Despite the appointment of a progressive, Katherine Tai, to the top slot, Big Tech hopes to insert allies as her deputies.
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Will Big Tech Take Over Trade Policy?
Katherine Tai is the leading candidate to head USTR. Will she be undermined by the appointment of industry lobbyists to key jobs just below her?
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Social Distancing
The wealthy have pulled out of the orbit of the rest of the country. Can they be leashed back?
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
A Bright Spot Amid Biden’s Middle-of-the-Road Approach
On antitrust and Big Tech, advocates changed the conversation. That has invalidated the same old corporate-friendly personnel.
Posted inTAP
The Long-Running Search for Amazon’s Conscience
Today on TAP: Amazon workers deserve a union
Posted inEconomic Policy
The End of Retail
What Amazon, private equity, and real estate conglomerates are doing to the retail industry today is a rerun of what discounters like Walmart did in the 1970s.
Posted inPolitics
The Future of the Democratic Party Goes Through This District
In Washington’s Tenth, it’s Marilyn Strickland, president of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, against environmental activist Beth Doglio.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Big Tech Report That’s Not About Big Tech
The House Antitrust Subcommittee releases a report that’s really about Congress taking back its power to govern.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Right Way to Revoke Big Tech’s Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card
It’s time to pare back liability waivers for dominant tech platforms.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Biden Stiff-Arming Big Tech Would Be Good Politics, Policy
Shutting the revolving door between Silicon Valley and Washington would signal an end to the swamp.