Today on TAP: Foreclosure activist-turned-journalist Lisa Epstein’s work leads to another victory over a predatory company.
Federal Trade Commission
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Amazon Raises Prices Throughout Retail, California Alleges
Another antitrust lawsuit tracks with an ingenious line of argument showing how the company famous for ensuring the lowest prices is actually increasing them elsewhere.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Amazon Continues Preying on Third-Party Sellers
Another round of fees on transactions reveals what increasingly looks like a predatory scheme.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Conservative Plan to Subvert Antitrust Enforcement
Corporate lawyers have laid out the blueprint to neuter the Federal Trade Commission.
Posted inTAP
Another Airline Merger That Would Worsen Inflation
Today on TAP: The JetBlue buyout of low-cost Spirit Airlines faces certain action from Biden’s reinvigorated antitrust officials.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Cut Off Private Equity’s Money Spigot
A variety of legislative and regulatory actions would make it hard for private equity to stay in business. That should be the goal.
Posted inTransportation
Airline Abuses and Government’s Dormant Power
The Department of Transportation needs to be more aggressive in protecting consumers from price-gouging.
Posted inEconomic Policy
‘Don’t Say New Brandeisians’: A Reply to Commissioner Christine Wilson
The FTC commissioner has accused supporters of aggressive antitrust enforcement of being Marxists. But she’s more of the radical on antitrust policy.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Bottom-Up Battle Against Corporate Power
Public comments on a proposal to change merger guidelines have soared, showing broad interest in reining in monopolies.
Posted inPolitics
Biden and the Billionaire Tax
We need a lot more pitchfork populism from working-class Joe.
