The proposed government website will just refer people to the drug companies, which use direct-to-consumer pricing to distract from continued high profits.
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Posted inEconomic Policy
Supermarket Shaping
Critics say Zohran Mamdani’s public grocery store proposal will never work. But Mamdani’s idea isn’t the problem—market consolidation is.
Posted inEconomic Policy
First-Ever Ban on Surveillance Pricing Introduced in Congress
A bill authored by Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX) would stop companies from setting individualized prices and wages based on spy dossiers they assemble on Americans.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Anti-Bureaucracy Measure Runs Into Bureaucracy
Judges and administrative procedures make it hard to make it easy to cancel subscriptions.
Posted inPolitics
Colorado’s Governor Greenlights Price-Fixing Algorithms
Democrats in Colorado’s legislature unanimously passed a bill reining in price-fixing software like RealPage. Once again, Gov. Jared Polis broke away from his party and vetoed it.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Trumpflation Is Here
The president’s lunatic tariffs are jacking up prices all over the place.
Posted inEconomic Policy
How the Trump Tariffs Assist Monopoly
Imposing market power on suppliers or seeking special exemptions from the president are not avenues available to small businesses.
Posted inEconomic Policy
When the Government Actually Governs
The Biden administration’s antitrust agencies are hitting the tape with new rules and enforcement actions.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Year in Review: The Visuals
Our art director takes a look at his favorite illustrations, pages, and projects from the last year.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Populism, Price-Fixing, and Big Money
Writing fellow Luke Goldstein’s Best of 2024