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Not in the streets so much, but in ads and statements from Republicans trying to salvage their doomed election campaigns. The key here is that on everything that matters, Trump and Republicans in ...

Companies like Starwood Capital Group, which benefited greatly from financial assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic, want a federal bailout on top of that.

Unfortunately, author William Cohan thinks the ousted Apollo co-founder is fascinating enough to quote him at length, while neglecting the impact of private equity predators.

An appeals court made clear deportation flights to third countries must stop immediately, but flight data showed ICE may be violating the order.

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This article appears in the February 2026 issue of The American Prospect magazine. Read more from the issue. Of the top 20 most-watched television broadcasts in American history, 19 of them are Super ...

The media conglomerate’s sweetheart deal is just the latest consequence of Trump’s interference in federal antitrust enforcement.

States giveth corporations the right to exist, so the states can taketh away their political spending power—or at least, Hawaii and Montana are trying.

A lot of rich and influential people have suddenly become very worried about artificial intelligence models’ danger to humanity, thanks to several recent episodes in which various AI “agents” carried ...

Republicans were way behind in spending for Ken Paxton in Texas, and now they have a $102 million lead in money deployed. That money’s going to go further thanks to a Supreme Court ruling that gives ...