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Elon Musk Wants $1 Trillion to Build a “Robot Army” at Tesla
The Take Back Tesla campaign is urging shareholders to reject Musk's proposed $1 trillion compensation package.
CA Organizers’ Proposal Would Tax Billionaires to Mitigate Medicaid Cut Harm
One of the largest health care worker unions is spearheading the push to get the proposal on the November 2026 ballot.
Billionaires Meet With Cuomo to Discuss How to Defeat Mamdani
“The oligarchs are panicking,” said Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Sanders Calls Elon Musk’s $1 Trillion Tesla Compensation Plan “Grossly Immoral”
“No society can survive when one man becomes a trillionaire while the working class struggles to survive,” he said.
These Billionaires Have Already Spent $19 Million in a Bid to Defeat Mamdani
Michael Bloomberg and anti-DEI pundit Bill Ackman are just two of the many billionaires showering cash on Cuomo.
Mamdani Says Billionaires Shouldn’t Exist: “What We Need More of Is Equality”
Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has proposed raising taxes on corporations and the wealthy in New York City.
Billionaires’ Wealth Has Skyrocketed by Over $6 Trillion Over the Past Decade
A new Oxfam report found the wealth of the global 1 percent has increased by $33.9 trillion since 2015.
David Hogg: Same Dems Opposing Mamdani Question Why Party’s Losing Young Voters
Democratic operatives are spending big on consultants in attempts to win back support.
Poll Finds Mamdani Winning NYC Mayoral Primary by 4 Points Over Cuomo
A poll released the day before the primary election shows Mamdani ahead in the final round of voting, 52 to 48.
Trump and Musk’s Dramatic Falling Out Displays the Hazards of Billionaire Rule
Author Quinn Slobodian speaks on how empowering these "titanically sized egos” threatens our collective wellbeing.