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The CBS merger isn’t a business deal — it’s a pay-to-play scheme fueling America’s slide into oligarchy…

Avoiding an income-tax increase is nice, but that’s not the bill’s greatest gift to the rich.

How Saudi Arabia Bought Trump - And What They Want. Springtime for Elon (Song Parody). Trump Tech Requests. My Thoughts on the Trump Inauguration. Brooke Harrington - Trump’s “Broligarchy” of Tech Billionaires | The Daily Show.

If there was ever a moment when progressives needed to communicate our vision to the people of our country, this is that time. Despair is not an option.

Your stock portfolio may grow. But say goodbye to next year’s raise—and maybe even your job. Donald Trump’s election provides a useful occasion to examine the difference between what rich people want and what constitutes a thriving economy.

Mexico’s judiciary is infamous for favoring oligarchs and other unsavory interests. MORENA’s judicial reforms aim to fix this by introducing democratic elections for judges — a move that has the US and global business elites in a panic.

There are now 813 billionaires with $5.7 trillion in wealth, making the ten-figure club even more powerful economically and politically. We need a progressive taxation system to reverse inequality.

Bernd Gehrke is critical of those in the peace movement and left who dismissed the threat of invasion coming from Russia - a failure to understand the genesis of today’s Russian capitalism and its emergence from Soviet-era party bureaucracy.

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?