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New lawsuit alleges DraftKings and FanDuel are digital heroin
“By coordinating their use of immersive marketing, AI, cloud computing, and algorithms customized for every customer, they hijack customers’ brains”
13 hrs ago • Judd Legum
How companies are using AI to pay workers as little as possible
As corporate profits surge, American workers are taking home a record-low percentage of the proceeds from their work.
Mar 26 • Rebecca Crosby and Noel Sims
UPDATE: After sending billions to Kushner and Trump, Saudis lobby to escalate Iran War
“I’m not going to start a war,” President Trump pledged during his November 2024 victory speech.
Mar 25 • Judd Legum
The unraveling of the war in Iran
Since the outset of the Iran War on February 28, President Donald Trump has repeatedly insisted that things are going well.
Mar 24 • Judd Legum and Rebecca Crosby
One company’s million-dollar gambit to turn the healthcare crisis into a gold mine
Today, Americans are facing dramatically increased health care costs, with millions losing coverage and one in three cutting back on daily living…
Mar 23 • Judd Legum
A war based on a lie
The Trump administration’s Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday.
Mar 19 • Judd Legum
The new, bigoted leader of the College Republicans
Kai Schwemmer, a 23-year-old college student from Utah, was named the new political director for the College Republicans of America (CRA) on March 5.
Mar 18 • Noel Sims
Planning to fail
Shortly after the start of the war in Iran on February 28, Iran declared that the Strait of Hormuz — which is used to transport about 20% of the world’s…
Mar 17 • Judd Legum
Kushner breaks pledge, seeks $5 billion more from foreign governments
After Donald Trump won the presidency in 2024, Jared Kushner, his son-in-law, dismissed concerns that his private equity firm would be a vehicle to buy…
Mar 16 • Judd Legum
Consumers paid for Trump’s illegal tariffs. These companies may profit.
President Trump imposed sweeping global tariffs during his first year as president.
Mar 12 • Rebecca Crosby and Noel Sims
UPDATE: Trump says Kushner helped convince him to go to war with Iran
The disclosure highlights Kushner's massive financial conflicts.
Mar 11 • Judd Legum
Trump’s alleged sexual assault of a minor: what we know and what’s still being hidden
President Trump allegedly sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl who was trafficked to him by Jeffrey Epstein, according to documents released by the…
Mar 10 • Judd Legum
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