The Plutocrats’ Plot To Control America
Under the banner of voting reform, a tycoon’s plan could give the rich even more power to buy elections.
Local Politics
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: States Depoliticize Utility Bills
Plus, Oregon aims to limit corporate takeover of medical clinics, federal regulators investigate private use of corporate aircrafts, and more student debt relief is on the way.
Elon Musk Flees To Billionaires’ New Court
Burned by legal decisions, Elon Musk is relocating his rocket company to Texas — where he’ll enjoy a new, separate justice system controlled by his ally, Gov. Greg Abbott.
Ending The Ivy League’s Tax Dodge
As efforts mount to finally tax private universities’ massive endowment funds, wealthy institutions are fighting back.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Mega-Merger (Potentially) Blocked On Aisle Five
Plus, consumers could be protected from insurer meltdowns, dueling communities reach rare agreement over water rights, and rural America scores access to clean water.
Wall Street’s New Prison Scam
As states crack down on prison-phone price gouging and resulting government kickbacks, telecom companies and their private equity backers have new ways to game the system.
Shadow Landlords Strike Back
Backed by real estate money, Gov. Kathy Hochul refused to make public the secret, problematic companies that own a wide swath of New York.
A Revisionist History Of Cuomogate
Former top Cuomo aide Melissa DeRosa’s new memoir tries to rewrite the details of New York governor’s nursing home scandal.
Is Trump’s Georgia Prosecutor Really Democracy’s Savior?
Fani Willis is using headline-grabbing RICO cases to boost her national image as a liberal crusader. In Fulton County, Georgia, her critics tell a different story.
Leonard Leo’s Fight Against Abortion Access
Leo’s dark money network has spent $18 million opposing the campaign to enshrine abortion rights in Ohio’s constitution.