The House Agriculture Committee just passed a $300 billion proposal that answers one question with brutal clarity: Who pays for… Read more
Category: Finance
Coinbase Just Crashed the Club
On May 19, Coinbase joins the S&P 500, the index that defines American capitalism. This is the first time a crypto-native… Read more
Still Using Google? So Are 90% of Us. That’s Kind of the Problem.
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a major antitrust lawsuit against Google in October 2020. That legal challenge could reshape… Read more
Why Our Cities Are Quietly Breaking Down
There is a quiet, slow erosion happening across American cities. It is not an earthquake or a sudden crash. It… Read more
This Time, the People Won
Last night, something remarkable happened in Wisconsin. In a special election many thought would fly under the radar, the people… Read more
At the Crossroads of Fandom & Investing, the currency is made of cardboard
There was a time when a baseball card was a keepsake of childhood, folded into a bike spoke, tucked into… Read more
Who Gets the Keys? How AI is Deciding Who Can Buy a Home
Redlining shaped America’s housing and financial systems for decades. Banks and developers systematically excluded Black and immigrant communities from wealth-building… Read more
The Real Estate Merger That Turns Homebuyers into a Product
Rocket Companies’ $1.75 billion acquisition of Redfin isn’t just about selling more mortgages or real estate listings – it’s about… Read more
How the GSA and NIH Cuts Reveal a Dangerous Agenda
For all the talk of making government more efficient, the latest wave of federal staff cuts is less about efficiency… Read more
The Five Forces That Will Shape the Global Economy in 2025
The global economy is never a stable, well-oiled machine. It’s more like a collection of moving parts—some grinding together, others… Read more