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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?
October 02, 2024
In Spite Of Limited Resources, FTC Keeps Calling Out Would-Be Oil Price Fixers
FTC Chair Lina Khan has explicitly called for more resources to investigate oil and gas mergers, as current funding and staffing levels are forcing the agency to “make difficult decisions” on how to pursue enforcement in oil and gas markets. How many more anti-competitive business practices could the agency unveil with more time and funding?
October 01, 2024
Addressing Readers’ Struggles With Reading Comprehension
Hackwatch reader Matthew Yglesias is having trouble understanding, so we’re going to slow it down for him and explain some basic concepts of trustworthiness
September 30, 2024
We Need Greater Oversight of Higher Ed Online Programs
Ostensibly prestigious universities are partnering with online programs that offer non-degree courses to the tune of more than $10,000. Prominent names like Caltech, USC, and Georgetown have lent credibility to the programs, but they are little more than a scam facilitated by Obama-era deregulation.
September 27, 2024
An Odd Omission
September 26, 2024
Inside 'Tax Prom': The Corporate Sponsors and Award Recipients Shaping U.S. Tax Policy
Featured are two charts, one laying out the 2024 corporate sponsors of the Tax Foundation’s Tax Prom 2024 event, and the other laying out every recipient of the Tax Foundation’s Distinguished Service Award since 1941.
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
FTC’s Crackdown On Invitation Homes Highlights Corporate Landlords’ Exploitation Of Tenants
Yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission took enforcement action against Invitation Homes, the country’s largest single-family home landlord. It’s an action that not only identifies corporate malfeasance as a key source of the sky-high rent prices tenants are facing, but one that also sends a warning shot to other corporate landlords to quit using such practices – with the potential larger impact of lowering rental prices.
September 25, 2024
Will Catherine Rampell Ever Discuss RealPage?
September 24, 2024
Swing State Voters Aren’t Actually Moderate
Once again polls are showing that swing state voters aren’t simply more moderate on every issue. They’re more inclined to gravitate to a heterodox mix of policies, with corporate crackdown policies being particularly popular.
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.
September 20, 2024
Which Is Worse: Unorthodox Economics Or Racist Blood Libel? This WaPo Columnist Can’t Tell
Ever wondered what the pinnacle of bad “both sides have problems” journalism could be? Look no further than the Washington Post’s Rampell
September 20, 2024
Last Days of Summer(s)
Shockingly, the guy who spent years going on BloombergTV and being wrong about inflation went on BloombergTV, was wrong about inflation.
September 20, 2024
Journalists Should Be Wary To Declare Harris Uniquely Unpopular With Labor
The Teamster non-endorsement was accompanied by several polls which showed a supposed drastic drop in support for Democrats after Biden’s step down. But a look behind the data shows they’re comparing apples to oranges.