Addiction Is The Secret Sauce To Sports Gambling Profits
A sportsbook technology corporation admitted the quiet part out loud: highly addictive “in-play” bets are central to business.
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Stacking The Bench In Favor Of Super PACs
The former lead lawyer in a right-wing effort to block a Maine law limiting corporate and billionaire influence in elections is now a judge on the federal court ruling on the measure, thanks to Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine).
Big Money Can’t Kill This Plan To Save Democracy
In a blow to corporations, Montana’s Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a proposed ballot initiative that would effectively block Citizens United.
Your Tax Return Got DOGE’d
The IRS is letting megacorporations fly under the radar while staffing cuts threaten to bury your tax season.
The Quiet Fortune Of NYC’s Top Anti-Tax Democrat
A New York City lawmaker standing in the way of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s proposed wealth tax is exploiting a disclosure loophole to obscure her family’s multimillion-dollar fortune.
Klarna Sued For Buy Now, Pay Later Racket
The lending app is accused of targeting vulnerable borrowers with non-underwritten loans and predatory autopay.
“Affordable” Care Gets Pricier Under Trump
After Republicans sunsetted extended federal subsidies, Obamacare enrollees owe 57 percent more for their monthly premiums.
The Rich Won Trump’s Tax War
New research suggests Trump’s tax law delivered the biggest gains to the wealthy while leaving poorer households with little relief — or higher bills.
Democrats’ Stall Tactics Delay Iran War Powers Vote
Democrats' procrastination is sustaining Trump’s war on Iran.
Trump Reopens The Door To Risky Mortgage Lending
With a new executive order rolling back mortgage safeguards, Trump is rewriting the rules that caused the 2008 crash.