🗓️ Sunday Roundup: Week of April 14 – “Good Intentions, Elite Outcomes”

Miles Carter and Beth

This week we explored how the Democratic Party—once the party of workers and public investment—has become increasingly tangled in elite interests, cultural symbolism, and corporate alignment. Our five-part series unpacked the gap between intention and outcome, and how that disillusionment is fueling populist alternatives from the right.

We asked:

• Has economic reform been replaced by cultural performance?
• Are today’s Democratic leaders more accountable to Wall Street than Main Street?
• And what happens when people feel like no one’s fighting for them?

We followed the arc from FDR’s promises to today’s platforms, challenging ourselves to understand how power shifted—and why material progress has stalled even when the right words are being said.

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🛬 Deported Without Evidence: The Garcia Case

Midweek, we took a break from the party deep-dive to examine the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was deported despite no evidence being submitted in court.

A federal judge asked for proof that Garcia was tied to MS-13. DHS didn’t provide it. Only after the court ruled against them did they release hearsay-based documents—outside of any legal process. No formal submission. No conviction. No verifiable evidence.

This isn’t a partisan story. It’s a constitutional one. Due process was denied. And when the government sidesteps the courts and tries to win its case in the press instead, everyone should be paying attention.

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🤖 Bias Barometer: Week 2 Update

We closed out the week with a fresh update to our AI Bias Monitor, comparing Beth (ChatGPT), Grok (xAI), and Gemini (Google) on political and cultural prompts. Key scores tracked:

• Bias
• Accuracy
• Tone
• Transparency

We’re starting to see divergences. One model is clearly more open about its assumptions. Another sounds like it’s towing a media line. We’ll publish full results and trendlines in tomorrow’s Bias Report: Week 2.

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🔮 Next Week: “The Hidden Party”

Starting Monday, we dig into the real power broker in American politics: Corporate America. While the left and right argue over culture wars and symbolic victories, boardrooms are writing policy behind the scenes.

Is there a Corporate Party?
And if so… are we all voting in a rigged election?