“A.O.C. Is the New Trump Bump”: Is Murdoch’s Paper Out to Nuke the Congresswoman—Or Just Dabbling in a McCarthy-Era Traffic Play? | Vanity Fair

The New York Post’s relentless coverage of the freshman congresswoman from the Bronx has some in the newsroom speculating that the old man is taking the reins. But others say the tabloid is just manifesting its wizardry in the dark arts of the rag trade.     react-text: 225 /react-text By Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Photo….

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Trump’s Alleged Meddling with CNN Could Be an Impeachable Offense | Vanity Fair

The president reportedly demanded the Justice Department file an antitrust lawsuit to hurt CNN. react-text: 218 /react-text by Win McNamee/Getty Images. Presidents don’t typically get involved in anti-trust matters before the Justice Department. But according to a new report, that’s precisely what Donald Trump did, in an apparent effort to hurt CNN and boost his…

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“When You Get That Wealthy, You Start to Buy Your Own Bullshit”: The Miseducation of Sheryl Sandberg | Vanity Fair

Harvard Business School invented the “leadership” industry—and produced a generation of corporate monsters. No wonder Sandberg, one of the school’s most prominent graduates, lacks a functioning moral compass. Sandberg arrives for a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on September 5, 2018. By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call. The ongoing three-way public-relations car wreck involving Washington, Facebook, and…

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Uber’s Mysterious New Business Looks a Lot Like a Temp Agency | Vanity Fair

react-text: 220 /react-text Mark Kauzlarich/Bloomberg. Onstage at last week’s New Establishment Summit, C.E.O. Dara Khosrowshahi, who has been tasked with taking Uber public, made a point of highlighting the company’s meal-delivery service as one of the most promising components of Uber’s ride-hailing business. Indeed, when Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs valued the company at up…

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