom
Delaware just passed a bill to let executives off the hook across the country — and Meta helped write it.
A Dark Money Deluge To Kill Consumer Protections
More than a dozen groups tied to conservative “friend of the court” Leonard Leo filed legal briefs pushing SCOTUS to further gut the government’s power to take on corporations.
Inside The Billion-Dollar Business Of Deportation Flights
The recent GOP spending bill will mean more money for ICE — and less transparency for the private airlines making billions on deportation flights.