And the most equitable way to do that is through publicly owned utilities.
Sandeep Vaheesan
Sandeep Vaheesan is legal director at the Open Markets Institute. He previously served as a regulations counsel at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Posted inBooks
Uber and the Impoverished Public Expectations of the 2010s
A new book shows that Uber was a symbol of a neoliberal philosophy that neglected public funding and regulation in favor of rule by private corporations.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
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Unleash the Existing Anti-Monopoly Arsenal
Corporate power can be neutralized if federal agencies simply used the prodigious authority they’ve been granted.
Posted inEconomic Policy
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Posted inWorking in America
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Posted inDay One Agenda
Unleash the Existing Anti-Monopoly Arsenal
Corporate power can be neutralized if federal agencies simply used the prodigious authority they’ve been granted.
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