Big Tech’s Monopoly on Congress Big Tech’s Monopoly on Congress
Lawmakers have tried to introduce legislation seeking to advance antitrust reform. Google, Amazon, and Meta have spent millions fighting it.
Dec 22, 2022 / Chris Lehmann
Citizen Musk Citizen Musk
The rise and fall of a would-be media tycoon.
Dec 19, 2022 / Chris Lehmann
Sam Bankman-Fried’s Crypto Scam Is Business as Usual Sam Bankman-Fried’s Crypto Scam Is Business as Usual
The legal and regulatory establishment has permitted a pattern of fraud and misrepresentation nested in the very business model of the crypto industry.
Dec 15, 2022 / Chris Lehmann
Elon Musk Is Everything That’s Wrong With the Media Elon Musk Is Everything That’s Wrong With the Media
The aspiring Twitter impresario has taken the major problems of the industry and kicked them into overdrive.
Dec 13, 2022 / Chris Lehmann
After Decades of Corruption, Donald Trump Has His First Adverse Legal Verdict After Decades of Corruption, Donald Trump Has His First Adverse Legal Verdict
Will the guilty verdict for the Trump Organization turn the tide on holding the former president accountable?
Dec 7, 2022 / Chris Lehmann
The Terminator The Terminator
The former president announced his intentions to dismantle the constitution. The GOP's indifference was deafening.
Dec 6, 2022 / Chris Lehmann
On the Wrong Track: Why Biden Abandoned Rail Workers On the Wrong Track: Why Biden Abandoned Rail Workers
The White House has leveraged the power of Congress to ratify the bargaining terms that management wanted. This outcome is as depressing as it is predictable.
Dec 2, 2022 / Chris Lehmann
The Rise and Fall of the American Fraudster The Rise and Fall of the American Fraudster
From crypto titan Sam Bankman-Fried to snake oil doctor Mehmet Oz, financial and political scam artists are finally getting what's coming to them.
Nov 30, 2022 / Chris Lehmann
The Power of Negative Thinking The Power of Negative Thinking
Civility and compromise don't work against antidemocratic bullies. The left wins by rousing its own base, rather than grasping at the middle.
Nov 21, 2022 / Chris Lehmann
Republicans Are Sticking to a Losing Game Republicans Are Sticking to a Losing Game
In a nomination meeting, the GOP planned to retain Mitch McConnell as Senate minority leader and Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House.
Nov 17, 2022 / Chris Lehmann