"Maddie's Secret" is perfectly imperfect In his brilliant tribute to the TV movie melodrama, comedian John Early puts on the wig and expels his inhibitions Salon · Jun 22
Bernie Sanders Proposes AI Tax To Give Everyone $1,000 a Month. His Bill Would Do a Lot More Than That. The Vermont senator's American A.I. Sovereign Wealth Fund Act would also create an entirely new regulatory regime for the tech industry. Reason · Jun 19
Bernie Sanders files bill proposing 50% public ownership of US AI firms and giving out $1,000 dividends — VP Vance says Trump supports giving the American people a stake in AI companies, prefers ‘pre-distribution’ over giving away cash U.S. politicians are thinking about how they can ensure that the American people can benefit from AI. Tom’s Hardware · Jun 19
Bernie Sanders Keeps Winning Democratic Primaries. Now Come the Races That Could Decide the Future of the Left Over the last four months, a string of Bernie Sanders-backed candidates have emerged from Democratic primaries with victories in races stretching from New Jersey to California. The question now is whether those wins represent the beginning of a broader progressive resurgence or simply a favorable stretch before the movement's biggest… Latin Times · Jun 19
Spencer Strider: MLB’s Bernie Bro on veganism, Trash Panda, and fighting homophobia The Braves pitcher has always been different from the average baseball player. He talks to Joseph Palmer about his motivations on and off the field The Guardian - US · Jun 19
‘Make AI work for ordinary people’: Bernie Sanders wants to pay you $1,000 every year from a government stake in AI companies The senator is introducing a bill that would give Americans 50% ownership of the country’s biggest AI companies if they become profitable. Fortune · Jun 18
Sovereign wealth fund tax on AI companies unveiled by Sanders Newly released text offers details on legislation from progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., for the federal government to take a 50 percent share in leading artificial intelligence companies. The text of the as-yet unnumbered bill, released Thursday, would put a one-time tax on AI companies with more than $200 million in annual… Roll Call · Jun 18
Bernie Sanders Proposes Public Ownership Stake In Major AI Companies Sen. Bernie Sanders has introduced legislation aimed at giving Americans a direct ownership stake in the AI industry's growth. International Business Times · Jun 18
Bernie Sanders pushes 50%t public stake in AI giants, $1,000 dividend payout to every American Senator Bernie Sanders has introduced legislation proposing a 50% public ownership stake in major US AI companies through a one-time stock tax. This plan aims to redistribute the industry's wealth, with an estimated $7 trillion fund potentially distributing over $1,000 annually to every American. The Economic Times · Jun 18
Trump's 'Oligarchic Friends' Gain $210B In a Day: Bernie Sanders Says the Economy Is 'Insanely Rigged' Senator Bernie Sanders criticises the wealth surge of tech billionaires, highlighting economic struggles faced by American families amid inflation and poverty. International Business Times UK · Jun 18
Zohran Mamdani is reshaping the Democratic Party faster than anyone expected Always a darling of the far left, Mamdani has earned praise from both President Donald Trump and former Democratic critics like New York Gov. Kathy Hochul The Independent UK · Jun 18
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani tests his political clout in New York's primary as he looks to reshape the Democratic Party New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's political influence is growing rapidly. He is now challenging Democratic Party leaders in New York and Washington. Mamdani is supporting candidates who align with his progressive values. Republicans are using his socialist image to target Democratic candidates. His actions are energizing voters and reshaping… The Economic Times · Jun 18
AP Exclusive: Bernie Sanders unveils plan to give the public direct ownership of AI companies Sen. Bernie Sanders is proposing a plan to give Americans ownership stakes in the country's largest artificial intelligence companies AAP · Jun 17
Trump is shifting special ed, civil rights out of Education Department. Here's what we know The Education Department is transferring oversight of special education and civil rights to other agencies The Independent UK · Jun 16
International Business Times UK · Jun 16 Joe Rogan Reacts to $45 Billion in 'Nonprofit' Hospital Profits as CEOs Pocket Millions: 'Motherf**kers' Joe Rogan's blunt reaction to nearly $45 billion in nonprofit hospital profits has revived scrutiny of tax breaks as CEO pay climbs into the millions.
Reason · Jun 15 Bernie Sanders Is Wrong About Trillionaires Plus: the Supreme Court's biggest pending decisions, renewed court-packing debates, and the economic fallout from the Iran war
International Business Times UK · Jun 14 The $700 Billion Jump: How Donald Trump's Election Propelled Elon Musk to Trillionaire Status Elon Musk's net worth surpassed 11 trillion after SpaceX's Nasdaq debut, sparking political debate on wealth inequality led by Bernie Sanders and other politicians.
The Guardian - US · Jun 13 New York is buzzing and Mamdani is on a roll – and trying to boost fellow leftists New York City mayor’s stumping is irking some Democrats, but others see a cautious strategy from a rising political star
The Texas Tribune · Jun 12 At GOP convention, Abbott vows to “demolish” Democrats, calls for crackdown on H-1B visas and Sharia law The governor sought to tie the minority party, and its U.S. Senate nominee, James Talarico, to “Bernie Sanders socialism” in a fresh look at his message for the fall midterms.
Reason · Jun 12 Elon Musk Becomes the World's First Trillionaire. Is That Such a Bad Thing? Growing economies benefit all people, not just the uberwealthy.
Reason · Jun 12 Graham Platner Signals a Problem for Democrats, and the Rest of Us Platner is too typical of a wave of radical and unprepared Democrats who seem poised to take power.
Ballotpedia · Jun 12 Graham Platner wins Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Maine, will face incumbent Susan Collins in November Graham Platner (D) defeated David Costello (D) to win the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Maine on June 9. Platner will face incumbent Susan Collins (R) in the general election on Nov. 3.
Roll Call · Jun 11 A data center caused an uproar in Utah. Congress is watching (and waiting) ST. GEORGE, Utah — Residents from a state starving for water have become the face of local struggles against Big Tech, locked in protests against a proposed data center that at one point was set to sprawl thousands of acres larger than its infamous Bryce Canyon. Some are looking for…
The Independent UK · Jun 10 Trump slaps farm animal nickname he normally reserves for women on Maine’s Democratic Senate challenger Left-wing Democratic oyster farmer rocked by controversy will challenge the Republican incumbent, Sen. Susan Collins
The Guardian - US · Jun 10 Is he Bernie Sanders or Donald Trump? Protest vote complicates Graham Platner’s victory Democrats have rolled the dice in Maine as they pursue a post-Trump future. Will it work?