After a passenger jet and an army helicopter collide in Washington D.C., Trump says DEI within the FAA could be reason for ...

In the complex and often violent political arena of ancient Greece, ideals of civic engagement and self-determination mingled uneasily with the realities of power.

Though Donald Trump attracted more support than ever from working-class voters in the 2024 US presidential election, he has long embraced an agenda that benefits the wealthiest Americans above all.

The new administration has empowered a handful of extremely rich people to exert disproportionate influence over the ...

The idea that the United States is becoming an oligarchy is no longer confined to academic debate or dystopian speculation.

This is a massive head start, and cultural symmetry that seemed to make American AI predestined. Open AI is backed by a US$14 billion investment from Microsoft, and has access to the cloud ...

RFK Jr. had his confirmation hearing with the Senate Committee on his role as Department of Health and Human Services secretary. Find out more here.

In this episode of Power Chat, author and Daily Maverick Associate Editor, Ferial Haffajee sits down with Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Rappler CEO Maria Ressa to dissect the dangerous rise of the ...

Columnist Elijah Ramirez urges Penn students to heed Joe Biden’s advice, and recognize the dangerous presence of an ...

Big Tech’s ability to influence electoral outcomes and then work in concert with political power is perilous for political and economic competition.

As Elon Musk and his billionaire brethren take power in Trump’s second term, the lack of legal guardrails — and the fading ...

With all the current talk of an American oligarchy, I’ve been wondering what we now mean when we say “oligarch.” The word ...