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June 24, 2026 | Watchdog Weekly
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Elite Corruption, From Silicon Valley to the Supreme Court
Welcome back to Watchdog Weekly. We’ve been busy so far this hurricane season, tracking the literal and metaphorical storms gathering on the horizon as elite immunity spreads its shadow over the American landscape. Here are some of the projects we’ve been working on lately:
June 12, 2026 | The American Prospect
New Documents Detail Nine-Figure, Silicon Valley–Funded Abundance Movement
The Prospect has obtained a fundraising pitch and historical manifesto from inside the movement.
February 10, 2026
An Abundance of Techno-Optimism
The latest pro-Abundance group’s alignment with AI and tech interests is nothing new: abundists have long promoted AI and data centers.
February 09, 2026
The AI Lobbyist Starting An Abundance Nonprofit
Next American Era is hoping to help push abundance policies into the mainstream. It’s headed by OpenAI lobbyist Cheri Bustos
December 03, 2025 | Watchdog Weekly
Reclaiming an Abundant and Democratic Future in the Age of AI
One of the defining characteristics of American life in the twenty-first century is its extreme imbalance: excess amid scarcity. While the world teems with a surplus of disposable consumer goods, essentials like healthcare, housing, education, and energy are prohibitively expensive. Much of this imbalance is by design. Powerful corporations profit from distorting public goods into private commodities, and individual and collective choices are replaced by corporate prescriptions that do not meet our needs. This dynamic is particularly visible in the tech industry forcing artificial intelligence into every corner of our lives, regardless of whether it is wanted.
October 05, 2025 | Common Dreams
Musk’s xAI Is Showing Us Exactly Why We Need Public Interest Lawsuits
When powerful corporations are able to completely circumvent basic democratic accountability, public interest lawsuits are a final backstop to protect the community’s well-being.
October 02, 2025
Don’t Listen to Ezra Klein- Annul BigTech & Democrats' Marriage
While supporters of abundance tend to center it on discussions of housing, the Klein-Thompson brand of abundance has always included a healthy dose of techno-optimism.
September 04, 2025
All About Abundance
As They Gather in D.C., Abundance Liberals’ Choice of Friends Speaks Volumes
September 04, 2025
Who is Behind the Growing Abundance Movement?
Who is behind the fast-growing abundance movement? Who are the billionaires and media figures helping it gain popularity?
August 26, 2025
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Revolving Door Project, Open Markets Institute Release Report on Abundance Agenda
This report sets out to excavate the proposed policy prescriptions of the broader abundance movement, and thoroughly address their flaws.
August 07, 2025
Trump’s EPA Just Moved to Shred the Legal Foundation of U.S. Climate Policy
Trump’s most brazen act of climate sabotage yet: a proposed repeal of the 2009 “endangerment finding.”
August 05, 2025 | The Sling
On the Optimal Ratio of Engineers to Lawyers: A Review of Dan Wang’s Breakneck
The book is fascinating and surprisingly fun—with Wang’s piercing dry wit interspersed at a near perfect frequency. It’s also frustrating. While the character of the engineering state is superbly developed, the points where its American “lawyerly” counterpart is brought into the mix are more tenuous.
July 28, 2025
Resources for Combating Myths about NEPA
The National Environmental Policy Act is under attack by the Trump administration, the Supreme Court, and the Republican-majority Congress. Within the Democratic party as well, there is a faction that seeks to limit the scope of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to usher in a so-called “abundance agenda” of more expedient building.
July 07, 2025 | Common Dreams
The Anti-Labor Undercurrent of 'Abundance'
The accusation from the neoliberal crowd with their new rebrand project is clear: unions are behind policies that result in scarcity.