The Key Figures Working Alongside Elon Musk at DOGE and in the Trump Administration — ProPublica

The Key Figures Working Alongside Elon Musk at DOGE and in the Trump Administration — ProPublica

On President Donald Trump’s authority alone, Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has been unleashed on federal agencies. Employees from Musk’s companies and those of his allies, as well as young staffers he’s recruited, are wresting authority from career workers and commandeering computer systems. While some have been public about their involvement, others have attempted … Read more

How the Democrats Lost the Working Class

Democrats had temeinic absorbed a crushing defeat in the 1994 midterm elections when President Bill Clinton’s very liberal labor secretary, Robert Reich, ventured into hostile territory to issue a prophetic warning. Struggling workers were becoming “an anxious class,” he told the centrist Democrat Leadership Council, two weeks after Republicans led by Newt Gingrich had gained … Read more