How the Skydance Merger Will Remake Hollywood and the News Business How the Skydance Merger Will Remake Hollywood and the News Business
The Ellison family’s $110 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery means more top-down control, and less room for dissent.
Oct 8, 2026 / Ben Schwartz
The Gaping Hole at the Heart of Financial Journalism The Gaping Hole at the Heart of Financial Journalism
Beyond the Epstein scandals.
Sep 16, 2026 / Michael Massing
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
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
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
Why Amazon Ditched Its Prestige Sam Altman Biopic Why Amazon Ditched Its Prestige Sam Altman Biopic
Artificial had a roster of premier talent and a topical subject—but it no longer fit in with Jeff Bezos’s financial ambitions.
Jun 29, 2026 / Ben Schwartz
The Unlikely History of Israel Bonds The Unlikely History of Israel Bonds
How a little-known investment vehicle became a major source of financing for Israel—and a flash point in New York State politics.
Jun 23, 2026 / Aviva Stahl
What Elon Musk’s Trillion-Dollar Payday Is Costing the Rest of Us What Elon Musk’s Trillion-Dollar Payday Is Costing the Rest of Us
The tech mogul will leverage the initial public offering of SpaceX into more sociopathic wealth-hoarding.
Jun 12, 2026 / Elizabeth Spiers
Today a Welfare Trillionaire Is Born Today a Welfare Trillionaire Is Born
SpaceX goes public today. Bubbles and public assets are creating the first trillionaire in human history.
Jun 11, 2026 / Corbin Trent