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…

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

Democrats are being bought out by billionaires as pro-Crypto and pro-Israel groups are emerging to tilt primary races all across the country.

^{THE LEFT HOOK with Wajahat Ali (The Left Hook with Wajahat Ali)}

"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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"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)}

"Seven in 10 Americans say Donald Trump’s tariffs have led to them paying higher prices, according to an exclusive new poll for the Guardian."

~ Lauren Aratani and Andrew Witherspoon

#Trump #Republicans #economy #prices #affordability #tariffs #billionaires #TaxCuts #BigBeautifulBill

theguardian.com/us-news/2026/m…

Seven in 10 Americans say Trump tariffs have cost them more money

Exclusive survey finds negative economic impacts felt across party lines as White House doubles down on tariffs

^{Lauren Aratani (The Guardian)}