Michael Hiltzik

Today's abysmal jobs report is a reminder that tax cuts for corporations and the rich don’t create jobs or grow the economy.

What's required is investment in working people — and better wages.

When workers have money to spend, the economy grows and businesses create more jobs.

Remember this.

Commentary: In two new court cases, judges find that AI does not have human intelligence In cases involving copyright and attorney-client privilege, these courts have ruled that AI bots aren't human.

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Commentary: Trump's love affair with coal won't save the industry from extinction America's coal output has been falling for decades, and a turnaround isn't in the cards.

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Commentary: Trump Media's financial report revives questions for investors Trump Media racks up huge losses and meager revenue, reports investments in crypto and nuclear fusion — but what kind of company is it, really?

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Ha!!! This is 100% accurate.

Every senator who voted to confirm RFK Jr owns this tragedy. Every single one.

Commentary: Why foreign markets outperformed U.S. stocks during Trump's first year Trump has crowed about the gains in the U.S. stock market during his term, but in 2025 investors saw more opportunity in the rest of the world.

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Commentary: AI isn't ready to be your doctor yet — but will it ever be? AI is increasingly used by physicians, but beware of the AI health apps being heavily promoted to consumers

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It's just insane the degree to which the federal government has simply declared war on a U.S. state. A punitive war with no discernible objective other than to immiserate its people. bsky.app/profile/apne...

Could you send it to me at michael.hiltzik@latimes.com, please

Commentary: Waiting for your tariff refund check? Fugeddaboutit! The Supreme Court just declared most of Trump's tariffs to be unconstitutional. But consumers probably won't get their money back.

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Someone tell Pam Bondi it's time to talk about the Epstein files. The Dow is under 50,000.

'Don't go to the US - not with Trump in charge': the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks (Jenny Kleeman/The Guardian)

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Commentary: The missing quality that defines the flaws in our business and government leadership — character We used to expect our business and government leaders to have strength of character. Today that's been replaced by a moral vacuum

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Commentary: RFK Jr.'s attacks on vaccines could undermine American science for generations RFK Jr.'s attacks on vaccines go beyond changing the childhood immunization schedule. Now he's taking aim at vaccine R&D itself.

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The Streisand effect in action

I assume @jaketapper.bsky.social will now bring on Markwayne Mullin to respond because he’s always so cogent and honest

Defund these fuckers already

Defund these fuckers already

Defund these fuckers already

Defund these fuckers already

Defund these fuckers already

over to you, josh barro

Noem story reminds us that, Murdoch or not, when Wall Street Journal sinks its teeth into something, it’s REALLY GOOD

Think it’s safe to say that every sportswriter on Planet Earth just got a lesson in the futility of flapdoodle—a lesson I thankfully learned early in my news career, and never forgot

How the fuck is Corey Lewandowski in any position to fire a Coast Guard pilot?

What is his title?

What is his job?

What is his official position in the US government?

If you are Kristi Noem’s boyfriend you get to fire Coast Guard officers?

"Trump made reining in the power of the nation’s largest companies — especially its tech giants — a key part of his 2024 platform in a bid to win over consumers and the middle class. In announcing Slater’s nomination last year, Trump posted on Truth Social, “Big Tech has run wild for years, stifling competition in our most innovative sector."

I can't overstate how central outlets like Politico were in propping up the MAGA fake-populist election season lie that Trumpism cared about unchecked corporate predation (usually with helpful quotes by Matt Stoller).

Commentary: Who's responsible for the aviation mess? Transportation Secretary Duffy says it's everyone but him Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy blames the Democrats for the air travel chaos, but while in Congress he voted against funds for the FAA.

So FAA reopens El Paso he morning after annuncing it's closed for 10 days. Over to you, Sean Duffy, you complete incompetent: www.latimes.com/business/sto...

It's not a new observation at this point but that wild Noem/Lewandowski story in WSJ really brings home the extent to which all the Trump 2 cabinet-level goblins see their jobs as flying private, doing short-form video, and screaming at underlings. They all hate each other and none of them can read.