Alden, a New York-based hedge fund, recently became the largest shareholder in the struggling publishing company. Alden has a terrible reputation in the newspaper industry due to its history of slashing jobs and sucking up short-term profits from other papers it controls. … [Read more...] about Chicago Tribune staffers seek new owners amid fears of hedge fund takeover: ‘We’re doing everything in our power to try to stop them’
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Kamala Harris leaves a void in California and rivals rush in
While most of the top-tier campaigns have focused on building up relationships and a presence on the ground, the two billionaires in the race have already taken to the airwaves, a more effective way to build support in this state of nearly 40 million residents spread across 164,000 square miles. … [Read more...] about Kamala Harris leaves a void in California and rivals rush in
Bloomberg, Steyer focus on climate change in effort to stand out
Meanwhile, another candidate who sought to make climate change a focus of his campaign, Washington Gov. Jay InsleeJay Robert InsleeOur government and public institutions must protect us against the unvaccinated Key moments in the 2020 Democratic presidential race so far 2019's political winners and losers — on both sides of the aisle MORE (D), dropped out of the race last year after failing to make an impression in the polls. … [Read more...] about Bloomberg, Steyer focus on climate change in effort to stand out
Vote yes on Proposition 48 tribal gaming
Voting Yes on Proposition 48 and reaffirming Gov. Jerry Brown’s tribal gaming compacts — already ratified by the Legislature, including every San Francisco delegation member — is not just vital for job creation and local control in one of California’s poorest regions, but it also rights a historical wrong at no cost to taxpayers. … [Read more...] about Vote yes on Proposition 48 tribal gaming
‘Small Government’ Conservatism Is Killing Republican Voters
These actions represent the “normal” part of the Trump presidency. The fact that the new Republican president is serving as a loyal general in the one percent’s class war would be wholly unremarkable, had Trump not campaigned as a populist outsider. But then, if Trump hadn’t run as a populist outsider, it’s quite possible that there wouldn’t be a new Republican president. The mogul’s success in the primary and general elections had many causes, but one was likely his avoidance of conservative platitudes about bootstraps and “makers and takers.” … [Read more...] about ‘Small Government’ Conservatism Is Killing Republican Voters
