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Jul 24, 2020 • 3 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
I'm up at @TheProspect noting that the rules for the upcoming #BigTechBarons hearing have been tilted to favor the CEOs. prospect.org/power/big-tech…
Initially lawmakers were going to get 10 minutes at a time to question Bezos, Zuckerberg and the other CEOs. Now they'll just get 5 minutes. The CEOs will get saved by the bell repeatedly.
prospect.org/power/big-tech…
Now there will be unlimited rounds of questioning, and @RepCicilline will get as many questions as he wants at the end. So tech reporters - THAT'S THE PART TO WATCH. Don't write your stories early. prospect.org/power/big-tech…

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Dec 16
I got a message last week from the White House. They pitched a new writer for us: Joe Biden. Today, @TheProspect is publishing the 46th president explaining his economic agenda: what he accomplished and why he did it.
See below for details.
The president writes that he wanted to reverse the failed approach of trickle-down economics, the offshoring of jobs, the high cost of things like prescription drugs. Here's what he sought to do instead:
prospect.org/economy/2024-1…Image
He divides the essay into 3 sections: investing in the future through infrastructure spending and industrial policy, supporting workers and unions, and promoting competition and small business. He closes by saying America is stronger from these policies. prospect.org/economy/2024-1…Image
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Oct 31
tl;dr: Lina Khan is successful at working legal levers of power to uphold the law, and as conservatives we hate that
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This alleged rampant illegality starts with pro-monopoly conservatives grousing that Khan was appointed to a White House council. Can you imagine! Image
Then, get this, the chair of the agency responsible for merger challenges issued guidelines for merger challenges, as has been done by practically every FTC chair in history. The scoundrel!
And she CHANGED. A. FORM. (The form changes got a 5-0 commission vote) Image
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Oct 7
We are rolling out a special issue today. It's about the states. We're calling it the Cold Civil War. And I want to explain why we did it. 1/
prospect.org/politics/2024-…
We've noticed two major trends over the past few years. One is that, while Trump led a shadow government in his mind, the locus of power in the conservative movement is really at the state level, where all the ideological extremism has come from.
As a result, state policy has really diverged, on abortion and guns and LGBT issues, but also on the welfare state, on paid leave, on the minimum wage, and a host of other issues. This is part of a 30-year cycle. prospect.org/politics/2024-…Image
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Aug 14
Financial advisers went to court and blocked a rule that they have to act in the best interest of their clients. They sued to steal your retirement money, and won.
The rule in question has a 15-year history. It starts in 2009 with one public servant in the Department of Labor named Phyllis Borzi. It took her the entire 2 terms of the Obama administration, through sheer will, to get the rule done.
The 5th Circuit then blocked it in 2018.
Fast forward through Trump to the Biden administration. Borzi retired but others took it up. It took nearly the entire first term this time to finalize it.
Two district courts in Texas then blocked it a week ago.
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Jun 14
This is the final day of our pricing series and we have two pieces for you.
First, @Bilalgwork of Groundwork looks at what policymakers can do about unfair, deceptive, and abusive pricing. Turns out there's a lot, some of which is already happening
prospect.org/economy/2024-0…
One thing not brought up enough in the context of this pricing evolution, and corporate power more generally, is tax policy. Bilal does that:
prospect.org/economy/2024-0…
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A graduated corporate tax above a certain profit level could reduce the urge to surge on prices.
Public options are also a strategy, one we're seeing in real time with IRS Direct File ending the pricing power of TurboTax. There are other options:
prospect.org/economy/2024-0…
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Jun 10
We continue our series on how pricing really works with one of my favorite pieces: Joanna Marsh on subscription pricing, which relies on dark patterns and absent-mindedness to keep consumers paying.
prospect.org/economy/2024-0…
It's the inattention economy: "A survey found that consumers estimated they were spending $86/month for their subscriptions. The total was actually $219."
Subscriptions are so out of hand that there are now subscription services to help you manage them.
prospect.org/economy/2024-0…
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The bigger problem is that companies have learned to protect their subscriptions with dark patterns, often tricking people into subscribing while locking customers in by making it nearly impossible to cancel:
prospect.org/economy/2024-0…
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