Lack of disclosure on de facto lobbying at think tanks has triggered a bipartisan reaction.
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
FTC Forum Shows the Oppression of Noncompete Agreements
From the top to the bottom of the wage scale, these contract clauses are abusive and predatory.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
How Noncompete Agreements Hamstrung America’s Pandemic Response
When COVID-19 was at its worst, many doctors wanted to go where they were most needed. Their bosses said no.
Posted inPolitics
How Crypto Cash Could Determine Chicago’s Next Mayor
Prior donations from Sam Bankman-Fried have damaged Chuy García’s campaign. But Mayor Lori Lightfoot has her own crypto ties.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Small Businesses Rise to Fight Wall Street
Increased swipe fees got shopkeepers mobilized, and could further an anti-monopoly revolution.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Senators Berate the Ticketmaster Monopoly
Members of both parties call for the ticket giant to be broken up.
Posted inWorking in America
USDA Ignores Its Own Proposed Labor Standards
The department has yet to implement a rule requiring its contractors to obey labor laws.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
John Deere Says Farmers Can Fix Their Own Tractors—Sometimes
It cuts a deal with a farmers’ group to forestall legislation requiring it to stop compelling farmers to come to Deere for all their repairs.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
FTC Ban on Noncompetes Sets Up Huge Legal Fight
The agency used its dormant rulemaking authority to prohibit the wage suppression tactic. Conservatives are already positioning to fight the rule in the courts.
Posted inPolitics
Gigi Sohn: Round Two
She has been renominated as a commissioner for the FCC, which would break a partisan deadlock at the agency and give Democrats the majority.