Members of both parties call for the ticket giant to be broken up.
Money Politics & Power
Posted inTAP
Is Kevin McCarthy’s Secret Weapon Joe Biden?
Today on TAP: Biden has a history of needlessly capitulating to Republicans in budget negotiations. His new chief of staff, Jeff Zients, is even worse.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Smart Bipartisan Plan to Shore Up Social Security
Bill Cassidy and Angus King propose an American social wealth fund.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
How Nevada Picks Millions From California’s Pocket
A lawsuit against members of the wealthy Getty family exposes the intricacies of state trust law.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
John Deere Says Farmers Can Fix Their Own Tractors—Sometimes
It cuts a deal with a farmers’ group to forestall legislation requiring it to stop compelling farmers to come to Deere for all their repairs.
Posted inWorking in America
States Should Celebrate the FTC’s Noncompete Ban … and Then Pass Their Own
To guard against a Republican rollback, states can act to protect worker freedoms.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Risks of the Biden Escalation
A false choice has been set up between neoliberal globalization and economic rearmament.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Regulators Prevented a Crypto-Fueled Economic Downturn
As Congress discusses crypto regulation, it’s important to note that the most important regulation has already been done.
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 inMoney, Politics, and Power
From the North Atlantic to Rural Tennessee
Our managing editor handpicks his Best of 2022.
