Four decades of intensifying corporate concentration turned the music industry into a wasteland of institutionalized control and abuse. Are antitrust enforcers ready to reckon with that?
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Kamala Harris’s Eric Holder Problem
Today on TAP: Her choice to vet candidates for vice president needed more vetting himself.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Corporate Wishcasting Attack on Lina Khan
Billionaires are hopeful that Kamala Harris will break from the FTC chair. But she’s part of an entire network of policymakers who are actually governing in Washington.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Azerbaijan’s Other Unregistered Agent in Washington?
The Azerbaijani government hired Rodney Dixon to produce a report absolving the country of genocide in Nagorno-Karabakh, right before they ethnically cleansed the region.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
CrowdSuck
How did software designed to protect customers from paralyzing system disruptions instead cause what may be the most destructive software glitch in recorded history? A 2018 antitrust case holds some clues.
Posted inPolitics
Who Is Kamala Harris?
The vice president has been a cautious political operator. Her vision for the future points in several directions.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Supreme Court’s License for Presidential Vengeance
The Court’s ruling on presidential immunity makes us all vulnerable.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The American People Need An Anti-Price-Fixing Division
A formal, congressionally appropriated division would have the resources to go after pricing schemes.
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
The Justice Department’s Next Climate Test
A congressional referral and a Supreme Court request offer the Justice Department a twofold chance to hold Big Oil accountable for its lies.