Elon Musk

Bernie Sanders speaks during his “Fighting Oligarchy” tour in Iowa City, Iowa, on February 22, 2025.

Bernie Sanders Is Sending a Piercing Message About Musk and the Oligarchy Bernie Sanders Is Sending a Piercing Message About Musk and the Oligarchy

The senator is on the road explaining exactly what happens when the richest man in the world starts buying power.

Feb 26, 2025 / John Nichols

Tech billionaire Elon Musk speaks live via a video transmission during the election campaign launch rally of the far-right Alternative for Germany party on January 25, 2025, in Halle, Germany.

Elon Musk Pushes for Global Neo-Nazi Regime Change. The World Is Fighting Back. Elon Musk Pushes for Global Neo-Nazi Regime Change. The World Is Fighting Back.

Trump’s most important adviser is promoting racist parties all over the world.

Feb 24, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Elon Musk walks to the Eisenhower Executive Office Building near the White House in Washington, DC, on Thursday, February 13, 2025.

Elon Musk Is Trying to Buy Another Election Elon Musk Is Trying to Buy Another Election

Not satisfied with controlling the federal government, the shadow president’s political action committee is suddenly spending big on a crucial Wisconsin Supreme Court election.

Feb 20, 2025 / John Nichols

A protester holds a sign during the rally against the Donald Trump administration during “Not My President’s Day” protests at the Capitol Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC, on February 17, 2025.

If Trump Crushes Federal Workers, We’re All Next If Trump Crushes Federal Workers, We’re All Next

Bosses everywhere are itching to wage a DOGE-style war against their workers. That’s why it’s so important that Trump and Musk fail.

Feb 19, 2025 / Eric Blanc

Elon Musk and President Donald Trump appear during an executive order signing in the Oval Office at the White House on February 11, 2025

DOGE Is a Massive Scam—Even on Its Own Terms DOGE Is a Massive Scam—Even on Its Own Terms

Even if you believe that Musk is trying to root out waste and fraud (and you really shouldn't), he and his dweeby hatchet bros are only making things more corrupt and expensive.

Feb 18, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

Why Elon Musk and the GOP Have the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau in Their Crosshairs

Why Elon Musk and the GOP Have the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau in Their Crosshairs Why Elon Musk and the GOP Have the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau in Their Crosshairs

Republicans have long wanted to kill the CFPB. With Musk and Russell Vought, they may finally have their chance.

Feb 11, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

Ilhan Omar and Elon Musk

Ilhan Omar's Superpower Against Elon Musk: The Constitution Ilhan Omar's Superpower Against Elon Musk: The Constitution

Attacked by the right for noting that Musk and Trump don't have monarchical powers, the member of Congress refers her critics to the nation's founding document.

Feb 7, 2025 / John Nichols

A graphic representation of what the Minocqua Beer super PAC billboard will look like when it goes up on January 28.

A Meteorologist Was Fired for Describing What We All Saw: “Dude Nazi Saluted TWICE” A Meteorologist Was Fired for Describing What We All Saw: “Dude Nazi Saluted TWICE”

A Milwaukee TV station dismissed Kuffel after she called Elon Musk’s gestures Nazi salutes on her Instagram page. Her community is not letting her firing stand.

Jan 27, 2025 / Dave Zirin

US Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Herb Brooks National Hockey Center on July 27, 2024, in St Cloud, Minnesota.

How to Not Lose It Completely During Trump’s Second Presidency How to Not Lose It Completely During Trump’s Second Presidency

If we can’t count on this country’s vaunted checks and balances to either check or balance the power of an absurdist president, where else can we look?

Jan 9, 2025 / Rebecca Gordon

US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson paces just prior to the House's approval of a stopgap spending bill.

The Spending Fiasco Was a Preview of the Trump-Musk Administration The Spending Fiasco Was a Preview of the Trump-Musk Administration

Congress narrowly averted a shutdown, but the whole episode offers a sneak peek of the oligarchy in store.

Dec 21, 2024 / Chris Lehmann

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