STANDING UP FOR BIG FEERepublicans Really Want You to Keep Paying Junk FeesDespite trying to brand themselves as economic populists, the GOP is going to bat for banks and corporations that rip people off with hidden, bogus extra charges.Aidan Smith
ACTION NOT WORDSRepublicans Talk About Taking On Big Tech, Biden’s Doing ItDOJ’s antitrust suit against Google shows the White House is serious about limiting tech giants’ monopoly power.Aidan Smith
RISKY RIDEBig Tech’s Cars Could Help Gov’t Spy on Abortion PatientsGoogle, Amazon, Apple, and Facebook are getting into the auto game—which means law enforcement will have more tools to spy on vulnerable people.Aidan Smith
I’M SORRY, WATDon’t Buy Big Tech’s BS That Regulation Is a ‘NatSec Threat’Lobbyists for tech giants like Facebook, Google, and Amazon are playing a ridiculous, bogus “national security” card to argue against antitrust efforts.Aidan Smith
BUST ’EM UP!Break Up the Big Tech Giants—the People Want It!In a divided country, from the heartland to Silicon Valley, polling shows Americans of both parties want to strip Big Tech companies of their monopoly power.Aidan Smith
MAKE IT AUTOMATICTo Save Democracy, We Need Automatic Voter RegistrationIt shouldn’t be such a pain in the ass to register to vote. But if Congress isn’t going to pass reforms, states need to do it themselves.Sean McElwee