The American Prospect
Google Man Peddles Snake Oil
Sergey Brin funds a campaign to convince Californians to negate a wealth tax, through a ballot measure that conceals its intended purpose.
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6mTrump’s Pander Diplomacy
At the White House Summit, Xi played Trump for a fool. It didn’t take much.
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15mSocialist in Seattle
A year after her election, Mayor Katie Wilson wants to upgrade housing and transit in the Emerald City. But moderate councilors and divisions within her own base are undermining her.
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14mThe House Districts Where Democrats Are Still Fighting Each Other
California’s Democrat-on-Democrat races mirror left-vs.-center primary battles we’ve seen across the country.
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6mThe Coming AI Meltdown
The whole economy has been pumped up by unsustainable investment in AI. The unwinding will not be pretty—and could be catastrophic.
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9mRepublicans Had 690 Days to Oppose Trump
They’re trying to cram all the opposition into the last 40 before the election.