• Economy • Global

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    The Status Kou

    A move by Amazon to show the cost of tariffs to its customers gets smacked down by the White House.

    Published On: 04/30/2025

  • Economy

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    The Atlantic

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    Published On: 04/10/2025

  • Economy • Technology

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    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

  • Democracy • Economy

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  • Economy • Technology

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    The Washington Spectator

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    Published On: 02/12/2025

  • Democracy • Economy

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    Dave Troy

    The Washington Spectator

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    Published On: 07/30/2024

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