stLouISTCatch Us if You Can
The mysterious firing of Amazon’s most ruthless union-buster from his new job underscores the monopoly’s insidious stranglehold over shopping.
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The Nordic Way of Freedom
Liberty isn’t when every jerk gets to inconvenience everyone else.
NLRB Complaint Calls a Noncompete Agreement an Unfair Labor Practice
The complaint against an Ohio spa follows General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo’s memo seeking these kinds of cases.
Justice Department Says Google ‘Flexed Its Muscle’ as a Monopolist
On day one of the historic monopolization trial, the government put Google’s chief economist on the stand to show that the company valued default status on browsers and devices.
Beware the Wrong Auto Deal
Today on TAP: An agreement with generous raises that allowed for a low-wage, non-union EV sector would be far worse than a strike.
The Poverty Yo-Yo
New Census Bureau statistics show that abandoning the successful anti-poverty interventions of the pandemic has put the nation right back where it started.
Half a Million California Workers Get a Raise—and a Seat at the Table
Fast-food workers compel McDonald’s and Starbucks to abandon a ballot measure that would have squelched both.
An American Leader’s Job Tenure Is Now in Question
Today on TAP: Joe Biden’s? No, Kevin McCarthy’s.
The First of Several Trials of the Century
U.S. v. Google, which begins today, is part of a litany of cases against dominant firms from Biden’s reinvigorated antitrust enforcers. Here’s what it’s all about.
The Stealth Attack on the Power to Tax
The Supreme Court could overturn a well-established form of federal taxation.
After a Week on Defense, Ken Paxton’s Team Gets the Floor
The second week of the impeachment hearings may be the last. But there’s still a lot of ground to cover.
The Legacies of 9/11
Today on TAP: The long-term consequences of the U.S. response were far worse than the attacks themselves.
We May Not Negotiate Prices for Ten Drugs After All
Rules that exempt drugs from Medicare negotiation if there’s ‘meaningful’ generic competition could whittle down the effect of the program.
Corporate Capture in California
The state DMV went to extreme lengths to shield Waymo from having to release any information about how it obtained permits for self-driving taxis in San Francisco.
Environmentalists Demand Answers About Pennsylvania Governor’s Secretive Committee on Cap-and-Trade Program
As the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative stalls in the courts, frontline communities ask the administration to prioritize their input.
The Wasted Crisis
Today on TAP: What did we learn from the financial collapse of September 2008? Not enough.
A Hemmed-In Presidency
In ‘The Last Politician,’ Franklin Foer unfolds Joe Biden’s record of achievement and command. But voters haven’t gotten to see it.
Language Barriers Complicate the Geography of News Deserts
Lack of access to local bilingual news isolates people who speak little or no English.
Maine Tries to Take Back Its Utilities
A ballot measure would convert two investor-owned power companies into a public nonprofit. Unionized utility workers aren’t sold.
A Potential End to Monopolizing the Rails
The nation’s rail regulator proposes that shippers receiving poor service can get a competitor to carry their goods.