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It’s Possible to End Corporate Influence in Politics

It’s Possible to End Corporate Influence in Politics

| Jun 3, 2026 | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyMore than 15 years ago, the Supreme Court removed limits on corporate political spending in its notorious Citizens United decision, ushering in an era of unprecedented influence by moneyed interests. As a result, a small group of ultrawealthy donors have skewed the...
Ten Ways You’re Being Burned By Billionaires

Ten Ways You’re Being Burned By Billionaires

| Oct 22, 2025 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyI’ve spent my career highlighting the problems posed by extreme wealth. Not everyone buys it. “None of my problems exist as a result of someone else being a billionaire,” Greg B. recently wrote to me. The problem isn’t individual billionaires, I told Greg. It’s the...
Banks Keep Breaking Their Promise to Serve the Public Good

Banks Keep Breaking Their Promise to Serve the Public Good

| Jul 10, 2024 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyBanks play an outsized role in our communities, for good and bad. They can provide much-needed capital to small businesses looking to hire more workers, loans to first-time homebuyers dreaming of building wealth for their families, and protection to consumers seeking...
Extreme Inequality is a Threat to Free Speech

Extreme Inequality is a Threat to Free Speech

| Jul 3, 2024 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThis op-ed was written for Inside Sources. It can be republished with attribution to InsideSources.com. I was a student in the late 2000s when I had my first brush with “cancel culture.” A campus group had invited Nick Griffin — a racist Holocaust denier and leader of...
Crypto Scams Are Rampant. The Industry Needs Regulation.

Crypto Scams Are Rampant. The Industry Needs Regulation.

| Jun 12, 2024 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyA recent bill passed by the House of Representatives claims to regulate the cryptocurrency industry and protect consumers. But the bill is a Trojan horse designed by an industry flush with cash — the real kind.  The Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st...
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