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On the Money: The Secret Weapon Against Crypto? Digital Currency
We should give the crypto bros what they fear most
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Dean Baker
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Vance's Orban renewal project / Dire strait / Bondi's parting shot / So long science / Forest fired / White House money pit / Targeting "sanctuary…
Apr 10
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Randy Rieland
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Why the New Moon Mission Doesn’t Thrill Me
NASA projects are not about human curiosity and wanderlust, they’re about U.S. nationalism and militarism
Apr 8
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John Horgan
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On the Money: Making Enemies Makes Us Poorer
Donald Trump doesn’t comprehend how much attacking Iran and pissing off our allies will cost U.S. taxpayers
Apr 6
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Dean Baker
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Bye bye Bondi / What white-color crime? / Flatter me! / Come again? / Fog of war / Botched insider trade / Trumps drone on / A library fit for a king …
Apr 3
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Randy Rieland
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Back to the USSR: Shades of Stalin in the USA
Oct 23, 2025
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Mark Schapiro
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Feeding the Data Center Beast
Aug 12, 2025
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Rocky Kistner
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On the Money: Government Policies Created the Billionaire Class
Sep 9, 2025
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Dean Baker
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If We Don’t All Hang Together, We’re Screwed
Aug 14, 2025
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Elliott Negin
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“Beautiful Clean Coal” Is Not Only Destroying the Planet, But It Is Also Killing Miners
The number of coal miners has dropped precipitously, but they are still suffering from black lung disease at an alarming rate
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Rocky Kistner
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On the Money: Donald Trump’s Wealth Tax
The plunging stock market has erased hundreds of billions of dollars from billionaire bros’ bank accounts
Mar 31
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Dean Baker
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Trump's classified con / War insider trading? / Playing faves at SEC / In like Flynn / How low can Trump go? / Gone with the wind / ICE settles score …
Mar 27
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Randy Rieland
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Donald Trump’s War at Home
The president has launched a war against blue states to torch their economies
Mar 26
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Jonathan King
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On the Money: What Trump’s Iran “Excursion” Will Cost Our Allies—and Us
Trump’s war is devastating the world economy and he wants countries to thank him
Mar 24
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Dean Baker
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Gabbard clams up / Iran money pit / Foul fundraising / Climate research at risk / New tack on wind / Anti-vaxxers shot down / Trump loses Fed fight …
Mar 20
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Randy Rieland
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Will the Real Brendan Carr Please Stand Up
The FCC chair used to be a First Amendment fan. Now he’s a crusader for Trump.
Mar 19
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Elliott Negin
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