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June 02, 2026
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How Trump Undermined Our Hurricane Readiness and Response Capacity
The White House’s reactionary policy choices are leaving our society ill-equipped to plan for, withstand, and bounce back from worsening extreme weather, including hurricanes.
May 18, 2026
Alex Karp Is Not Your Friend
The narrative that Palantir’s billionaire CEO Alex Karp is or was ever a leftist is equally as inaccurate as it is dangerous.
May 14, 2026
Oligarchs and the Trump Admin: Doug Burgum
Former North Dakota Governor cum Trump Interior Secretary Doug Burgum was a venture capitalist who sold his software company for over a billion dollars. As Interior Secretary, Doug Burgum has decimated public lands while throttling clean energy projects and boosting oil, gas, and coal.
May 11, 2026
House GOP Helps Wall Street Get Its Way On Investor Ownership Of Housing
Republicans in the House are attempting to stop a bipartisan effort to rein in private equity’s ownership of single family housing.
May 08, 2026
PCAST is Another Lever of Corporate Influence
Trump has filled the PCAST with billionaires, Big Tech, and crypto interests who will use the advisory board to further their own interests.
April 24, 2026
MAGA Reaffirms Allegiance To Crypto
The bitcoin conference in late April is a chance for Republicans to show their commitment to the crypto industry. Here’s a who is attending:
April 23, 2026
Oligarchs and the Trump Admin: Chris Wright
Secretary of Energy Chris Wright. Net worth: $170 million
April 22, 2026
Schatz’s Vote Backing Institutional Investors Raises Eyebrows
New reporting suggests that Schatz’s lone wolf vote against the ROAD to Housing Act may have had something to do with his wife’s financial ties to the exact class of institutional investors who would be affected by the legislation.
April 21, 2026
Oligarchs and the Trump Admin: Jeff Yass
Billionaire Jeff Yass, a GOP mega-donor including $16 million to Trump super PAC MAGA Inc., has influence over education and TikTok policy.
April 20, 2026
Oligarchs and the Trump Admin: Mark Zuckerberg
CEO of Meta and Trump donor Mark Zuckerberg. Net worth: $205.3 billion
April 06, 2026
Don’t Bring Larry Summers Back
We don’t need the disgraced Treasury Secretary’s thoughts
April 02, 2026
Oligarchs and the Trump Admin: Marc Andreessen
Billionaire Marc Andreessen recruited DOGE personnel to the Trump administration and advised Trump on tech and economic policy.
April 02, 2026
Oligarchs and the Trump Admin: Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss
Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss are billionaires who made their initial fortune from a 2004 lawsuit against Mark Zuckerberg, accusing him of stealing their idea in the creation of Facebook. The Winklevoss twins have since expanded their fortunes through an $11 million purchase of Bitcoin in 2013, founding the venture capital firm Winklevoss Capital, and founding cryptocurrency exchange Gemini. In June 2024, the Winklevosses each tweeted an endorsement of Trump’s candidacy and donated $1 million in Bitcoin to his campaign.
March 31, 2026
Oligarchs and the Trump Admin: Stephen Feinberg
Deputy Secretary of Defense Stephen Feinberg. Net worth: $5 billion
March 27, 2026
McMahon’s Hatch-et Job in North Carolina
Rather than making the lives of students better, McMahon chooses to elevate the political ambitions of a North Carolina Senate hopeful. In doing so, she may have violated the Hatch Act.