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Bad Bunny, the most streamed artist in the world for the last four years, has elevated el sapo concho’s profile by transforming the toad into a symbol of Puerto Rico’s imperiled cultural and ecological heritage. At a time of historic institutional cowardice towards combating climate change, he reminds us what the fight is about: nothing less than preserving our treasured places in the world, and those we share them with.

Next American Era is hoping to help push abundance policies into the mainstream. It’s headed by OpenAI lobbyist Cheri Bustos

Donald Trump ascended to the presidency for a second time by pledging to bring down the rising cost of groceries and housing, essentials that every American needs, but increasingly few find affordable. Then he flipped that promise on its head. Instead of putting the full weight of the presidency behind addressing economic insecurity, the president’s first year was a blatant exercise in how to turn corruption into a governing principle, enriching the already rich by extracting wealth from the same people bearing the brunt of rising costs.

Trump’s White House OMB director has quietly institutionalized the government demolition agenda set in motion by Elon Musk’s wrecking crew.

Outbreaks across the South are just the “cost of doing business” for Trump 2.0.

Warsh’s record suggests commitment to class and personal self-interest, not a broader dedication to an intellectually consistent view of the public interest. 

Trump administration sets up protection plans for Big Tech and Polluters at the public’s expense.

In case you missed it, RDP just released a new report on the Department of Government Efficiency.

Since the start of the Trump administration, there have been no less than 213 aviation disasters, killing a total of 429 people. The American Airlines crash on January 29, 2025 at Reagan National Airport marked the first fatal commercial crash in the United States since 2009. This tracker will be continuously updated to reflect any further cuts to these federal agencies, as well as any aviation-related disasters. 

Revolving Door Project senior researcher Kenny Stancil joined Economics for the People to discuss his recently published article, “Forsake Some, Fleece the Rest,” with Dollars & Sense editor Chris Sturr.

Big Tech is driving up the costs of necessities—now and in the future.

The coal industry in the U.S. has spent decades inundating our communities with billions of tons of toxic coal ash. That ash has seeped toxic metals into the water that we drink. Its dust has spewed radioactive particulates into the air that we breathe. It has even turned the walls and soils of our homes, schools, parks, and hospitals cancerous due to its largely unregulated use as cheap construction fill.