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August 20, 2025
Oligarchs and the Trump Admin: John Wu
Since 2020, John Wu has served as president of the crypto company Ava Labs. On April 2, 2025, Ava Labs donated $1 million to MAGA Inc, President Trump’s Super PAC. According to the New York Times, the donation got Wu a spot at a fundraising event just two days later—a “candlelight dinner” featuring Trump as a guest speaker.
August 15, 2025
Oligarchs and the Trump Admin: Ronald Lauder
Ronald Lauder is the President of the World Jewish Congress, heir to Estée Lauder, and a GOP mega donor
Net Worth: 4.8 Billion
August 14, 2025
Oligarchs and the Trump Admin: John Paul “JP” Richardson
JP Richardson is a wealthy crypto mogul who hosted an industry event for Trump. He is also a major Trump donor.
August 12, 2025
RealPage and Its Private Equity Owner Are Spending Big On Lobbying
RealPage and it’s private equity owner Thoma Bravo have spent over $300,000 on lobbying in 2025.
August 07, 2025
Uber Wrong
In his latest broadside against the left, Mattew Yglesias took aim at longtime critics of Uber’s blatant lawbreaking. In Yglesias’s view, these critics who range from anti-monopoly voices like Lina Khan to anti-corruption experts like our own Jeff Hauser and academics focused on financial regulation like Professor Hillary Allen, constitute a coterie of economics-hating zealots eager to make people’s lives worse.
July 30, 2025
Harvard’s Former President Praises Trump’s Repression of Academic Freedom
Larry Summers has embraced Trump’s war on higher ed, backing the fascist takeover of Columbia and proposing the same thing for Harvard
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 23, 2025
Oligarchs and the Trump Admin: Tim Dunn
Oil baron Tim Dunn is dead set on turning Texas, and the country, into a Christian theocracy. He is willing to use his billions to do just that.
July 23, 2025
Oligarchs and the Trump Admin: Sheldon and Miriam Adelson
An overview of Trump and GOP megadonors Sheldon and Miriam Adelson.
July 14, 2025
Don't Let Home Insurers Fool You. They're More Profitable Than Ever
The industry paints a gloomy picture, but nationwide, property insurers still cleared $25.4 billion in underwriting profit in 2024, and their net investment income surged to $164.3 billion.
July 07, 2025
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We Need the Federal Government to Protect Us from Climate Chaos
The deadly Texas floods will not be the last manifestation of extreme weather turbocharged by fossil fuel pollution. In an era of escalating climate threats, we need a stronger public sector with more resources to mitigate risks, help people weather storms, and adapt for the future.
July 02, 2025
Abundance Praise for Trump Appointees
Abundance supporters were big backers of Trump appointees including Chris Wright, Doug Burgum and Jay Bhattacharya. Now that the Trump administration has (predictably) engaged in blatantly destructive actions, they’re hoping you’ll forget their earlier support of these Trump toadies.
June 26, 2025
Man Who Crashed The Economy, Called For Further Recessions Warns Potential Socialist Governance Will Lead To Economic Devastation.
Larry Summers is up in arms over Zohran Mamdani’s win in the New York Mayoral Primary, worried that Mamdani’s “Trotskyite economic policies” will crash the economy.
June 26, 2025
Oligarchs and the Trump Admin: Kelcy Warren
Oil baron Kelcy Warren made a multi-million dollar bet Trump after he got the Dakota Access Pipeline in the last administration. It is clear he will continue to reap the benefits of his relationship with Trump.