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Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Populism, Price-Fixing, and Big Money
Writing fellow Luke Goldstein’s Best of 2024
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Economic Royalists, Corporate Scheming, and the Next Political Era
Our executive editor offers his best of 2024.
Posted inEconomic Policy
FTC Revives 1930s Law in Suing Alcohol Distributor
The Robinson-Patman Act, dormant for decades, is invoked in a case alleging that Southern Glazer’s favored big-box stores over independent rivals.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Get Ready for Trump-flation
Trump won the election in part because of a backlash against consumer price inflation on Biden’s watch. Several Trump policies will make inflation much worse.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The Climate Crisis Is a Cost-of-Living Crisis
The right’s climate denial means higher prices.
Posted inTAP
Do Voters Pay Attention to Economic Issues?
Today on TAP: Yes, if they are framed right. Biden and Harris are winning the battle for fair pricing. That should be a big deal in the campaign.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Hurricane Price-Gouging Doesn’t Trigger Economist Reassessment
Some of the same figures who attacked Kamala Harris for her federal proposal to ban price-gouging in groceries remain steadfast after widespread reports in the Southeast.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Three Events That Speak to the Harris Economic Agenda
The Mars-Kellanova merger, the Kroger-Albertsons court case, and the monopolization lawsuit against RealPage all bolster her case against price-fixing.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Polling Shows Voters Want to See Action on Corporate Power
The problem is the poll, shared exclusively with the Prospect, also shows that voters don’t believe the Biden-Harris administration has already taken action.