Attacks on aggressive antitrust enforcement from ‘fellow Democrats’ who work for monopolists should be seen for what they are.
Law & Justice
Posted inTAP
Attacking the ‘You Are the Product’ Economy
Today on TAP: The FTC takes action against GoodRx for sharing personal health data with advertisers.
Posted inAmerica and the World
How Biden Can End Secretive Corporate Tribunals
The president has promised not to put anti-democratic investor-state dispute settlement mechanisms in future trade deals. But they are still in many existing ones.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Mortgage Bankers Scrambling Over Conservative Court Ruling
Faced with the potential invalidation of CFPB’s funding structure, the top lobbyist for mortgage companies asks Congress to write the agency’s rules into law.
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Johnson & Johnson’s Texas Two-Step Dies
Today on Tap: But companies still have life to use the bankruptcy process to avoid accountability.
Posted inWorking in America
New Process Gives Undocumented Workers Legal Status to Report Employer Abuse
Should scofflaw employers be allowed to weaponize immigration enforcement? The Department of Homeland Security says no.
Posted inLaw and Justice
‘Hot Spot’ Cops Killed Tyre Nichols in Memphis. Hochul Wants More in New York.
The controversial units have been responsible for high-profile killings and civil rights abuses in cities nationwide. Gov. Hochul doubled their state grant funding in New York—and wants to double it again.
Posted inEconomic Policy
A Pitched Battle on Corporate Power
Biden’s expansive executive order seeks to restore competition in the economy. It’s been a long, slow road to get the whole government on board—but there are some formidable gains.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Puerto Rican Cities Sue Big Oil for Alleged Racketeering
A novel lawsuit might just obtain damages for decades of oil companies’ lying about climate change.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Immigration Case Backlog Continues to Grow
As President Biden continues the policies of his predecessor on the border, the way out of the crisis lies in unclogging a system still bursting with cases.