Month: September 2026

Dark Money and Data Centers

“It has been said that Montana is a cheap date. Outside big money hand-picks candidates with dubious connections to Montana, finances them with unlimited campaign donations, and we end up with senators and representatives who work for the dark money billionaires, not for us.“ Gilles Stockton & Tess Fahlgren August 27, 2026 There will be…



National MCOOL Coalition Launches Petition Calling on White House, Congress to Label Our Beef

R-CALF United Stockgrowers of America Fighting for the Independent U.S. Cattle Producer     Contact: R-CALF USA Communications Director Jaiden Moreland Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa View and share this news release on Facebook here and on X here, or view the web version here.     National MCOOL Coalition Launches Petition Calling on White House, Congress…



How Trump Lost Cattle Ranchers

The business of raising and processing beef in America has been ground to dust in service of profit for publicly traded behemoths like Walmart. David Dayen and Matt Stoller Sep 01, 2026 Welcome to the podcast Organized Money. You can listen to today’s episode on Apple on Spotify, youtube, or wherever you get your podcasts….



Trumps beef import plan raises questions about JBS influence

Trump’s beef import plan raises questions about JBS influence What happened: Joesley Batista, a major shareholder and board member of JBS, met with President Trump in the Oval Office on August 20th to discuss how additional Brazilian beef imports could help lower U.S. prices if Trump reduced tariffs. The following day, Trump took to social…