In the Biden administration, some officials actually tried to govern. The squealing from corporations made clear that this novelty was effective.
Lina Khan
Posted inEconomic Policy
A Crossroads on Corporate Power
Where would Harris and Trump take antitrust enforcement?
Posted inEconomic Policy
Economists as Apologists
Too much of the profession operates as the ideological department of predatory capitalism.
Posted inPolitics
Lina Khan Doesn’t Need to Be Confirmed Again
That fact, and the reality of what Harris might face on personnel if Republicans control the Senate, has not sunk in.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Small-Business Regulators Highlight Protection From Predation
Contrary to the discussion at the presidential level, small businesses are seeking access to credit and a level playing field for their enterprises.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Will Google’s Monopoly Be Vanquished?
The path includes appeals challenges, a judicially ordered remedy phase, and a change in the presidency.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Choosing the People Over the Billionaires
Kamala Harris has made some gestures in the direction of rejecting big-money entreaties. That’s the right move, but there’s more to be done.
Posted inTAP
Enter Big Money, Stage Right
Today on TAP: Crypto mega-investors and media monopolists threaten the Democrats.
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 inPolitics
Former Harris Aides Keep Fighting the Biden-Harris Administration
Lartease Tiffith, a former senior counsel to Kamala Harris now lobbying against several initiatives of the White House and its agencies, is a good example of the dynamic.