When COVID-19 was at its worst, many doctors wanted to go where they were most needed. Their bosses said no.
Lina Khan
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Difference Between Expertise and Marketing
Attacks on aggressive antitrust enforcement from ‘fellow Democrats’ who work for monopolists should be seen for what they are.
Posted inWorking in America
Restoring Workers’ Freedoms
A recent proposal to ban noncompete agreements begins to reverse the erosion of worker power in America.
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 inTransportation
Anti-Monopoly Reformer Joins Department of Transportation
Jen Howard, former chief of staff to Lina Khan at the FTC, is the new chief competition officer at DOT.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
FTC Ban on Noncompetes Sets Up Huge Legal Fight
The agency used its dormant rulemaking authority to prohibit the wage suppression tactic. Conservatives are already positioning to fight the rule in the courts.
Posted inTAP
Biden’s Agencies Rule: One for the Workers, One Not
Today on TAP: The NLRB goes after employer lawbreaking, while the FTC—just this once?—disregards workers’ concerns.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Proposed Kroger-Albertsons Merger Would Create a Grocery Giant
FTC chair Lina Khan will almost certainly sue to block this consolidation. Despite a monopoly-friendly judiciary, she has a strong chance of success.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Conservative Plan to Subvert Antitrust Enforcement
Corporate lawyers have laid out the blueprint to neuter the Federal Trade Commission.