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AWOL in the Class War
Americans realize they’ve lost power and income to the very rich. Too many Democrats, even too many unions, have yet to go to war for them. buff.ly/S4m4EKc
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You might think this entire business strategy, which aims for local monopoly pricing power, would be illegal. But rollups fall between the cracks of existing laws and enforcement concepts, because the process of concentration occurs gradually. buff.ly/1vhJwxp
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According to McFarland police officials and records, the department does not respond to calls at Golden State Annex or at a second ICE facility in the city, Central Valley Annex, which is also operated by The GEO Group. buff.ly/J8UcGbP
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Between this and Paramount’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, the two most ideologically conservative media moguls in America are setting themselves up for the post-cable future by rolling up huge oligopolies, insulated from competition. buff.ly/bEth9qo
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The War Ends and the Aftermath Begins
How long will it take for global energy markets to return to normal? A long time, it turns out. buff.ly/PfCXpdm
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Fox acquiring Roku gives it a foothold in the sophisticated world of surveillance advertising, endlessly tracking the preferences of viewers and controlling their experiences. prospect.org/?p=139885
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Private equity targets small, family-owned sectors with lots of independent suppliers, which allows consumer choice and competition based on quality, price, and reputation—the way capitalism is supposed to work. prospect.org/?p=139893
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“Private prison companies have a strong financial incentive to make it appear as though nothing is going wrong in private prisons.” prospect.org/?p=139891
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ALT Regina Wallace-Jones, CEO of ActBlue, prepares to testify during a House Administration Committee hearing
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The Trump administration is targeting immigrant children who have been victims of abuse, neglect, or abandonment for rapid deportation, using new raids on schools and legal clinics alongside bureaucratic moves to strip protections. prospect.org/?p=139793
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The case for having the government take co-ownership of AI—make that the *cases* for having the government take co-ownership of AI—grow louder. prospect.org/?p=139804
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Can the Graham Platner whirlwind sweep Susan Collins out of one of Maine’s Senate seats? prospect.org/?p=139795
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UFC Freedom 250 is emblematic of how politically connected corporations can gain extraordinary prestige and influence despite unresolved criticisms of their labor practices. prospect.org/?p=139784
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This fiscal year we are spending the equivalent of the largest economic stimulus packages in American history. It’s a hugely inefficient stimulus, funneled toward the rich, the military-industrial complex, and a mass abduction and deportation program. buff.ly/ombAYrZ
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Today, we’re publishing internal documents from Bay Area groups that make it explicit: billionaires are spending millions upon millions on abundance specifically to topple progressives and put politics back under elites’ control. buff.ly/MoTtl8o
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As punishment for organizing a hunger strike in a Washington state detention camp, federal immigration agents forced Cuban national Rogelio Bolufé onto a plane, threatened him with torture, took him to Ecuador, and left him there with nothing. buff.ly/tunPiK8
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Trump’s Bait and Switch on the Top Intelligence Job
Jay Clayton’s appointment as director of national intelligence is not much of an improvement over Bill Pulte. buff.ly/rQNVsFp
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As the leaked documents demonstrate, the abundance project is orchestrated by Silicon Valley elites—they even use the word “elite” by choice. prospect.org/?p=139690
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Wy has the U.S. economy not fallen off a cliff? There could be another, less-discussed factor: enormous, if quiet, support from the government sector. prospect.org/?p=139702
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As punishment for organizing a hunger strike in a detention camp, federal immigration agents forced Cuban national Rogelio Bolufe onto a plane to Ecuador. prospect.org/?p=139707
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