Will the Oscars Join the Resistance?
At the Academy Awards, expect Hollywood to take on Washington. Plus: The problem with rich people’s spending.
Jane Fonda spoke out against President Donald Trump at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 23.
Photographer: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images
The Academy Awards ceremony is on Sunday night, and if you’re looking for a break from political news, you might be disappointed, Businessweek’s Mark Leydorf writes today. Plus: The wealthiest Americans keep spending, but at a cost; inside an MIT boot camp for entrepreneurs; and why fast expansion isn’t in the WNBA’s best interest. If this email was forwarded to you, click here to sign up.
As a sometime critic and noted Oscar scholar (I won the Businessweek pool last year), many colleagues (well, at least one) have asked me for my predictions. Will the edgy comedy Anora win best picture, or the papal thriller Conclave? Will Timothée Chalamet beat Adrien Brody? Is this Demi Moore’s year? I’d say there’s only one thing we can definitely expect on Sunday night: There will be politics.