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December 08, 2023
Credulous Press Shouldn’t Buy That Binance Will Be OK
Overemphasizing the fines leveled against the crypto exchange ignores the true point of the settlement: regulatory compliance.
December 01, 2023
Hack WatchNewsletter BankingCongressional OversightConsumer ProtectionFinancial RegulationIndependent Agencies
Wall Street’s Favorite Republicans Are Still Attacking The CFPB
These corporate shills are not “positive pragmatists”, no matter what the mainstream media tells you.
November 17, 2023
Don’t Roll The Credits On Hollywood’s Labor Uprising Yet
Thoughts on the summer of strikes, the rise of the machines, and coming attractions.
November 03, 2023
Hurricane Fain: A Post Mortem Of The Coverage Of The UAW Strikes
In this week’s Hack Watch, we look back at some of the worst coverage the United Auto Workers (UAW) endured while fighting for improved working conditions, higher wages, and stronger benefits. From Steve Ratner to Jim Cramer, media figures (and industry officials) maligned the union and the “boss” Shawn “Hurricane” Fain. Now the strike is over, it’s time we really take a look at some of the terrible coverage the strikes got.
October 27, 2023
Larry Summers And The Crypto Con
October 20, 2023
Hollywood Bosses Fight SAG-AFTRA With PR Flacks’ Help
The hired guns at the Levinson Group are still helping the AMPTP block a fair contract with workers.
October 06, 2023
How Do You Get Tricked By The Effective Altruist Schtick When The Guy Is In Jail?
Somehow, Author Michael Lewis Has Fallen For SBF’s Unkempt, Well-Meaning Genius Gimmick That Beguiled Most Of DC And The Media. He’s Held On To This Idea Almost A Year Since Bankman-Fried Was Exposed.
October 02, 2023
Hey MSNBC—Stop Booking Corporate Hack Neal Katyal
The ex-Solicitor General is a protector of oligarchy, not democracy.
September 22, 2023
Harvard Professor Uses This One Weird Trick To Sound Smart
Predicting things accurately is hard and saying there are 50/50 odds makes it sound like you’re just guessing. Why not say “there’s a one in three chance” instead?
September 15, 2023
Won’t Economists Think of the Children?!?
September 01, 2023
Don’t Fall For Hollywood Bosses’ New PR Spin
Instead of cutting a fair deal with writers and actors, the AMPTP has hired new strike-busting comms consultants. Their spin campaign is off to a pathetic start.
August 25, 2023 | Revolving Door Newsletter
Lesson Number #8976829 That The Media Has Not Learned Since 2016
August 18, 2023
Kalimah Muhammad Vishal Shankar
Hack WatchNewsletter Anti-MonopolyDepartment of JusticeFTCHack WatchHousingMedia Accountability
Memo to the Media: Stop Quoting RealPage
A company under federal antitrust investigation for helping landlords jack up rents is not a reliable or independent source.