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Tesla’s Trajectory

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What do recent developments teach us about the world?

Recent news about Tesla sheds light on the company’s future, the global EV market, crony capitalism, not to mention the state of American democracy. It may also say something about Elon Musk’s role in the company. That’s a lot of information wrapped up in Tesla’s stock prices and related developments. Overall, this is good news for the environment but bad news for democracy.

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