Corporate Power

Social media as state media

Silicon Valley was once viewed as a tool for liberation. Now, from blocking apps to banning groups, it is helping the White House suppress dissent.

Jan 29 • Judd Legum, Rebecca Crosby, and Noel Sims

The hollow corporate response to the Minnesota killings

At the beginning of December, the Trump administration launched “Operation Metro Surge,” sending thousands of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE…

Jan 27 • Judd Legum, Rebecca Crosby, and Noel Sims

The corporate enablers of the ICE crackdown

How Amazon, AT&T, and Citizens Bank are profiting from the administration’s mass deportation campaign.

Jan 26 • Judd Legum

Five years later, these 10 corporations still aren’t funding election deniers

Five years ago today, on January 6, 2021, a violent mob stormed the Capitol building.

Jan 6 • Judd Legum, Rebecca Crosby, and Noel Sims

The AI industry’s $100 million play to influence the 2026 elections

As the 2026 midterms approach, President Trump is facing headwinds.

Dec 11, 2025 • Judd Legum, Rebecca Crosby, and Noel Sims

Musk’s AI supercomputer, used by U.S. military, secretly relies on Chinese hardware

Records obtained by Oligarch Watch reveal that the facility relies on Chinese transformers, creating a major security vulnerability.

Nov 26, 2025 • Caleb Ecarma

UPDATE: Rocket Money ends Tucker Carlson sponsorship

Last month, Tucker Carlson hosted Nick Fuentes, a white supremacist, antisemite, and misogynist, on his popular podcast.

Nov 12, 2025 • Judd Legum

These companies are sponsoring Tucker Carlson while he mainstreams white supremacy

Carlson recently conducted a softball interview of Nick Fuentes, who advocates for racial segregation, praises Hitler, and argues that women should not…

Nov 10, 2025 • Judd Legum, Rebecca Crosby, and Noel Sims

UPDATE: Medicare freeze beneficiary secretly donates $2.5 million to Trump ballroom

Earlier this year, Popular Information broke the news that Extremity Care – a company that sells bandages to Medicare for thousands of dollars per…

Nov 4, 2025 • Judd Legum

These Corporations Stopped Worrying About Democracy and Bought Trump a Ballroom

It has been nearly five years since the 2020 presidential election, but President Trump continues to baselessly insist it was stolen.

Oct 28, 2025 • Judd Legum and Rebecca Crosby

UPDATE: Lawsuit alleges Prime Day is a fraud

The federal class action lawsuit has been ignored by major media outlets, which continue to promote Prime Day deals.

Oct 9, 2025 • Judd Legum

Billionaire surveillance enthusiast set to acquire TikTok's US operations

In the near future, Larry Ellison, an 81-year-old tech oligarch, could be in control of one of the world's most powerful media empires.

Sep 23, 2025 • Caleb Ecarma

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