The American Prospect
Trump’s Attack on Powell Backfires
The president’s campaign of distraction and personal retribution escalated over the weekend, as Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell was served with grand jury subpoenas. Even Trump’s allies are…
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8mA Casualty of a Cruel Immigration Policy
Pierre Damas Bel, 20, committed suicide after being fitted with a tracking device by ICE. ‘That ankle monitor is what killed him,’ a family friend said.
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8mAnother Monopoly Allowed to Stand
Google avoids accountability again, this time in advertising tech. Why do judges bother to find companies guilty of running a monopoly if they’re unwilling to break them up?
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10mThe Lawless Fed
The central bank specializes in not following laws meant to restrain Wall Street.
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6mThe Postal Service’s Destruction of Democracy
New details from a whistleblower provide new cause for alarm. Will the courts intervene in time?
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10mAre Centrist Democrats Too Racist to Compete in Michigan?
Vote blue no matter who? Not if you’re too brown!