The VA may be the next government agency to go dark, if Pete Hegseth’s digital Rolodex is anything to go by.
Luke Goldstein
Luke Goldstein is a writing fellow at The American Prospect. He previously worked as a reporter/research associate at the Open Markets Institute and interned at Washington Monthly.
Posted inWorking in America
The ‘Pro-Worker’ Portable Benefits Scam
Big Tech app companies want to evade employment law, and they’re hoping Republicans will help.
Posted inEconomic Policy
When the Government Actually Governs
The Biden administration’s antitrust agencies are hitting the tape with new rules and enforcement actions.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Populism, Price-Fixing, and Big Money
Writing fellow Luke Goldstein’s Best of 2024
Posted inPolitics
Modest FTC Junk Fee Rule Built on Bipartisan Support
Democratic regulators wanted to make sure the rule will survive. Republican support on the commission and popular bills in Congress could get them there.
Posted inEconomic Policy
FTC Revives 1930s Law in Suing Alcohol Distributor
The Robinson-Patman Act, dormant for decades, is invoked in a case alleging that Southern Glazer’s favored big-box stores over independent rivals.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Luigi Mangione Had Disappeared, Family and Friends Say
A text message from a cousin suggests the suspected killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson had gone underground for months.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Money Game
The Democratic Party had more money than God this election. At what cost?
Posted inPolitics
Changing of the Guard
Democrats are starting to deal with their gerontocracy problem. But there are still battles to come.