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Will the billionaires and corporations behind ALEC and other groups fighting racial, gender, income, and educational equality in America succeed?

One after another, four of our best-known billionaires laid waste to the image of benevolent saviors carefully cultivated by their class. It is a commendable sacrifice, because they exist only because we embrace certain myths about them.

Simply put, the elections are “tightening” because rightwing billionaires and giant corporations are pouring billions of dollars into advertising. And advertising works.

Resisting the billionaire-ification of their city, workers and their families are offering a community-centered vision at Parker Elementary. And it’s working.

The inflation panic is causing some Democrats to pivot from social spending to deficit reduction. That’s exactly the wrong approach.

Guess what? Zooming is bad for effective meetings

When Russian bombs are destroying Ukrainian cities, there's reason to focus on oligarchs supporting the Kremlin. But do American multi-billionaires and Saudi princes enjoy less political clout, stash less money abroad, and use influence any better?

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