The legendary music publicist, bestselling author, and independent scientific thinker has built one of the most unconventional careers in modern intellectual life. What connects Michael Jackson, Albert Einstein, the origins of the universe, and the mysterious psychology of human crowds? One answer is Howard Bloom. Few figures have traveled such an unusual professional and intellectual
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As political disagreements increasingly shape conversations among friends, family, and neighbors, entrepreneur and author Sean Eric Steals is building a message around something Americans of differing viewpoints can recognize: the importance of freedom. His clothing brand, STAY FREE, grew out of his book, Stay Free: American Voices of Freedom, a project Steals chose to publish anonymously because of his
Maryvit Luna – CNBC | Getty images Social Security retirement benefits may face an automatic, across-the-board cut in just six years. Without intervention before then, the Social Security retirement trust fund, formally known as the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, which helps pay benefits to eligible workers and qualifying family members, will run out
Alaska Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan said Sunday he would accept the results of Tuesday’s midterm elections, while slamming Democratic candidate Mary Peltola‘s campaign for reportedly recruiting Dan J. Sullivan to run as a spoiler. “No, I’m going to accept the election results,” Sullivan said on CNN’s “State of the Union” when asked whether he would
Clockwise, from bottom left, are Josh Turek, a Democratic Iowa state representative, and Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, both U.S. Senate candidates for Iowa; and Democrat Troy Jackson and Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, both U.S. Senate candidates for Maine. Maryvit Luna – CNBC | Getty images Senators elected this November must answer a crucial
The outcome of Tuesday’s election is expected to have broad implications across the market, including municipal bonds. The spotlight has been on the battle for congressional control and whether Democrats will wrest the House of Representatives, the Senate or both from Republicans. But for the muni market, what happens at the state level could have
The largest group of single-issue super PACs in United States history is pouring millions of dollars into congressional races across the country. Cryptocurrency groups outpaced online betting and data center development groups in federal corporate political spending this election cycle, according to Public Citizen. Crypto-tied organizations have contributed more than $200 million in this election
Sen. Darline Graham (R-SC doesn’t seem to want to be a senator. Much like the man who put her in office, Donald Trump, she has complained about having to campaign for votes. Graham is unqualified and only seems to have gotten the Senate appointment because her brother Lindsey died while in office. The problem, besides
An AI-based anti-U.S. animation depicting Lego-shaped images of the Chinese Dragon, the legendary Persian Simurgh, and the Statue of Liberty is displayed during the 2nd Media-Expo International Exhibition in Tehran, Iran, on October 29, 2026. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Qatari mediators have held talks with Iranian
Donald Trump canceled his final two rallies, which were meant to help Republicans hold endangered US Senate seats in Kansas and Iowa. The cancellations came at the same time that it was reported that the president had been complaining about his travel schedule in the month of October. The White House has sold Trump as
An AI-based anti-U.S. animation depicting Lego-shaped images of the Chinese Dragon, the legendary Persian Simurgh, and the Statue of Liberty is displayed during the 2nd Media-Expo International Exhibition in Tehran, Iran, on October 29, 2026. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Qatari mediators have held talks with Iranian
The largest group of single-issue super PACs in United States history is pouring millions of dollars into congressional races across the country. Cryptocurrency groups outpaced online betting and data center development groups in federal corporate political spending this election cycle, according to Public Citizen. Crypto-tied organizations have contributed more than $200 million in this election
A super PAC called Our Heritage Matters registered with the Federal Election Commission on Oct. 15. Five days later, it began spending to boost third-party candidates and attack Republicans. By Oct. 29, the group had spent about $1.2 million across 10 House and Senate races, according to a CNBC analysis of FEC filings. What voters
BISMARCK, N.D. — In 1918, an offshoot of the progressive farmer-labor movement known as the Nonpartisan League swept into power in North Dakota, riding a populist groundswell of anger directed at big banks and industry barons in Minneapolis and Chicago. The group was organized by former Socialist Party member Arthur C. Townley, a failed flax
If the New York Times report is true, the Mary Peltola campaign did something dumb and unnecessary, but not illegal. The two Dan Sullivans ballot controversy and the role the Peltola campaign might have played in recruiting a second Dan Sullivan were breathlessly treated by elites like the Times and the White House as a
US Attorney Michael J. Heyman speaks during a press conference as the Justice Department investigates allegations that Democrats recruited potential spoiler candidates to run in Alaska’s US Senate race, ahead of the midterm elections, at the US Attorney’s Office in Anchorage, Alaska, US, Oct. 30, 2026. Kerry Tasker | Reuters The Department of Justice wants
Spencer Pratt appeared to be a shoo-in to win the June primary in the Los Angeles mayor’s race, based on millions of dollars wagered on prediction markets aiming to call the race. Pratt was an unlikely candidate for mayor. The former reality TV star had never held elective office, but after the Palisades fire destroyed
Investors expect a blue wave in next week’s midterm election, as Democrats surge in polls and President Donald Trump‘s approval rating remains low. Public polling suggests Democrats are likely to take control of the House of Representatives, and analysts who parse what politics means for investors are in overdrive to tell their clients how to
Billionaire venture capitalist Reid Hoffman has put $8 million into the Democratic Party of Wisconsin over the past five weeks to help the party’s gubernatorial nominee David Crowley in his race against Republican Tom Tiffany. The LinkedIn co-founder gave $2 million on Sept. 24, $1 million on Oct. 2 and another $5 million in two
President Donald Trump will host campaign rallies in Iowa and Kansas after all, a source familiar with the matter told CNBC on Friday, hours after the Republican Party said those events would be scrapped in lieu of a series of tele-rallies. “Rallies are BACK ON!” the source said in response to an email CNBC sent
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