New FTX Filing Pulls Back the Curtain on Sam Bankman-Fried’s Massive Influence-Peddling Operation
A bankruptcy filing revealed new information about how the crypto exchange spent money on consultants, think tanks, and business relationships.
Politics
George Santos Benefactor Bankrolled Group Opposing LA's Progressive Prosecutor
A big spender on right-wing causes, investor Andrew Intrater gave seed money to a group formed to oust a reform-minded district attorney.
A Biologist Fought to Remove Grizzlies From the Endangered Species List — Until Montana Republicans Changed His Mind
Former U.S. wildlife official Chris Serhveen lost faith in delisting when Montana’s GOP revealed its anti-bear “hysteria.”
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Classified Documents Scandals Point to Larger Culture of Impunity
The snowballing investigations into Trump, Biden, Pence, and others over their mishandling of classified documents present us with a unique opportunity.
Centrist Democratic PAC's Sole Funder Is a Republican Megadonor
The Moderate PAC, created to go after progressive primary challengers, received all its money from one source: Republican megadonor Jeffrey Yass.
Big Tech to Congress: Listen to Taylor Swift and Go After Ticketmaster, Not Us
Lobbyists for tech giants asked Congress to focus less on Facebook, Google, and Amazon. Congress was happy to oblige.
In Confidential Memo, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Celebrated Unemployment as a “Worker-Discipline Device”
Yellen wanted this to be the best of all possible worlds, but the best world she could conceive of was terrible.
Rachel Maddow Stopped Short in Her Podcast on Nazi-Loving Hamilton Fish III
The congressman, who conspired with Hitler's Germany, became a huge Reagan fan.
Inside the Slow Implosion of the Democratic Party’s Vaunted Campaign Tech Firm
Loyal Democrats say layoffs at NGP VAN and EveryAction by the company’s new private equity owners could hobble the party.
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Cop City Goes National
As the country’s attention descends on Cop City following a police killing last week, the local stakes should be front of mind.