by Derek Seidman | Jul 12, 2026 | AI, Data Center, data centers, Dominion Energy, electricity, Energy, Florida, merger, mergers, News Analysis, NextEra Energy, North Carolina, Resistance, South Carolina, Trump Administration, utilities, Virginia, Wall Street
Millions of people across the U.S. are angry at their utilities. Electricity costs are rising while CEOs and Wall Street investors salivate over the booming energy demand from data centers. Now, we could be entering a new and ominous stage of utility power: the rise of the corporate mega-utility. On May 18, Florida-based NextEra Energy, owner of the largest electric utility in the U.S.
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by Amy Goodman | May 22, 2026 | Brendan Carr, CBS, CNN, FCC, Interview, Larry Ellison, mergers, Paramount Skydance, Stephen Colbert, Trump Administration, Warner Bros. Discovery
Late-night comedian Stephen Colbert has ended his 11-year run as host of The Late Show on CBS. His program’s cancellation removes one of President Trump’s most vocal critics from the airwaves and comes after the comedian criticized his own employer for agreeing to pay $16 million to settle a lawsuit brought by President Trump. The settlement came as CBS parent company Paramount was seeking the…
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by Amy Goodman | May 5, 2026 | ABC, Brendan Carr, Donald Trump, FCC, First Amendment, Interview, Jimmy Kimmel, mergers, Paramount Skydance, Warner Bros. Discovery
As President Trump continues to attack media organizations and journalists, we speak with a sitting member of the Federal Communications Commission about how the administration has weaponized the FCC to go after his perceived enemies in the media. Anna Gomez is the sole Democratic commissioner on the FCC, which is currently operating with just three commissioners instead of the usual five.
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