Billionaire Backtracking
Bill Ackman, one of Trump’s wealthiest backers, has struggled to keep his story straight when it comes to supporting the president’s economic policy.
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Investors Are Pressing UnitedHealth Group to Deny More Care
UnitedHealth Group’s investors have profited from its sky-high coverage denial rates. Now, as the company faces mounting public pressure to approve more patient care, they are suing to stop the insurer from changing its “corporate practices.”
Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Is a Crackdown on Unions
The assault on and arrest of California labor leader David Huerta during the brutal immigration crackdown in Los Angeles this weekend is part of a broader attack on unionized workers by Donald Trump’s deportation machine. Unions are mobilizing in response.
The Gas Industry Is Redefining Methane as “Clean Energy”
A wave of bills in state legislatures across the US is seeking to classify climate-heating methane gas as a source of “green” or “clean” energy. Dark money groups connected to the gas industry are behind the effort.
Ana de Armas Is a Battle-Weary Ballerina
Ballerina is the female John Wick spin-off you didn’t know you needed. Ignore the critics — it’s fantastic.
Crypto Owners May Get Priority in the Event of Bank Failures
The US Senate is poised to pass a financial deregulation bill ensuring that when a bank goes out of business, the savings of cryptocurrency owners would be made whole before those of other bank customers.
US Tech and Finance Have Become Israel’s Greatest Allies
The liberalization of Israeli capital markets in the 1980s created close ties between US finance and the Israeli state. These connections have given rise to a capital coalition in both countries with an interest in continuing the genocide.
Donald Trump Manufactured the Crisis in Los Angeles
The Trump administration claims to be fighting an existential battle against insurrectionary forces in Los Angeles. In truth, it created this cynical spectacle itself, deploying troops and inflaming tensions to distract from its policy failures.
Do Not, Under Any Circumstances, Try to Woo Back Elon Musk
With some prominent Democrats and liberal pundits arguing for the party to try to win Elon Musk back to its side, you have to ask: Is American politics simply a matter of who can best kiss the ass of narcissistic reactionary billionaires?
Not Even the Sea Is Free From Israel’s Brutality
The activists aboard the Madleen aid ship couldn’t break the siege of Gaza. But Greta Thunberg and her colleagues have powerfully drawn attention to Israel’s blockade — and the West’s refusal to do anything about it.
A Whistleblower Lawsuit Has Unveiled a Secret Trump ICE Plot
A new whistleblower lawsuit is accusing the Trump administration of using a secret subpoena to force Colorado officials to ignore state laws and hand over the private financial information of residents who are sponsoring unaccompanied immigrant children.
Flotilla Member Rima Hassan: Israel Is Breaking the Law, Not Us
This morning, Israeli authorities captured the aid boat Madleen, halting its mission to Gaza. Just hours before it was intercepted we spoke to Rima Hassan, a French member of the European Parliament who was aboard the vessel.