Today on TAP: Despite its history-making tilt toward workers and consumers, the electorate didn’t reward it.
antitrust
Posted inEconomic Policy
FTC Revives 1930s Law in Suing Alcohol Distributor
The Robinson-Patman Act, dormant for decades, is invoked in a case alleging that Southern Glazer’s favored big-box stores over independent rivals.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The End and Beginning of the Lina Khan Era
The FTC chair lost her job on the same day she added another legal victory. The neo-Brandeisian efforts to convince judges to revive antitrust could have staying power.
Posted inHousing
The Housing Industry Never Recovered From the Great Recession
A decade of depression in construction led to a concentrated, sclerotic industry.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Comprehensive Plan to Weaken Google’s Power
The Justice Department proposed breakups, licensing arrangements, and other methods as a remedy for Google’s violation of the antitrust laws. Will Donald Trump’s team go along with it?
Posted inPolitics
Frontline Democrats Won With Progressive Populist Messages
Longtime Democratic moderates who attacked big business and monopolies outpaced Harris in swing districts.
Posted inTAP
Quirks of Right-Wing Populism
Today on TAP: Far-right populists do share some things with the left. But boss rule Trumps them all.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Look to the State Trustbusters
A federal merger challenge against two home health giants has state partners, who will have to carry the ball if the Trump administration walks away from corporate enforcement.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Triumphant Return of Corruption
A look at the biggest stock gainers since Trump’s election shows that paying tribute to the next president will have its benefits.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The End of the Whole-of-Government Approach?
In the Biden administration, some officials actually tried to govern. The squealing from corporations made clear that this novelty was effective.