Billionaires Have Always Owned the Media. Musk Is No Great Threat

The explosive announcement that Elon Musk is buying Twitter and taking it private has generated a slew of commentary. While there have been some hosannas, the general…

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In the World of Private Security, There Aren’t Many Rules or Regulations

This story is two of three in Insecure, a series about the private security industry. Read Part 1: Private Security Guards Are Replacing Police Across America. And…

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How a New Deal for Global Taxation Might Save Democracy

Every year, multinational corporations divert some $1.38 trillion in profits away from the countries where they were made to places with much lower, or even zero, corporate…

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What Money Questions Do You Have-

How can my family prepare for a recession? Why am I spending so much money on eggs? What does that new student loan plan mean for my…

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We Must Revolutionize Food Systems to Save Our Planet

No rate of growth is sustainable when the world has finite resources. Producing food through animals is inefficient, wasteful and dangerous. Today, animal agriculture, including many kinds…

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Inside Saudi Arabia’s Plan to Go Green

After the harsh morning sunlight, the research center was dark and cool inside. There, in front of a large monitor, an engineer clicked on a slide to…

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TikTok’s Moderator Reverses Vow to Exit ‘Egregious’ Content

Teleperformance, the company used by TikTok and others to police their feeds for illegal and harmful content, has backtracked on a 4-month-old pledge to workers that it…

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The Founder of 8chan Says America Must Build a Safer Internet

After weeks of activist pressure, internet infrastructure company Cloudflare recently ended its support for Kiwi Farms, an online group that’s been described as “the web’s biggest community…

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