The only two sectors thriving in Trump’s economy are increasingly sparring with each other.
deregulation
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Environmental Protection Agency in Name Only
The Trump administration is racing to revoke the cornerstone of U.S. climate regulation by the end of the year. Environmental groups have vowed to fight back.
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 inPolitics
Crypto Week Revealed the Dittohead Congress
There are no ‘hard-liners’ in the Republican conference. And nobody interested in standing up for the institution of Congress either.
Posted inPolitics
The Real Democratic Civil War
It’s not so much about ‘abundance’ as it is about how to reconnect with a justifiably angry working class.
Posted inPolitics
Padilla Assault Fails to Stop Senate Business as Usual
Democrats did not withhold votes for pro-crypto legislation even when DHS goons were handcuffing their own colleague.
Posted inWorking in America
The Escalating, Bloody Exploitation of Meat Workers Under Trump
Conditions in meatpacking plants are set to return to scenes from ‘The Jungle.’
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Wall Street’s Corruption of the Democrats Is Broader Than Crypto
‘Abundance’ needs to include constraints on predatory capitalism.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Crypto Thought They Bought Congress. They Bought a Headache.
The industry thought it had its legislative wish list on track for passage. Then it all got mired in a fight over credit card swipe fees.
Posted inTransportation
Industry Lobbyists Pitch Driverless ‘Ghost Trains’ Across America
Buoyed by Trump’s deregulatory agenda, rail companies press for cost-cutting measures that could undermine railroad safety.