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The Dangers of a Gilded Age Are Already Seen Here

Wyoming County Signals
Rise of 'American Plutocracy'

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Mar 3, 2026 5:47 AM CST

Wyoming County Signals Rise of 'American Plutocracy'

Tax breaks, soaring inequality reshape life in billionaire-rich Teton County

(Newser) - In Wyoming's Teton County, home of the highest wealth inequality in the nation, the average single-family home sells for $7 million—and the morgue is in a garage. That's the contrast the New York Times ' Katie Benner, Steven Rich, Mike Baker, and John Branch lay out in...

MLB, Family Reprimand Cubs Owner in Racist Email Hubbub

Cubs Owner
Blasted for
Controversial
Emails on
Obama, Islam

Feb 6, 2019 9:10 AM CST

Cubs Owner Blasted for Controversial Emails on Obama, Islam

Among others sent by Joe Ricketts

(Newser) - Splinter's "Billionaire's Inbox" offers a look at how "the other half" lives, and its most recent dive is quite the eye-opener. The news outlet got its hands on what the New York Times calls "a cache of racist emails" both sent and received by Joe...

Citizens United
Anti-Obama Film
Set to Bombard TV

Sep 17, 2012 9:38 AM CDT

Citizens United Anti-Obama Film Set to Bombard TV

'The Hope and the Change' airing on 12 stations

(Newser) - Coming to a dozen TV stations near you, for the next seven weeks: An hour-long film in which former Obama supporters talk about their disillusionment with the president. The Hope and the Change—directed by the same guy who made pro-Sarah Palin film The Undefeated —debuted at the Republican...

Rich Donor
Rejects Ads on
Jeremiah Wright

May 17, 2012 3:20 PM CDT

Rich Donor Rejects Ads on Jeremiah Wright

Conservative Joe Ricketts dismisses them as divisive

(Newser) - Jeremiah Wright may not be making an appearance in the 2012 election after all. A New York Times story today created a buzz because it said billionaire conservative donor Joe Ricketts was considering an ad strategy to go after President Obama's old ties to the volatile minister. Today, Ricketts...

Super PAC:
We'll Hammer Obama With Jeremiah Wright

May 17, 2012 9:05 AM CDT

Super PAC: We'll Hammer Obama With Jeremiah Wright

Plan to hit him where McCain pulled back

(Newser) - Top Republican strategists have devised a plan to "do exactly what John McCain would not let us do" and bombard the public with incendiary Jeremiah Wright soundbites just in time for the Democratic National Convention in September. The plan was commissioned by Chicago Cubs owner Joe Ricketts, who would...