
Analysis
Democracy
The Putinization of America
Thom Hartmann
Hartmannreport.com
What happens when a country stops pretending to care about democracy and just lets the billionaires run wild? Look no further than Putin’s Russia — a place where wealth buys protection, loyalty buys power, and corruption isn’t hidden, it’s institutionalized.
Published On: 04/08/2025
Technology
Meet the Tech Billionaire Just as Dangerous as Elon Musk
TAYLOR LORENZ
zeteo.com
As CEO of Palantir, which he co-founded with Thiel more than two decades ago, Alex Karp is part of a new breed of Valley billionaires integrating their businesses with America's military-industrial complex.
Published On: 04/01/2025
Journalism
The New York Times is on the wrong side of history
Mark Jacob
Stop the Presses
During the 2024 campaign, the Times sane-washed Trump’s mental unfitness, downplayed MAGA fascism, and sometimes treated a political turning point for our country as a source of lighthearted amusement.
Published On: 03/31/2025
Journalism • Press Freedom
Trump’s Attacks on Press Freedom Are Paving the Way for Authoritarianism
JOEL SIMON
Vanity Fair
In 2024, the Democrats ran on the catchphrase “We are not going back.” Even after the party’s resounding defeat, the refrain may have been more prophetic than they imagined. New research shows that once a country begins a descent into authoritarianism it’s extremely difficult to reverse. And the first vector of attack is often the free press.
Published On: 03/27/2025
Economy • Technology
The Tesla Secret That Exposes Elon Musk’s Whole Game
J. Dylan Sandifer
The New Republic
Musk loves to sneer at working-class people who rely on food stamps or unemployment benefits, claiming they’re lazy or entitled. But what’s more entitled than using regulatory credits to boost your company’s stock price and then leveraging that stock for loans to keep your cash flow steady?
Published On: 03/21/2025
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