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Social justice
fromFortune
2 days ago

Executives in the era of no-holds barred activism | Fortune

Corporate leaders must anticipate activist pressure and political alignment, making neutrality risky and requiring understanding of activists' motives and tactics.
SF politics
from48 hills
4 days ago

Gee, maybe San Francisco needs a few more billionaires - 48 hills

San Francisco needs more billionaires who will work for everyone else, because a few wealthy individuals currently influence major local and national decisions.
US politics
fromwww.esquire.com
4 days ago

Everything About Trump's White House Ballroom Seems Fishy

Major corporations and wealthy donors funded President Donald Trump's planned 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom, raising concerns about influence and potential pay-to-play.
Podcast
fromDiscover the Best Podcasts | Discover Pods
5 days ago

The Sound of Influence: How Podcasts Are Redefining Media, Money, and Politics

Podcasts became decisive influencers in the 2024 election by building listener trust, enabling intimate, long-form conversations that reshaped political influence and media access.
US politics
fromNon Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
1 week ago

Time for Nonprofits to Generate Their Own Revenue for Political Power - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly

Consumer purchases indirectly fund corporate lobbying, enabling industries to influence laws and policies that can harm consumers and public interests.
Miscellaneous
fromThe Atlantic
1 week ago

The Recapturing of America

Powerful financiers manipulated stocks in 1929 and avoided consequences through political connections, revealing parallels to modern political-economic entanglement.
Right-wing politics
fromFuturism
1 week ago

It Kind of Seems Like Peter Thiel Is Losing It

Peter Thiel believes the Antichrist is a literal end-times tyrant and may already be among us, despite his history of political influence and surveillance funding.
#higher-education
#tiktok
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Trump's anti-truth crusade is not just an attack on facts it's an unravelling of the Enlightenment | Polly Toynbee

Facts are becoming less sacred by the day in Donald Trump's US, where many of his supporters now deny the very existence of truths. To them, inconvenient evidence is by definition bias. His followers and those who fear his fist are falling into line: media, universities and that infamous regiment of tech zillionaires who stood right behind him on inauguration day.
US politics
Artificial intelligence
fromAxios
1 week ago

New AI battle: White House vs. Anthropic

Anthropic warns AI poses existential risks and pursues safety-focused regulation while facing accusations of fear-mongering and regulatory capture from White House allies.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago

'A Lot' of Orgies: Tucker Carlson Claims 'Personal Lives Are Getting Weirder' in Congress

Tucker Carlson and Rep. Tim Burchett alleged increasing sexual misconduct in Congress, including claims of frequent group sex and influence through employment of lawmakers' partners.
#media-consolidation
fromFortune
1 month ago
Media industry

'Where has all the leadership gone?': Former Disney CEO Michael Eisner blasts Kimmel suspension | Fortune

fromFortune
1 month ago
Media industry

'Where has all the leadership gone?': Former Disney CEO Michael Eisner blasts Kimmel suspension | Fortune

Artificial intelligence
fromFortune
2 weeks ago

Rick Perry's AI power startup Fermi already has a $16 billion market cap-and zero revenue | Fortune

Fermi Inc. achieved a $16 billion IPO despite no customers, revenue, or construction, aiming to build a massive power HyperGrid for AI data centers.
#campaign-finance
fromFox News
2 weeks ago
US politics

Mamdani funnels big money to radical allies plotting control of city hall: 'Seize state power'

fromFox News
2 weeks ago
US politics

Mamdani funnels big money to radical allies plotting control of city hall: 'Seize state power'

#wealth-inequality
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.npr.org
3 weeks ago

AI's getting better at faking crowds. Here's why that's cause for concern

AI-generated crowd scenes are rapidly improving, raising risks that entertainers, politicians, and others will use fake crowds to manufacture perceived popularity.
fromTechCrunch
3 weeks ago

Department of Energy cancels $7.5B of clean energy projects in Harris-voting states | TechCrunch

The Department of Energy said Wednesday night it was canceling 321 awards worth $7.56 billion that were largely focused on clean energy. The agency hasn't released a list of the 223 affected projects and, at the time of publication, it had not provided one. California Gov. Gavin Newsom said one of the canceled projects included $1.2 billion for the state's hydrogen hub, the Alliance for Renewable Clean Hydrogen Energy Systems.
US politics
Miscellaneous
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Row erupts after Venice opera house hires conductor linked to Meloni government

La Fenice faces internal opposition after appointing Beatrice Venezi as music director amid concerns about her experience and alleged political connections.
New York Islanders
fromCity & State NY
4 weeks ago

As Bally's casino bid advances, The Coney is officially dead

Bally's Bronx casino advanced with a 5-1 community advisory council vote and is now a finalist for one of three downstate casino licenses.
US politics
fromFuturism
1 month ago

Trump Adviser Admits Larry Ellison Is "Shadow President of the United States"

Larry Ellison wields substantial behind-the-scenes political influence, leveraging vast Oracle assets and wealth to shape Washington without prominent public visibility.
US politics
fromSan Francisco Bay Times
1 month ago

The FCC and Me - San Francisco Bay Times

The FCC shifted from enforcing community-focused, inclusive media standards to being dismantled and used as a political instrument under current leadership.
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

VIDEO: Top health officials are at odds with scientists. Who should Americans believe?

Americans are receiving medical guidance from President Trump and top health officials like Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that runs counter to mainstream medicine. For example, this week Trump linked Tylenol to autism despite little medical evidence. How are Americans meant to make important decisions about their health at this confusing moment?
Public health
#federal-reserve
fromFortune
1 month ago
US politics

The man Trump nominated to undermine Fed independence once wrote a scathing critique of how the Fed wasn't independent enough | Fortune

fromFortune
1 month ago
US politics

The Fed's cut was 'more hawkish than anticipated,' Moody's Zandi says - and warns it won't be enough to stave off a looming jobs recession | Fortune

fromFortune
1 month ago
US politics

The man Trump nominated to undermine Fed independence once wrote a scathing critique of how the Fed wasn't independent enough | Fortune

fromFortune
1 month ago
US politics

The Fed's cut was 'more hawkish than anticipated,' Moody's Zandi says - and warns it won't be enough to stave off a looming jobs recession | Fortune

fromJezebel
1 month ago

You Know ICE Barbie! Now Meet ICE Ken.

In practice, power over immigration policy is fractured, shaped by competing factions, starting with deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, who has vowed in the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination to destroy nameless forces that have conspired against the right - the long arm of law enforcement, he warned them, "will be used to find you, will be used to take away your money, take away your power, and, if you've broken the law, to take away your freedom."
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Rolex faces questions over Trump US Open invitation amid tariffs pain

Given the president's record of doling out special treatment to CEOs who are able to woo him with flattery, payoffs or both, the timing of his attendance at the match in the Rolex box is concerning. I have questions about whether you are attempting to curry favor with the president in an effort to secure special-interest exemptions for Rolex products.
US politics
fromAdExchanger
1 month ago

YouTube Brings Back Misinfo Merchants; Tylenol Protects Its Brand Against Autism Claims | AdExchanger

"Senior Biden Administration officials [...] conducted repeated and sustained outreach to Alphabet and pressed the Company regarding certain user-generated content related to the COVID-19 pandemic that did not violate its policies."
US politics
US politics
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

Mark Zuckerberg wrote the playbook for Big Tech leaders dealing with Republicans. Google paid attention.

Big Tech denies systemic conservative bias while blaming the Biden administration and issuing letters that politically aid Republicans without admitting major wrongdoing.
US politics
fromThe Nation
1 month ago

The NFL Is Trump's America-and It's Invading Ireland

The NFL prioritizes corporate and political interests, tolerates divisive figures, and prompts caution among critics due to potential targeting and suppression risks.
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

Seven Books About What Corruption Actually Looks Like

Corruption is one of the most important-and misunderstood-concepts in contemporary American politics. Some examples are unambiguous: for instance, New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez taking gold bars from foreign governments in exchange for policy favors. But corruption covers a wide range of behavior, far beyond kickbacks and bribery. I've spent my career studying how it shapes legal and political systems, and I've found that it's rarely a single act or brazen deal;
US politics
US politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Trump says Lachlan Murdoch part of proposed TikTok deal

Lachlan Murdoch, Larry Ellison and other US investors aim to acquire TikTok's US operations from ByteDance, gaining influence over roughly 170 million American users.
US politics
fromJezebel
1 month ago

Trump Says Late Night Shows Are 'Not Allowed' to Be Mean to Him

Network TV canceled late-night shows after hosts criticized conservative figures and corporations, prompting accusations of political censorship and concerns about free-speech limits.
fromIntelligencer
1 month ago

Nexstar Led the Charge Against Jimmy Kimmel. They Had a Business Motive.

There are many household names in the corporate media landscape, conglomerations like News Corp or Comcast that control the world's flow of information and entertainment. But Americans are learning a new one this week in Nexstar, which led the charge to kick Jimmy Kimmel off television.On Wednesday night, after Jimmy Kimmel Live! was pulled from ABC indefinitely for the host's comments about the assassinated conservative broadcaster Charlie Kirk, reports emerged that Nexstar had decided to cut the show from the 32 ABC stations it owns. With the pressure on from Nexstar - and potential retribution coming from President Trump's FCC - ABC then decided to cut Kimmel's late-night show entirely.
Media industry
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

The Guardian climate pledge 2025

The Guardian has long been at the forefront of agenda-setting climate journalism, and in a news cycle dominated by autocrats and war, we refuse to let the health of the planet slip out of sight. We stand out as a media organisation by examining why the climate emergency is creating a new era of demagogues and how powerful governments, financial institutions and big oil companies are turning their back on climate promises.
Environment
Public health
fromFuturism
1 month ago

Trump Shutting Down Cancer Research

Cuts to US federal cancer research funding threaten scientific leadership, ongoing studies, patient outcomes, and future cancer survival advances.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Yes, British democracy is under threat from Musk and his billions, not desperate people | Arwa Mahdawi on small boats

Curtis Yarvin and Elon Musk promote replacing democratic nation-states with corporate rule concentrated among elites who marginalize universities, the press, and popular political participation.
Film
fromFilmmaker Magazine
1 month ago

Leonardo Goi on the 2025 Venice Film Festival

The Venice Film Festival functioned as a politically charged, insulated cultural summit that prioritized art while operating within geopolitical tensions and propaganda influences.
#charlie-kirk
fromwww.nytimes.com
1 month ago
US news

Video: What Charlie Kirk Meant to His Young Supporters

Charlie Kirk influenced many young supporters, shaping their political and religious identities and empowering some to speak more conservatively after his death.
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago
Right-wing politics

Charlie Kirk, a Trump ally and voice for young conservatives, is shot down at age 31

Charlie Kirk founded Turning Point USA at 18, built it into a major conservative youth organization, influenced national politics and was fatally shot at 31.
US politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Tesla chair says Musk's political engagement Is up to him'

Robyn Denholm dismissed concerns that Elon Musk's political activity has hurt Tesla sales and gave him broad latitude for future political engagement.
Miscellaneous
fromThe Walrus
1 month ago

The Tech Elites Trying to "Build Canada" Can Only Muster AI-Written Prose | The Walrus

Tech executives rebrand common ideas as innovations, privatize public goods, and profit while claiming originality.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Warning! The rightwing junktanks behind the Tories' worst disasters still have the keys to No 10 | George Monbiot

Tufton Street neoliberal thinktanks retain influence within the Department for Business and Trade's growth school despite governmental change.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Leak exposes Washington Post boss Will Lewis's role as secret adviser to Boris Johnson while PM

Will Lewis, publisher of the Washington Post, secretly acted as a political adviser to Boris Johnson during 2022, meeting frequently and breaching transparency rules.
US politics
fromWIRED
1 month ago

US Taxpayers Will Pay Billions in New Fossil Fuel Subsidies Thanks to the Big Beautiful Bill

U.S. federal fossil fuel subsidies increased by about $4 billion annually, driven largely by recent legislation and expanded carbon-capture tax credits.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

Fox News Is Trying and Failing to Bury the Epstein Scandal

Fox News has substantially undercovered the Jeffrey Epstein scandal compared with other networks, seemingly to protect Trump and preserve audience loyalty and revenue.
US politics
fromConsequence
1 month ago

Kennedy Center Ticket Sales Plummet as "MAGA Former Dancer" Takes Over Dance Program

Stephen Nakagawa, a self-described 'MAGA former dancer,' became director of dance programming at the Kennedy Center amid staff firings and plunging ticket sales.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

No, that wasn't Angela Rayner dancing and rapping: you'll need to understand AI slopaganda | Marcus Beard

Wearing a gold chain, Adidas tracksuit and handling suspiciously blurry-looking banknotes, it is obvious to most viewers that it is the product of generative AI. The creators, the Crewkerne Gazette, who run satire pages on Facebook and YouTube, have made a series of parody songs all AI-generated featuring other notable figures such as Keir Starmer, Nigel Farage and King Charles.
Artificial intelligence
Soccer (FIFA)
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Stojkovic's struggles continue as Serbia chase euphoria against England

Politically connected, shady management dominates Serbian football, producing poor play, public disillusionment, and intermittent tournament success overshadowed by instability and corruption.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

The USTA's censorship of Trump dissent at the US Open is cowardly, hypocritical and un-American | Bryan Armen Graham

When the dust finally settles in the days after Sunday's eagerly awaited US Open men's final, the United States Tennis Association will issue its annual victory-lap press release. It will tout another record-setting Open: more than a million fans through the gates, unprecedented social-media engagement, double-digit growth in food and beverage sales, and hundreds of celebrities packed into suites from Rolex to Ralph Lauren. It will beam about growing the game, championing diversity and turning Flushing Meadows into a pop-culture destination.
US politics
US politics
fromTruthout
1 month ago

Political Appointees Given Greater Power to Fund or Block NIH Research

Political appointees will have final authority over NIH grant funding, reducing the role of peer review and scientific experts.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

Progressive YouTuber Savagely Tears Apart Taylor Lorenz's Report on Dark Money Group' Funding Dem Influencers

The article is about Chorus, which is a nonprofit that I helped found to build up a creator ecosystem, which everybody says they want, but fewer are doing. So here's what Chorus is. It is a scholarship program to teach creators how to grow their accounts, foster engagement, launch their own shows, and become profitable on their own. It's an incubator program to build the pro-democracy ecosystem.
US politics
US politics
fromAxios
2 months ago

The growing list of military ousters under Trump 2.0

Multiple senior U.S. defense and intelligence leaders have been abruptly removed or resigned recently, signaling widespread leadership turnover within the military and intelligence community.
US politics
fromThe Verge
2 months ago

AI super PACs, the hottest investment in tech

Tech billionaires have developed innovative methods to influence politics, but individual influence has limits as political backlash and exhaustion can undermine sustained power.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Fossil fuel extractors bend the world to their will help fund the journalism that exposes them

Capital favors fossil fuels because they are concentrated, monopolizable, scalable, storable and tradable, yielding high profits that finance political power to block competition.
Fundraising
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

How Ken Griffin is building a legacy beyond Wall Street and Citadel

Billionaire Ken Griffin leverages wealth and public speaking to shape politics, education, culture, and civic initiatives, emphasizing innovation, meritocracy, and national pride.
Silicon Valley
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Silicon Valley is full of wealthy men who think they're victims, says Nick Clegg

Silicon Valley culture combines wealth-driven machismo with self-pity and insularity, while some tech leaders remain thoughtful and curious despite hubris.
New York Giants
fromNew York Daily News
2 months ago

A TV hit, crab cakes and cash: Adams confidante's varied taste in bribes detailed in new indictments

Ingrid Lewis-Martin is accused of accepting various bribes in exchange for city favors, resulting in multiple new indictments and related charges.
fromAdvocate.com
2 months ago

When renaming MSNBC to MS NOW, did the branding team use a MAGA focus group?

Maybe someone whispered in the branding team's ear: "Put as much daylight as possible between the new brand and Comcast, by making the new name as ridiculous as can be. We want no part of the lefty network." Truthfully, I think Comcast is just another media conglomerate in the bag for . That's just my humble opinion, although there is some reporting around it.
Television
US politics
fromAbove the Law
2 months ago

Former MAGA Attorney Goes Scorched Earth With Corruption Allegations In Antitrust Division - Above the Law

Alford's opposition to the HPE-Juniper merger led to his ouster as principal deputy assistant attorney general.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Republicans want to rig the midterm elections. Will they succeed? | Moira Donegan

The United States is experiencing a democratic backslide characterized by restrictive voting laws and the influence of money in politics.
Brooklyn
fromBrooklyn Paper
2 months ago

'A disservice to history': Pols push back against proposed closure of Harbor Defense Museum at Fort Hamilton * Brooklyn Paper

Proposed closure of the Harbor Defense Museum at Fort Hamilton raises significant concern among officials and residents due to its historical importance.
US politics
fromAxios
2 months ago

Trump's war on numbers

Data once deemed trustworthy is increasingly politicized, with cuts leading to unreliable information in economics, health, and the environment.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Democratic socialists think they're on a winning streak can they build on Zohran Mamdani's victory?

The annual democratic socialists of America national convention in Chicago signified growing influence, gathering tens of thousands who support the leftwing, worker-led political ideology.
Left-wing politics
US politics
fromDailywire
2 months ago

Leftist Network With Foreign Ties Tries To Kill Bill Protecting Farmers From ESG Agenda

A left-wing organization is opposing legislation that prevents banks from denying loans to farmers based on political and ESG considerations.
#bureau-of-labor-statistics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Russell T Davies blames Reform and Trump for decline in UK gay rights

Russell T Davies emphasized that the LGBT community should respond with terror, anger, and action against the rise of Reform UK, which threatens their rights.
LGBT
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
2 months ago

How Elon Musk turned his pain into policy-and targeted the trans community

The anti-trans legislation in America may be influenced by Elon Musk's personal grievances related to his daughter's transition.
#christian-nationalism
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago
US politics

Pete Hegseth reposts video that says women shouldn't be allowed to vote

Pastors in a video claim women should no longer vote, sparking concern from a progressive evangelical organization.
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago
US news

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reposts video of pastors saying women shouldn't vote

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth endorsed a pastor promoting controversial views on women's roles and societal structure.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

She's the one that matters': the growing influence of Melania on Donald Trump

Trump's recent golfing visit to the UK underlined the feeling that the first lady is the single biggest influence on her husband and intend to adapt accordingly.
US politics
US politics
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

South Korea: Arrest warrant sought for ex-first lady Kim DW 08/07/2025

Prosecutors in South Korea sought an arrest warrant for former first lady Kim Keon Hee over bribery and political influence allegations.
fromJezebel
2 months ago

GOP Senator Changed Utah's Consent Law After Family Member Raped 13-Year-Old

The age of consent in Utah is 18, but 14- and 15-year-olds can have sexual relations with someone less than four years older. This law revision allows an 18-year-old charged with serious crimes to be treated as a minor, reducing potential penalties significantly.
US politics
fromTechCrunch
2 months ago

Citizen Lab director warns cyber industry about US authoritarian descent | TechCrunch

Ron Deibert plans to address the merging of technology and authoritarianism at the Black Hat cybersecurity conference, emphasizing the role of big tech in collective insecurity.
Privacy professionals
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

My travels in Trump's Florida: Maga superstars, gen Z Republicans and the shame of Alligator Alcatraz'

The Turning Point Student Action summit serves as a significant platform for Gen Z conservatives and right-wing influencers.
US politics
fromAxios
2 months ago

Trump puts big banks in his crosshairs, claiming discrimination

The White House is preparing an executive order against banks discriminating on political grounds.
US politics
fromAbove the Law
2 months ago

Is Justice Roberts A Dolt? Pam Bondi Seems To Think So. - Above the Law

The misconduct complaint against Judge Boasberg reflects a concerning trend of government targeting judges for personal disagreements.
US politics
fromThe Verge
2 months ago

Democrats ask how Trump's government will regulate Trump Mobile

US regulators face challenges in addressing potential corruption linked to a Trump-branded phone and network.
New York City
fromGothamist
2 months ago

Trump tariffs, tiffs tied to NYC tourism drop are 'catastrophically' affecting business

Declining tourism due to political rhetoric significantly harms New York City's tourism businesses, exemplified by the collapse of Spread Love Tours.
Environment
fromStreetsblog
2 months ago

Cities Matter More Than Ever After Trump Officially Denies Climate Change - Streetsblog USA

Rescinding the endangerment finding will lead to increased greenhouse gas emissions and weakened environmental protections.
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