Trump Can’t Stop the Populist Uprising Against Data Centers Trump Can’t Stop the Populist Uprising Against Data Centers
The grassroots revolt against AI oligarchs is reviving a more than a century-old fight against robber barons and their attempts to seize land, water, and political power.
Sep 2, 2026 / Chris Lehmann
The Hollywood Gerrymander The Hollywood Gerrymander
The proposed Paramount/Warner Bros. merger does not just represent media monopoly—it is another form of gerrymandering, of rigging the rules to limit who has power.
Aug 20, 2026 / Rashad Robinson
What You Need to Know About the GLP-1 Economy What You Need to Know About the GLP-1 Economy
The making of a medical caste.
Aug 13, 2026 / Richard Eskow
David Ellison’s Delusional Stab at Self-Justification David Ellison’s Delusional Stab at Self-Justification
While the Skydance–Warner Bros. merger is in legal limbo, the CEO seeking to pull it off makes a disingenuous case for it in the court of public opinion.
Aug 10, 2026 / Ben Schwartz
This Isn’t About Rosebud, David Ellison This Isn’t About Rosebud, David Ellison
Antitrust law exists so that a free press and an open market never hang on the temperament of one well-meaning billionaire.
Aug 5, 2026 / Zephyr Teachout
AI Is Opening Pandora’s Box AI Is Opening Pandora’s Box
Anthropic and other AI companies’ race for profits.
Jul 27, 2026 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
How Public Equity Can Promote a Revived American Democracy How Public Equity Can Promote a Revived American Democracy
Critics are assailing deals to give the government stakes in major companies—but they’re overlooking their civic dividends.
Jul 24, 2026 / Elizabeth Wilkins and Todd N. Tucker
An Abundance of Influence An Abundance of Influence
A group of YIMBY Big Tech donors took over San Francisco politics. Now they’re setting their sights on the rest of the country.
Jul 8, 2026 / Julie Pitta and Dylan Gyauch-Lewis
For Larry Ellison, Buying Trump Is the Bargain of the Century For Larry Ellison, Buying Trump Is the Bargain of the Century
The billionaire has gotten media dominance and cozy government deals for what amounts to chicken feed.
Jun 29, 2026 / Jeet Heer
We Were Founded on Anti-Monopoly Principles We Were Founded on Anti-Monopoly Principles
The premises of the American democratic vision must be applied to the economy if we are to be free in all alreas of life.
Jun 29, 2026 / Feature / Zephyr Teachout