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November 08, 2024
Hackwatch 2024 ElectionAnti-MonopolyCorporate CrackdownCryptocurrencyEconomic MediaEconomic PolicyRevolving DoorTech
Hot (Takes) To Go
Some Notes on Centrists Blaming Everyone but Themselves
November 05, 2024 | The Sling
The Federal Reserve Isn’t Responsible for the Soft Landing—Though to Understand Why, We Need More Than Econ 101
Particularly given the stink that neoclassical economists made about evidence for sellers’ inflation, they should be held to a similar standard for their crediting of the Fed for lower inflation and implicitly putting the blame on consumers and workers. The data just don’t fit their model.
November 04, 2024
RDP Suspicion of Crypto-Connected Betting Websites Proves Correct
Who would’ve guessed that an offshore political betting market relying upon cryptocurrency deposits is riddled with issues?
October 25, 2024
Media Executives Are Not Okay
They’ve descended into business model myopia and lost direction as the actual news becomes more and more of an afterthought.
October 15, 2024
Support for a Corporate Crackdown is the Norm
Despite what billionaires and neoliberal pundits would have you believe, a corporate crackdown is overwhelmingly popular. Capitulating to the rich, corporate interests, and rightists in the name of bipartisan governance is not.
October 15, 2024
A Brief History Of Matt Yglesias Screwing Workers
A breakdown of Matthew Yglesias’ analysis on labor.
October 15, 2024
The Worst Milton Since Friedman
Climate disasters, what to do about them, and why the Fed needs to step up
October 07, 2024
Henry Burke Dylan Gyauch-Lewis
Hackwatch Anti-MonopolyCongressional OversightEconomic MediaIndependent AgenciesJason FurmanMedia Accountability
Jason Furman Isn’t Really Sure How Government Works
In classic economist fashion, Jason Furman’s lack of understanding hasn’t stopped him from complaining about Lina Khan… doing her job.
October 03, 2024
Unions In Sweden Don’t Do This, Says Man Who Opposes Efforts To Make US Unions As Strong As Swedish Ones
Institute For Progress Co-Founder Alec Stapp has decided to use Swedish Unions as an example for US labor leaders. So why doesn’t he support pro-union policies?
September 27, 2024
Dylan Gyauch-Lewis Henry Burke
Hackwatch Anti-MonopolyCatherine RampellCryptocurrencyEconomic MediaEconomic PolicyGovernment CapacityHousingMatt YglesiasTaxes
Two Cheers for Antitrust
Reid Hoffman hates Lina Khan, but the polling firm he funds keeps demonstrating the popularity of her crackdown on corporate monopoly power.
September 27, 2024
An Odd Omission
September 25, 2024
Declines In Government Capacity Are The Result Of A War On Government Effectiveness
Matt Yglesias Blames Progressives For Declines In Government Effectiveness. We Blame The Conservatives Who Have Spent Decades Undermining Effective Governance
September 25, 2024
Will Catherine Rampell Ever Discuss RealPage?
September 24, 2024
Khan’s Prime-Time Interview Dispels Corporate America’s Concerns Raised By Lesley Stahl
On Lina Khan’s 60 Minutes interview with CBS’s Lesley Stahl, the FTC Chair told the nation about the agency’s many successes during the Biden administration. They discussed successful FTC’s actions to bring down inhaler, insulin and other drug costs, pending lawsuits against Amazon and other Big Tech giants, and Khan’s chilling effect on corporate willingness to pursue anti-competitive mergers. While Stahl espoused corporate America’s ‘fear’ of Khan’s leadership, the FTC Chair proudly stood by the agency’s actions to protect Americans from corporate monopolies.