Here’s everything to look out for over the next 12 months.
antitrust
Posted inEconomic Policy
Lina Khan Cashes In Her Chips
Her first big antitrust enforcement action seeks to block two semiconductor firms from merging.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Fighting the Inflation Profiteers
Companies are raising prices well above increases in their costs. The only antidote is to finally take action against corporate power.
Posted inAmerica and the World
China Reckons With Its Gilded Age
Xi Jinping’s ‘Common Prosperity’ program is a rebuke to an economic model that prioritized growth over personal welfare.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Problem With Facebook Is Fraud
Disinformation and calls for corporate censorship are a distraction. The social media company violates the law all the time.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Why Congress Must End America’s Merger Free-for-All
Aggressive anti-monopoly enforcement can only go so far without clearing out a thicket of bad judicial rulings and establishing new laws.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Amazon Warns Sellers: Marketplace Could Shut Down If Congress Tries to Regulate It
Direct email communications seek to motivate third-party sellers to lobby their representatives.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Closing the Revolving Door in Antitrust
Economic consulting firms hire former officials to undermine antitrust efforts. Here’s how to stop that.
Posted inTAP
Progressives Run the Table on Regulatory Posts
Today on TAP: Khan and Kanter and Wu—plus Steele and Omarova
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
It’s Big Business as Usual for Biden’s Ambassadorship Picks
A Comcast lobbyist is the latest to snag a top diplomatic post.