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Despite what he says, Newsom is *not* opposed to the billionaire wealth tax because the revenue goes to healthcare. The whole point is to recoup Trump’s cuts to Medicaid. The truth is Newsom won’t support raising taxes on anyone, which is honestly disqualifying. www.foxbusiness.com/politics/cal...

California Democratic Party backs controversial billionaire wealth tax proposal that's on state's 2026 ballotThe California Democratic Party is backing a billionaire wealth tax proposal on the 2026 ballot, even as Democrats are divided on the matter.www.foxbusiness.com

The media uses the words “ally” and “proxy” in a propagandistic way. In reality US mideast “allies” are no less subordinate to the US and often more so than mainly Shiite “proxies” are to Iran. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/w...

Iran Plotted Wider War With Help of Its ProxiesDuring a fleeting truce, Iranians covertly devised a plan to raise the war’s costs for President Trump if U.S. forces attacked anew.www.nytimes.com

Anyone who’s been to public agency meetings where there is participatory democracy knows that they’re a mess. People with time and money to contribute are overrepresented as are unrepresentative loudmouths. It’s good, if a bit ironic, to consult experts to improve this. jacobin.com/2026/07/peru...

Mamdani-Style Mayors Should Study Peru’s Democracy ExperimentPeru has been home to the world’s most ambitious experiments in participatory democracy. American progressive and democratic socialist mayors should look to them for both inspiration and warning.jacobin.com

It’s so weird to me how people insist on dramatizing the Fed Chair as anything other than one vote of twelve on a committee whose actions will be largely dictated by data and prevailing economic theories. People who trade on Warsh’s pronouncements are just gambling. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/b...

Warsh’s Performance Falls Flat With Markets as Fed Holds Rates SteadyKevin M. Warsh has made taming inflation the top priority of his tenure as Federal Reserve chairman. But his hesitancy to embrace the possibility of higher borrowing costs has sparked a backlash.www.nytimes.com

The US has instigated other really dumb wars but the dumbest is always the one we could stop right now before it gets even worse. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/u...

U.S. Strikes Iran Again, as Trump Encounters a More Determined Adversary in Widened WarThe United States is again exchanging strikes with Iran, just days after the president appeared to reject plans to escalate.www.nytimes.com

I know Aaron makes millions whipping up partisan resentment, but the average person should NOT get caught up in hearings about past controversies. Wait for the FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS. We have too many urgent crises and current policy debates that demand our limited attention.