Lauren Jacobs

2 weeks ago | thenation.com | Sarah Anderson |Lauren Jacobs

Economy / May 23, 2025 Why Jeff Bezos Loves Trump’s Big, Ugly Bill The legislation contains massive giveaways to the oligarch class. Ad Policy Jeff Bezos attends the Global Champions Arabians Tour Miami Beach on April 17, 2025, in Miami Beach, Florida. (Alexander Tamargo / Getty Images for Global Champions Arabians Tour Miami Beach) By a one-vote margin, the House has just passed a bill brimming with tax giveaways for large corporations and billionaires.

Jul 24, 2023 | democracyjournal.org | Lauren Jacobs |Stephen Lerner |Joseph A. McCartin

We’re pleased to join the debate between “deliverists” David Dayen and Matt Stoller and their critics, Deepak Bhargava, Shahrzad Shams, and Harry Hanbury. This debate pushes us all to think more clearly about democracy’s crisis and what must be done if we are to build the kind of democratic future we need.

Jun 30, 2023 | convergencemag.com | Lauren Jacobs |Stacy Mitchell |Emma Tai |Jackson Potter

Skip to content Skip to footer by Article published: Arguably more than any other single corporation, Amazon exemplifies the dangerous accumulation of power and how it systematically undermines democracy in nearly every aspect of our lives.

Jun 30, 2023 | forgeorganizing.org | Lauren Jacobs |Stacy Mitchell

In advance of what is sure to be a pivotal convening for pro-democracy movement-builders, we want to affirm the 22nd Century Initiative’s guiding framework by underscoring how concentrated corporate power helps give rise to authoritarianism. The framework identifies the global rise of authoritarianism as a project of aspiring oligarchs who incite and exploit fears and resentments, which often result from conditions created by wealthy corporations.