Hidden and deceptive fees are seen across consumer transactions, from rental housing to prisons.
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Posted inTAP
Biden Cows United
Today on TAP: He called out the airlines for making parents pay extra to sit next to their kids. Presto chango, United announced it won’t do that anymore.
Posted inEconomic Policy
A Pitched Battle on Corporate Power
Biden’s expansive executive order seeks to restore competition in the economy. It’s been a long, slow road to get the whole government on board—but there are some formidable gains.
Posted inPolitics
Senate Democrats Finally Control Committee Majorities. What Now?
Here are nine practical and urgent suggestions.
Posted inTransportation
Anti-Monopoly Reformer Joins Department of Transportation
Jen Howard, former chief of staff to Lina Khan at the FTC, is the new chief competition officer at DOT.
Posted inTransportation
What Was Behind Last Week’s FAA Breakdown?
Pete Buttigieg’s personnel choices were certainly a factor.
Posted inTransportation
The FTC Banned an Unfair Practice. The Department of Transportation Can, Too.
DOT has the same statutory language to effectively ban deceptive flight cancellations, the way the FTC has banned noncompete agreements.
Posted inTransportation
Government Spending Bill Waives Aircraft Safety Deadline
Boeing gets its way, again.
Posted inTransportation
Boeing’s Lobbying Blitz
The airplane maker is scrambling to get a deadline for improving cockpit safety systems on all planes pushed back.
Posted inTransportation
Pete Buttigieg’s Feeble Policy on Flight Cancellations
The transportation secretary could be doing far more with his existing authority. The new DOT rule could make matters worse for consumers.
