As other branches of government fail to check the Trump administration, the balance of power shifts toward oligarchs.
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This story was originally published by Undark and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Elon Musk once joked: “I would like to die on Mars. Just not on impact.” Musk is, in fact, deadly serious about colonizing the Red Planet. Part of his motivation is the idea of having a “back-up” planet in case some […]
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The Congressional Budget Office has estimated the project could cost as much as $831 billion over the next 20 years.
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX Among Bidders to Build Trump’s $175 Billion “Golden Dome” Read Post »
The future of collective bargaining and labors rights in the United States is on the table.
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Behind Trump and DOGE’s Reckless Destruction Is a Determination to Crush Workers Read Post »
An internal document bolsters warnings that the hunt for fraud is a pretext for slashing Social Security benefits.
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Former SSA Chief: “Elon Musk Is the Biggest Fraud, Not Social Security” Read Post »
Trump’s State Department has intervened on behalf of Starlink in Gambia and at least four other developing nations.
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Trump Admin Wields Foreign Policy Apparatus to Advance Musk’s Business Interests Read Post »
Trump’s escalation of censorship and retaliation is terrifying. The groundwork for it was prepared years in advance.
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Trump’s Censorship Campaign Draws on Decades of Infrastructure Built by Big Tech Read Post »
Christopher Young earns up to $1 million annually as he guts the agency that regulates two of Musk’s biggest companies.
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This Musk Adviser and DOGE Employee May Be Violating Ethics Rules, Experts Say Read Post »
Trump is using the baseless claim of “white genocide” promoted by the likes of Elon Musk to grant asylum to Afrikaners.
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Trump Is Bending the Refugee Program to Fit His White Nationalist Agenda Read Post »
A federal judge in California temporarily blocked the Department of Government Efficiency’s bureaucratic overhaul.
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Judge Blocks Trump-Musk’s “Unconstitutional Dismantling” of Federal Government Read Post »
Legislation would embolden corporations and powerful individuals to use retaliatory lawsuits to silence their critics.
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Corporate-Led Attack on Free Speech in Texas Meets Bipartisan Resistance Read Post »
Some countries have reportedly expected a better trade deal if they adopted the services of the billionaire’s company.
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Trump Officials Pressure Nations to Approve Musk’s Starlink During Tariff Talks Read Post »
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