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The Crypto State

Ramaa Vasudevan, Daniel Finn Jacobin
The Trump White House has helped install the ticking time bomb that is cryptocurrency directly into our economy. When it blows up, the damage will be catastrophic.

AIPAC Demands Democrats ‘Stand With Israel’

David Dayen, Ryan Grim, Nicolae Butler, Pablo Manriquez The American Prospect
The pro-Israel lobbying group has sent a flurry of communications to members of Congress, citing specific language for them to parrot in support of Israel’s strikes on Iran.

Red States Eviscerating Child Work Protections

Michael Hiltzik Los Angeles Times
Florida is not the first state to loosen child labor protections, or even the most aggressive in that effort. Last year eight states, all led by Republicans, did so, according to a tracking by the labor-affiliated Economic Policy Institute.

The Real ‘Deep State’

Franklin Foer The Atlantic
Lobbying firms have disguised their influence so well that it’s often barely visible even to savvy Washington insiders.

Big Tech’s Monopoly on Congress

Chris Lehmann The Nation
Lawmakers have tried to introduce legislation seeking to advance antitrust reform. Google, Amazon, and Meta have spent millions fighting it.
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