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Posted inLaw and Justice
Monopolist Secrecy Demands Are Overwhelming—and May Be Illegal
One anti-monopoly group contends that withholding basic financial information violates federal securities laws.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
A Black Football Player Reclaims His Story
A book and hit movie depicted Michael Oher as a Black kid saved by adoptive white parents. Oher says that’s not the real story.
Posted inWorking in America
UAW Strikes at Select Plants
The ‘Stand Up Strike’ is intended to keep the Big Three automakers off-balance.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Maine Tries to Take Back Its Utilities
A ballot measure would convert two investor-owned power companies into a public nonprofit. Unionized utility workers aren’t sold.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Big Ag Opens Another Vein of Public Funding
Money from the Climate-Smart Commodities program, designed to reduce agriculture emissions, is going disproportionately to multinationals.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Renewables Are Both Necessary for Carbon Reduction and Cheap
New research shows that renewable power like solar and wind is now affordable enough to shut down the debate over cost.
Posted inHousing
Scandal-Plagued Rent-Setting Software Execs Presented as Neutral Experts
Amid an ongoing Department of Justice inquiry, the Texas-based real estate tech company RealPage is prized for its analysis in mainstream media.
Posted inWorking in America
Econ Commentators Join TSMC to Declare U.S. Workers’ Premature Defeat
The econ blogosphere hasn’t really checked, but knows in its heart American workers aren’t up to the job.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Wall Street Stokes Culture War to Fight Swipe Fee Reform
The credit card industry is attempting to whip up right-wing hysterics to fight a bipartisan financial reform.