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commondreams.org > opinion > protect-retirement-from-spacex

Congress: Protect Working People's Retirement From Risky Tech Cos Like SpaceX

1+ hour, 32+ min ago   (579+ words) Debris litters the ground on April 22, 2023 after the SpaceX Starship liftedoff on April 20 for a flight test from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas. Index providers play a prominent role in millions of working peoples’ retirement security, but they are largely…...

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commondreams.org > news > billionaire-wealth-new-high

Supercharged by Trump-GOP Tax Cuts, US Billionaire Wealth Surges Past $9 Trillion for First Time

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (391+ words) Gwynne Shotwell, the billionaire president of SpaceX, is joined by SpaceX executives and employees as they ring the opening bell at the Nasdaq MarketSite to celebrate the launch of the company's initial public offering in New York on June 12, 2026. "This…...

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commondreams.org > opinion > trump-musk-age-of-super-asshole

Trump, Musk, and the Age of the Super Asshole

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (826+ words) The wealth and power accumulated by these two deeply flawed men—and how horrible and cruel they are as people—is evidence of how far we’ve fallen. Both pride themselves on paying little or no taxes. Trump famously said that…...

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commondreams.org > opinion > elon-musk-first-trillionaire

Elon Musk Is the World's First Trillionaire—Let's Make Sure He's the Last

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (962+ words) Elon Musk was set to become the world’s first trillionaire Friday after the public debut of his rocket and AI company, SpaceX. Sit with that number for a moment. A trillion dollars. If you spent a million dollars every single…...

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commondreams.org > news > elon-musk-starbase-texas

As Elon Musk Becomes a Trillionaire, Report Highlights 'Darker Realities' of His Texas SpaceX Fiefdom

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (445+ words) A SpaceX facility where the company builds its Starship rocket is seen in Starbase, Texas, on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. "Mr. Musk’s bid for planetary reach is about to be turbocharged with billions of dollars of rocket fuel. Who will suffer the…...

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commondreams.org > news > elon-musk-first-trillionaire

'Trillionaires Shouldn't Exist': Obscene Musk Milestone Spurs Calls for Aggressive Wealth Tax

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (328+ words) A poster attacking Elon Musk's wealth in a world of large-scale hunger is displayed on a bus shelter on June 11, 2026 in Tottenham, England. "The level of wealth that Mr. Musk has reached requires human exploitation, wage theft, wage suppression, anti-competitive…...

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commondreams.org > news > solar-power-in-the-us

Despite Trump's Relentless Attack on Renewables, Solar Surpassed Coal Energy in US for First Time in May

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (504+ words) Landowners, educators, and government employees stand under solar panels during a tour of a Solar Stampede site in Saltillo, Texas on May 28, 2026. "Solar is cheaper, cleaner, more reliable," said Rep. Jared Huffman. "Trump needs to end his war on clean…...

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commondreams.org > opinion > elon-musk-trillionaire

Trillionaire Welfare Baby Elon Musk Is Born!

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (588+ words) SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk speaks during an America PAC town hall on October 26, 2024 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Musk has donated more than $75 million to America PAC, which he co-founded with fellow Silicon Valley venture capitalists and tech businessmen to…...

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commondreams.org > news > elon-musk-trillionaire

'A New Pinnacle of Oligarchy': Elon Musk Poised to Become World's First Trillionaire

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (434+ words) Demonstrators protest ahead of the initial public offering of Elon Musk's SpaceX on June 5, 2026 in New York City. “The new Gilded Age won’t end itself," said Oxfam America. "This is a trillion-dollar alarm bell that should wake governments up to…...

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commondreams.org > news > auto-loan-debt

As Trump Drives Up Gas Prices and Trashes Economy, US Auto Debt Hits Record High

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (395+ words) Used cars are for sale in Inglewood, California on February 18, 2026. "Reckless actions on the economy and the expensive fallout from the war in Iran has made it harder for working families to purchase a car and has left millions more…...