"On March 9, Mike Baker and Steven Rich of the New York Times published a long exposé of the corruption of American politics by billionaires."
~ Heather Cox Richardson
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heathercoxrichardson.substack.…
March 12, 2026
In Ohio today, Republican candidate for governor Vivek Ramaswamy launched a $10 million TV and digital ad campaign to run until Election Day.Heather Cox Richardson (Letters from an American)
William Lindsey
in reply to William Lindsey • • •"They explain how underwriting political campaigns from those for local school boards to the presidency has enabled the very wealthy to lock in their policy preferences for tax cuts, deregulation, and cuts to the social safety net while also steering valuable government contracts to themselves."
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William Lindsey
in reply to William Lindsey • • •For more reporting today on this topic of how billionaires have decisively bought the US and its political system in the Trump era, see:
Caleb Ecarma:
oligarchwatch.substack.com/p/h…
Wajahat Ali and Qasim Rashid:
thelefthook.substack.com/p/how…
Thom Hartmann"
hartmannreport.com/p/the-ceo-p…
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How Dirty Money is Buying Democrats and State Elections with Qasim Rashid
THE LEFT HOOK with Wajahat Ali (The Left Hook with Wajahat Ali)William Lindsey
in reply to William Lindsey • • •The New York Times report by Mike Baker and Steven Rich featured in this thread of commentary is at the link below.
For articles behind paywalls, I frequently use the Archive Today site to read.
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nytimes.com/2026/03/09/us/bill…