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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 inMoney, Politics, and Power
Democrats Complete the Big Crypto Reset
Chuck Schumer fully embraced crypto at an industry fundraiser for Harris, while his Senate candidates get showered with millions of dollars in crypto PAC donations.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Will Google’s Monopoly Be Vanquished?
The path includes appeals challenges, a judicially ordered remedy phase, and a change in the presidency.
Posted inTAP
Federal Judge: Google Is a Monopoly
Today on TAP: The Justice Department just won its case against Google.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Anti-Monopoly Crusader Funded by Jeff Bezos
A mailer supporting New Hampshire House candidate Maggie Goodlander is from a pro-veteran PAC that Bezos and his parents gave millions to.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Wall Street Hits the Locker Room
Private equity firms are maneuvering to invest in college athletes, their schools, and the conferences they play in. The deals could add risk to the whole system.
Posted inPolitics
Crypto Cash Affecting Both Sides of the Democratic Divide
Both beneficiaries of crypto campaign spending and their opponents are desperately endorsing the technology.
Posted inPolitics
Former Harris Aides Keep Fighting the Biden-Harris Administration
Lartease Tiffith, a former senior counsel to Kamala Harris now lobbying against several initiatives of the White House and its agencies, is a good example of the dynamic.
Posted inPolitics
The Playbook for Improving the Secret Service Has Been Around Since 2015
That’s when a congressional committee issued a 435-page analysis of its failings, whose key recommendations have yet to be implemented.
Posted inPolitics
Biden Opponents Have Six Days to Get Him Out of the Race
A virtual roll call is moving forward, despite no legitimate rationale to formally nominate the president early. Some Biden delegates are trying to whip up an objection campaign.