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Jesse Hubbard

Business & Corporate Power

Jesse Hubbard writes about corporate power, political money, and the remarkable generosity of businesses spending somebody else’s cash. The focus is the gap between boardroom promises and the public bill. His idea of a love letter is an annotated expense report.

Articles By Jesse Hubbard

112 published articles

Democrawonk — Trump holds a watering can and closed pruning shears beside a wilted missile-shaped plant growing from a helmet.

Trump Puts Peace On The Maybe List

Washington’s CircusOctober 25, 2026 at 3:30 PM EDTBy Jesse Hubbard

“Today” is doing a lot of work in the reassurance department.

Democrawonk — A chairman remains on a chocolate throne while sweeping crumbs toward a departing executive.

The Price Was Wrong. The Chairman Stays.

Follow the MoneyOctober 25, 2026 at 12:25 PM EDTBy Jesse Hubbard

Accountability has found the stairs. It appears to be going down.

Democrawonk — An official cuts a safety net beneath his own podium while volunteers struggle to repair it.

The Help Line Needs Help

Everyday AmericaOctober 25, 2026 at 11:02 AM EDTBy Jesse Hubbard

A safety net should not need its own safety net.

Democrawonk — Cartoon of Trump cutting a pink ribbon across a factory blueprint that stretches over unbuilt ground toward a sketched SUV.

Audi’s Factory Will Arrive In The 2030s. The Applause Has Express Shipping.

Washington’s CircusOctober 25, 2026 at 7:28 AM EDTBy Jesse Hubbard

The assembly line needs construction, planning and corporate approval. The campaign version is already running three shifts.

Democrawonk — Three corporate executives stacked inside one trench coat present a donor invitation at the White House ballroom entrance.

White House Adds Ballroom So Corporate America Can Finally Get A Foot In The Door

Follow The MoneyOctober 24, 2026 at 9:02 PM EDTBy Jesse Hubbard

The rest of us can ask nothing from home. We lack ambition.