Many rejoiced when Musk said he’d pull back from the Department of Government Efficiency. But the world’s richest person will continue to wield oligarchic influence over our politics, and therefore our lives.

Musk continues to try to buy pieces of the government.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been hyping up many supposed savings at the Department of Defense.

The Tesla and SpaceX CEO spent a pittance to help Trump get elected, and now the president is doing everything in his power to make Musk even richer—at Trump’s own political expense.

An official working on broadband expansion brutally condemned Musk.

Elon Musk is a greedy welfare billionaire.

Donald Trump and Elon Musk have been rushing to completely shut down the U.S. development agency.

Elon Musk’s efforts to slash the U.S. government could be a huge boon to China—a country to which Musk has significant financial ties.

He proved this year that he’s not just evil, but deeply stupid, too.

He promised a “digital town square” when he bought Twitter. He has instead promoted right-wing conspiracy theories about Covid-19, Democrats—and even Twitter itself. Welcome to the libertarian superhero capitalist’s conception of the commons.

Richard Branson, Jeff Bezos, and Elon Musk are spending billions to go to space, using money and resources that belong to the people.

SpaceX’s Starlink project would add thousands of satellites to a very crowded sky.

The Tesla mogul says he wants to be left alone. But he’s been living off the taxpayer’s dime for years.

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The strange new push for space privatization

The Silicon Valley magnate's vision is less futuristic—and more solipsistic—than it seems.

Why Amazon's founder has his sights set on the stars

The rocket company says the Air Force's contract with a rival company is sending taxpayer dollars to Russia