The new centrist push to regain control of the Democratic Party, with corporate money
deregulation
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The SEC Whistleblower Program Is Dominating Regulatory Enforcement
As the program, which cuts in whistleblowers on enforcements awards, grows exponentially, conflicts of interest are emerging. AI could make it worse.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Deputy AG Monaco Asked to Recuse From DOJ Boeing Decision
The deputy attorney general consulted for Boeing before becoming the number two at Justice. Now she’s involved in a possible ‘sweetheart deal’ for the embattled company.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Who’s Gonna Check the Supreme Court?
This term illustrates that the Court often exercises unjustified power.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Three Algorithms in a Room
A growing number of industries are using software to fix prices. Law enforcers are beginning to fight back.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Democrats Must Start Distinguishing Themselves on Insurance Policy
Amid a crisis for homeowners, Democrats have done little while Republicans pursue an agenda of bailouts and deregulation.
Posted inPolitics
The Staying Power of Crypto’s Political Machine
SBF is going to jail, but the crypto machine remains king in the 2024 elections.
Posted inTAP
Bridge to the Bottom: Global Deregulation of Shipping
Today on TAP: The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge is directly tied to the use of globalization to undermine national standards of safety and quality.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Judges Who Were Consumer or Worker Advocates? Not Many.
Biden has diversified the bench by many metrics, but corporate-side attorneys still fill most federal judgeships.
Posted inBooks
Uber and the Impoverished Public Expectations of the 2010s
A new book shows that Uber was a symbol of a neoliberal philosophy that neglected public funding and regulation in favor of rule by private corporations.