The case for GDP plus GDD
Economic Policy
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How Monopolies and Maps Are Killing ‘Internet for All’
The $65 million moon shot to bring every American affordable broadband is failing low-income communities of color.
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Sen. Chris Murphy: ‘This Party Has Not Made a Firm Break From Neoliberalism’
Connecticut’s junior senator launches a new interview series focused on monopoly power, part of his quest to understand American unhappiness.
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Biden, the Economy, and the Election
Today on TAP: It’s grossly unfair, but don’t look to the good economy to improve Biden’s re-election chances.
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Blocking Green Transitions
Today on TAP: Upending government policies, the Fed is doing that here, while the high court is doing that in Germany. Who elected these guys? (Nobody.)
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Google’s China Policy
How the National Security Council is trying to take over regulation of global data flows on the basis of what’s good for Big Tech
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Democrats Ask Biden Financial Regulator to Reverse Industry-Friendly Derivatives Policy
Three Agriculture Committee senators want Rostin Behnam to drop a new rule that would grant exemptions on swap trades.
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Charlie Peters and the Odyssey of Neoliberalism
Today on TAP: The uses of small magazines in the battle of ideas
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The Amazon Loophole Is Driving the Fentanyl Crisis
A rule allowing ‘de minimis’ items to be shipped from overseas without fees or inspections has facilitated the illegal drug trade.
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Washington Tweaks How It Prices the Future
An updated document from the Office of Management and Budget will make it easier to enact regulations.