{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"New documentary traces Elon Musk's rise and embrace of right-wing politics","publication_date":"October 08, 2026","summary":"Elon Musk remains one of the more powerful and controversial figures in business, science, tech and politics. He played a central role in the early days of the second Trump administration. Now, a new documentary is chronicling Musk's rise to power and embrace of right-wing politics. William Brangham reports. ","author_name":"By Courtney Norris, William Brangham","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2026\/10\/885778bc5f636ba1174b82fd9faf38f9-musk-1024x576.jpg","thumbnail_height":576,"thumbnail_width":1024}