The revolt of the elites against art seemed already complete. Where do NFTs fit in?
Big Tech
Posted inCabinet Watch
The Top Antitrust Job May Go to an Ally of Joe Lieberman
Jon Sallet, who helped Lieberman get vetted as Gore’s veep, may become the new chief of the Antitrust Division at the Justice Department.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Toward a Conflict-of-Interest-Free West Wing
Incomplete disclosures from Biden’s staff raise as many questions as they answer.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Big Tech Lobbyists Take Down Arizona’s App Store Bill
HB 2005 would have ended high app store fees for developers. It got stuck in a state Senate committee.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Thinker, Tanker, Scholar, Consultant
Every former policymaker in Washington is an academic, a researcher, and an adviser to big business.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Growing Movement to End the Surveillance Economy
A new coalition has formed against digital platforms’ dangerous business model of collecting voluminous user data and using it to serve up ads.
Posted inPolitics
Altercation: White House Reporters Now Drafting Scripts for Joe Biden to Read
They see their job as primary participants in a game of childish playacting, rather than as news gatherers.
Posted inTAP
Will Google Stop Stealing Content From the Media?
Today on TAP: New revenue-sharing laws could change Google’s business model
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
What Will Be Revealed in Jake Sullivan’s Financial Disclosures?
Biden’s ‘shadow lobbying’ ban isn’t enough to ensure transparency.
Posted inWorking in America
Union Bargaining at a Podcasting Giant
Gimlet Media, part of the Spotify empire, has been negotiating a contract with workers for almost two years.
