The Supreme Court’s Next Gift For Its Billionaire Benefactors
After a nudge from billionaires’ think tank, justices agreed to hear a case designed to preemptively block a wealth tax.
National Politics
Care Denied: The Dirty Secret Behind Medicare Advantage
As Medicare becomes increasingly privatized, patients are speaking up about these for-profit insurers’ widespread practice of denying treatments they need.
Artificial Intelligence Is Making The Housing Crisis Worse
Landlords are using AI to screen their tenants, heightening errors and discrimination.
Alito Could Deliver Another Ruling For Billionaire Benefactor
Hedge fund of GOP mogul who funded luxury trip is trying to kill financial regs.
The Unfolding Medicaid Disaster
Now that Biden and Congress have ended pandemic protections, nearly a million have lost Medicaid coverage for procedural reasons so far — and many more will.
J.D. Vance Helped Lobbyists Weaken His Rail Safety Bill
The Ohio senator quietly delayed the timeline for safer tank cars that regulators say could help prevent train spills like the one in East Palestine.
Oil Lobby Pushed Pollution Loophole For Wildfire Smoke
Climate change is intensifying toxic wildfires, but Big Oil has pushed to exempt the resulting pollution from federal air quality standards.
Why Climate Activists Shut Down Journalists’ Event With Joe Manchin
As activists disrupted Semafor’s celebration with the coal baron senator, we saw the flaws of corporate funded-media in the age of climate catastrophe.
“Forever Chemicals” Makers Hid Dangers for Decades
A new study finds that PFAS manufacturers took a page from Big Tobacco to suppress research and delay regulation.
Ron DeSantis’ Crusade Against Campaign Finance Laws
Experts say the Florida governor and his super PAC are pushing boundaries and betting that election regulators are asleep on the job.