Credit card companies are robbing us. In the last decade, they have nearly doubled their interest rates — and last year, Americans paid $170 billion in credit card interest. A former employee told us the companies operate like “loan sharks.” —– More Perfect Union’s mission is to build power for […]
In Brownsville, Texas, one of the poorest communities in America, Elon Musk sold hope for the town to climb out of stagnation into growth. Instead, SpaceX has caused earthquakes, rampant workplace injuries, skirted regulations, threatened wildlife, and displaced local communities, while securing millions in corporate welfare. We went to Texas […]
DraftKings and FanDuel control 67% of the sports betting market, and they’ve made the experience much worse for you. The odds are worse than ever and the enticements to lose more money are aggressive. And if you win too much, they’ll cut you off. We investigated the history of gambling […]
Nvidia’s CEO is dodging $8 billion in taxes — legally. He’s using estate tax loopholes. Closing them, and taxing the ultra-wealthy, is the only thing that will stop a new American oligarchy. But Trump wants to eliminate the estate tax altogether. —– More Perfect Union’s mission is to build power […]
The real reason skiing sucks now is because two companies—Vail & Alterra—control the entire sport. They’ve jacked up day passes at Park City by 263% since 2011. Now you get packed trails, pricey meals, and an empty wallet… and execs get rich. —– More Perfect Union’s mission is to build […]
We found the waste Elon Musk and DOGE won’t cut: it’s defense contractors. The Department of Defense funnels $450 billion of taxpayer dollars a year to private military contractors. But Musk is too focused on cutting DEI initiatives (0.01% of the size of the defense budget) to tackle the real […]
Trump wants to demolish FEMA and says the states will take care of disasters themselves. To test this theory, we talked to the West Virginians who have been slammed by historic flooding in recent weeks. It turns out the state’s flood protection fund is out of funds — and as […]
Two-thirds of people in California’s 22nd Congressional district rely on Medicaid. But the majority of the district also voted to elect President Trump in 2024. We went to talk to residents to see what they think about Trump’s proposed cuts to Medicaid. One Trump voter told us: “I feel like […]
A used car dealership put remote kill switches in the cars they sold. It shut off one car’s engine while the driver was on the highway, with her kids. The lawyer who prosecuted that crime at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was fired by Elon Musk and DOGE. —– More […]
Alvaro Bedoya was investigating Amazon, X, and Walmart as an FTC commissioner. He’s also been a key ally of former FTC Chair Lina Khan. Donald Trump just illegally fired him and the only Democratic commissioner, Rebecca Kelly Slaughter. “This isn’t about Democrat or Republican,” Bedoya told us. “It’s about who […]
