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AI is Hungry for Power and You are Footing the Bill

May 11, 2026

The same technology that promises efficiency in offices is fueled by a system that is making life more costly for everyday workers. Part of “AI and the Future of the American Worker,” a series on how artificial intelligence is impacting labor, power, and the meaning of work.

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From Fed Failures to Inflation and Stablecoins: America’s Trust Is Cracking

Feb 23, 2026

Authors Bill Bergman and Larry Feltes argue that declining public confidence in government and financial institutions is putting the U.S. economy in peril — and a crisis could come faster than you think.

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One Affordability Battle After Another: What to do about the growing damage from the AI-Fossil Fuel Industrial Complex

Feb 17, 2026

Affordability of electricity and concerns about fossil fuel pollution, water resources, and job loss, have driven a rebellion against data centers that is both grassroots and bipartisan. It’s time for cleaner, faster and cheaper solutions.