Lost in the crisis over Texas state lawmakers’ redistricting overreach is another contentious issue: the regulation of hemp-derived THC products.
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Posted inEconomic Policy
First-Ever Ban on Surveillance Pricing Introduced in Congress
A bill authored by Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX) would stop companies from setting individualized prices and wages based on spy dossiers they assemble on Americans.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Deregulation Swings the Pendulum Toward Financial Crash
The Federal Trade Commission’s decline is a symptom of a public policy designed primarily to protect asset prices.
Posted inVideos
The Prospect Weekly Roundup: Consumer Protection Undone
On our live show, David, Maureen Tkacik, and James Baratta discuss the transforming of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau into an agency in name only.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Hardly Workin’
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is on life support, and consumer scam complaints are surging as a result. The Trump administration wants to pull the plug.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Anti-Bureaucracy Measure Runs Into Bureaucracy
Judges and administrative procedures make it hard to make it easy to cancel subscriptions.
Posted inPolitics
DOGE Wants to Make Your Baby’s Crib Unsafe
Three Democratic commissioners have been fired from the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and Trump’s team has its eye on dismantling the agency entirely.
Posted inPolitics
Colorado’s Governor Greenlights Price-Fixing Algorithms
Democrats in Colorado’s legislature unanimously passed a bill reining in price-fixing software like RealPage. Once again, Gov. Jared Polis broke away from his party and vetoed it.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Sunburnt
How door-to-door solar salespeople can scam homeowners, and what the government could do to stop it.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Predatory Lenders in the Operating Room
Medical credit cards have gone mainstream, preying on sick people at their most vulnerable.
