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Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, better known as SBF, burst onto the political scene and cast himself as the financial savior of the Democratic Party. In May, SBF said he was prepared to spend up to $1 billion to help Democrats win in 2022 and 2024.

Dec 1

The nation's 115,000 rail workers currently receive no paid sick leave. Major railroad companies could provide every worker with a week of paid sick leave for $321 million — less than 2% of their annual profits. Rail workers have been asking for just

Nov 30

Over the last year, prices for groceries are up 13%. Meanwhile, the price of food at restaurants has increased more slowly at 8.5%. Why? Restaurants are a highly-competitive industry. The grocery industry, on the other hand, has been consolidating. The total number of grocery…

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Railroad workers across the country are threatening to go on strike on December 9, delivering a potentially crippling blow to the American economy. According to the Association of American Railroads, a nationwide rail shutdown could cost more than $2 billion per day. There are…

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Nov 29

Last week, Donald Trump — the former president and leading candidate for the Republican nomination in 2024 — had dinner at his Mar-a-Lago club with one…

Nov 28

In 2017, with Trump in the White House, Republicans in Congress passed a massive tax cut for corporations, reducing the basic corporate tax rate from…

Nov 21

On Tuesday night, Trump announced he was running for president for the third time. The coverage of his announcement was broadly critical, focusing on…

Nov 17

Last Friday, the crypto exchange FTX, founded by Sam Bankman-Fried, abruptly declared bankruptcy after it was unable to fulfill customer requests for…

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Nov 16

Shortly after he took office, President Biden announced a goal of building 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind by 2030, enough clean energy to power 10…

Nov 15

Earlier this month, as the Houston Astros faced the Philadelphia Phillies in the World Series, the home plate umpire presided over the game with the FTX…

Nov 14

On October 19, 2022, the New York Times — America's "paper of record" — ran a story with the headline, "Democrats’ Feared Red October Has Arrived." The…

Nov 10

About last night The much-discussed “red wave” never materialized. Election night has come and gone, and control of the Senate and House still hangs in the balan…

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