public ownership
Coverage of public ownership in the Nexus archive.
- ‘Communist’ can be added to the list of Trump’s verbal salvos against Democrats
Donald Trump accused Democrats of being communists, citing the Democratic Socialists of America's platform which includes public ownership, wealth tax, and defunding of law enforcement. He warned of a potential shift to the left in the Democratic Party.
- Bernie Sanders and Sam Altman’s private one-hour meeting about the public ownership of AI
Sen. Bernie Sanders proposed a plan for the public to own 50% of AI companies like OpenAI, using their stock to create a public wealth fund. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman met with Sanders to discuss public equity in AI companies but did not support the 50% threshold. President Donald Trump also endorsed the idea of public benefit from AI, highlighting growing political alignment around public ownership of AI's growth.
- Thames Water should be nationalised, says Andy Burnham
Andy Burnham, Labour’s Makerfield byelection candidate, advocates public ownership of water companies, including nationalisation of Thames Water, as part of his potential Labour leadership. He confirmed this in an interview with the Guardian.