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Elliott Negin
@ejnegin.bsky.social
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Executive editor of Money Trail on Substack. Former American Journalism Review managing editor, Nuclear Times and Public Citizen magazine editor, NPR editor, and HuffPost contributor. Columbia J School alum.
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Elliott Negin @ejnegin.bsky.social · 17h
New from Money Trail: Economist Dean Baker says Donald Trump is clueless about the economy. themoneytrail.substack.com/p/on-the-mon...
On the Money: Trying to Make Sense of Trump’s Economics of Crazy
Anyone looking for coherence is searching for something that’s not there
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Elliott Negin @ejnegin.bsky.social · 3d
Check out Randy Rieland’s wrap-up of last week’s highlights and lowlights on Money Trail: themoneytrail.substack.com/p/trail-note...
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Trump tariff ad meltdown / SCOTUS tariff time / Kash's FBI jetaway / $7b shutdown hit / SNAP benefits battle / Soybean farmer Bessent / Donald Jr. cashes in yet again
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Elliott Negin @ejnegin.bsky.social · 4d
New from Money Trail: Missile defense expert David Wright critiques the Pentagon’s complaints about the new suspense thriller “A House of Dynamite.” themoneytrail.substack.com/p/q-and-a-wh...
Q&A: Who Got It Right? “House of Dynamite” or the Pentagon?
A leading missile defense expert dissects the film—and the Pentagon’s response
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Elliott Negin @ejnegin.bsky.social · 6d
New from Money Trail: The Dodgers, Blue Jays and four other MLB playoff teams are sponsored by some of the biggest polluters on the planet and the banks that finance them. themoneytrail.substack.com/p/memo-to-do...
Memo to Dodgers and Blue Jays: Stop Playing Ball with Big Oil
This year’s World Series rivals and four other MLB playoff teams have commercial tie-ins with companies that are fueling the climate crisis
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Elliott Negin @ejnegin.bsky.social · 10d
Check out Randy Rieland’s wrap-up of last week’s highlights and lowlights on Money Trail: themoneytrail.substack.com/p/trail-note...
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Trashing the East Wing / Trump's $230m shakedown / Crypto pardon with benefits / Trump family crypto hustle / Kristi and the jets / ICE packs heat / Trump boom a bust
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Elliott Negin @ejnegin.bsky.social · 11d
New from Money Trail: Donald Trump borrowed a page from Josef Stalin’s authoritarian playbook by favoring loyalty over expertise. Will the results be as catastrophic? themoneytrail.substack.com/p/back-to-th...
Back to the USSR: Shades of Stalin in the USA
What a 1939 Soviet debate tells us about the Trump administration’s attack on science
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Elliott Negin @ejnegin.bsky.social · 13d
New from Money Trail: Republicans who want to repeal Obamacare hope Americans won’t remember how bad things were before it was enacted. themoneytrail.substack.com/p/on-the-mon...
On the Money: Remember the GOP’s Health Care Glory Days?
Republicans want us to believe health insurance was great before the Affordable Care Act came along
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Elliott Negin @ejnegin.bsky.social · 17d
Check out Randy Rieland’s wrap-up of last week’s highlights and lowlights on Money Trail: themoneytrail.substack.com/p/trail-note...
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GOP brass bash "No Kings" / Bessent's pals cash in / Sweet TikTok deal / Donald Jr.'s grifty pitch / Republican buys Dominion / Airports nix Noem video / Sunsetting solar
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Elliott Negin @ejnegin.bsky.social · 18d
New from Money Trail: President Trump issued a Columbus Day proclamation that presented a wildly distorted version of history. themoneytrail.substack.com/p/goodbye-co...
Goodbye Columbus
Sorry Mr. President, Columbus didn’t discover America—and he was no hero
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Elliott Negin @ejnegin.bsky.social · 20d
New from Money Trail: Economist Dean Baker takes a close look at how The Washington Post opinion section downplayed the impact of Trump’s tariffs. themoneytrail.substack.com/p/on-the-mon...
On the Money: The Washington Post’s Blind Spot on Trump's Tariffs
A guest columnist launches a misguided attack on economic predictions
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Elliott Negin @ejnegin.bsky.social · 24d
Check out Randy Rieland’s wrap-up of last week’s highlights and lowlights on Money Trail: themoneytrail.substack.com/p/trail-note...
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Bari Weiss at CBS News / Trump's socialism / New ICE ad campaign / Soybean farmer bailout / Trump's mug on a $1 coin / ACA bargaining chip / Big truck tariff
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Elliott Negin @ejnegin.bsky.social · 25d
New from Money Trail: Right-wing media company PragerU, which promotes a distorted view of history, is partnering with the Trump administration and school systems in 10 states. themoneytrail.substack.com/p/prageru-ma...
PragerU May Soon Be Whitewashing History at a School Near You
The right-wing media company has partnerships in 10 states and plans to expand
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Elliott Negin @ejnegin.bsky.social · Sep 29
New from Money Trail: Renewables are the solution for cutting electricity costs and protecting the climate. themoneytrail.substack.com/p/on-the-mon...
On the Money: We Can Address Affordability and the Climate Crisis at the Same Time
Renewables are now the cheapest source of electricity worldwide
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Elliott Negin @ejnegin.bsky.social · Sep 26
Check out Randy Rieland’s wrap-up of last week’s highlights and lowlights on Money Trail: themoneytrail.substack.com/p/trail-note...
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Trump's U.N. buffoonery / Tech billionaire media takeover / Homan cashes in / Shutdown blame game / Rudy takes another hit / No SEC fines for Trump's pals
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Elliott Negin @ejnegin.bsky.social · Sep 24
New from Money Trail: Wind is a cash crop for red state farmers and ranchers. The Trump administration’s assault on renewable energy could undercut Republican prospects in the upcoming election. themoneytrail.substack.com/p/red-state-...
Red State Farmers Embrace Wind While Trump Tries to Kill It
The Trump administration’s attack on renewables could backfire in the next election
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Elliott Negin @ejnegin.bsky.social · Sep 22
New from Money Trail: In the wake of Jimmy Kimmel’s “suspension,” economist Dean Baker says rich people (with financial conflicts of interest) don’t have to control the news media. themoneytrail.substack.com/p/on-the-mon...
On the Money: A Lesson from Kimmel's Firing: The Rich Don’t Have to Control the Media
There are alternatives if we think outside the TV box
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Elliott Negin @ejnegin.bsky.social · Sep 19
Check out Randy Rieland’s wrap-up of last week’s highlights and lowlights on Money Trail: themoneytrail.substack.com/p/trail-note...
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Kimmel silenced / Trump v. NY Times / Prices jump / Quid pro quo crypto deal? / Airlines cash in / Amazon workers shafted on shifts / Trump's bigger ballroom
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Elliott Negin @ejnegin.bsky.social · Sep 18
New from Money Trail: The GOP (Gas and Oil Party) boosts fossil fuel subsidies to exacerbate the climate crisis. themoneytrail.substack.com/p/fossil-fue...
Fossil Fuel Subsidies Spike Under Trump and the GOP-Controlled Congress
New report documents a 55 percent jump since the Paris climate accord was adopted
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Elliott Negin @ejnegin.bsky.social · Sep 15
New from Money Trail: Economist Dean Baker fact-checks Donald Trump’s trumped-up charge against Fed member Lisa Cook, who he is trying to force off the board. themoneytrail.substack.com/p/on-the-mon...
On the Money: More Trump Lies, from Fed Governor Lisa Cook to Charlie Kirk’s Killer
Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte makes false accusation to help Trump unseat Cook
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Elliott Negin @ejnegin.bsky.social · Sep 12
Check out Randy Rieland’s wrap-up of last week’s highlights and lowlights on Money Trail: themoneytrail.substack.com/p/trail-note...
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Tariff refund? / Trump's big not-so-beautiful bill / Foreign aid freeze / Harvard deal on hold / Cashing in on college patents / Tesla tumbles / Another big Musk payday
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Elliott Negin @ejnegin.bsky.social · Sep 11
New from Money Trail: Take your money out of banks that are destroying the climate! themoneytrail.substack.com/p/boycott-ba...
Boycott Banks Fueling the Climate Crisis
Take your money out of Bank of America, Chase, Citibank and Wells Fargo and put it in an eco-friendly bank
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Elliott Negin @ejnegin.bsky.social · Sep 9
New from Money Trail: Economist Dean Baker says its time to change the misguided federal policies that exacerbate wealth inequality. themoneytrail.substack.com/p/on-the-mon...
On the Money: Government Policies Created the Billionaire Class
The wealth and income gap is not a function of the free market
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Elliott Negin @ejnegin.bsky.social · Sep 5
Check out Randy Rieland’s wrap-up of the last few week’s highlights and lowlights on Money Trail: themoneytrail.substack.com/p/trail-note...
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ICE agents' sweet $2.25m ride / Trump axes $4.9b in foreign aid / Tariffs ruled illegal / EPA letting chemical polluters off the hook? / Trumps cashing in on crypto
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Elliott Negin @ejnegin.bsky.social · Aug 15
Check out Randy Rieland’s wrap-up of this week’s highlights and lowlights on Money Trail: themoneytrail.substack.com/p/trail-note...
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Trump's twisted take on statistics / New MAGA economist at BLS / Trump's uber rich cabinet / Privatizing weather prediction / National debt hits new high
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Elliott Negin @ejnegin.bsky.social · Aug 14
New from Money Trail: Channeling Ben Franklin, Elliott Negin says we all have to hang together to fight Trump’s extortion campaign or we’ll all hang separately. themoneytrail.substack.com/p/if-we-dont...
If We Don’t All Hang Together, We’re Screwed
It will take a village to survive the Trump regime
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