Google’s Censorship, Plans to Restrict Publisher Advertising Raises Antitrust Issues
More on how Google plans to tighten its chokehold on the Internet.
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Debunking the Myth of “Free Speech”
Contrary to widespread misperceptions, we’ve never had free speech in America, and there are good reasons why not.
Read more...Financial Regulatory Rollback Proceeds
No new legislation is necessary for financial regulatory rollback to proceed. Enforcement priorities fail to target Wall Street.
Read more...Neoliberalism Booster New York Times Egregiously Misrepresents French Labor Laws
The New York Times’ latest dubious achievement: how many lies it managed to tell in a single story about French labor laws.
Read more...Fiduciary Rule: Helps Not Hurts Wall Street, So Full Rescission Unlikely
WSJ says fiduciary rule helps Wall Street, so rescission unlikely. But still may be better for retail investors than previous status quo.
Read more...In First 6 Months Under Trump, Polluters Already Paying Lower Fines to EPA
EPA enforcement of federal clean air and clean water laws drops off, yielding lower fines; trend looks only likely to accelerate.
Read more...Uber: “Battle to the Death” in Benchmark/Kalanick Power Struggle
The fight over Uber would normally be mistaken for a Punch and Judy show if there weren’t so much money at stake.
Read more...Uber Descends Into Even More Turmoil With Benchmark Suit v. Kalanick
The war for control of Uber gets uglier…..
Read more...Facebook Now Out to Squish Even Newbie Potential Competitors
The Wall Street Journal gives a case study on how Facebook hounds even small fry competitors.
Read more...More Brexit Confusion: UK Judges Can Use New ECJ Precedents Post Brexit
The UK is trying to have it both ways on ECJ rulings post Brexit in a manner that seems destined to create a mess.
Read more...The US Antitrust Counter-Revolution
In case you doubted it, diminished antitrust enforcement, a rise in monopolies, and increased inequality are related developments.
Read more...Payday Lending and the CFPB: Another Pending Cordray Fail
CFPB director Richard Corday’s failure to push for a payday lending rule earlier means we’ll see no rule, for the indefinite future.
Read more...Bill Black: Subprime Auto Loan Defaults on the Rise
Black discusses subprime auto lending and the failure of federal banking regulators to regulate– a problem that didn’t originate w/ Trump.
Read more...Private Equity Firms Sued Over Retailer Bankruptcies
Private equity is getting more critical coverage and legal pushback, as it wrecks yet more companies.
Read more...SEC Punts on Unfinished Dodd-Frank Agenda, Thus Avoiding Congressional Review Act
The biannual statement of the SEC regulatory agenda quietly deep sixes some long-pending measures, saving them from CRA challenge.
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