FTC Chief Says Tech Advancements Risk Health Care Price Fixing
The FTC’s Lina Khan is loaded for bear and targeting potential (as in probable) tech-facilitated price collusion in health care.
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James Galbraith: Industrial Policy Is a Good Idea, but So Far We Don’t Have One
Industrial policy, despite recent lip service, is out of favor because doing ambitious things isn’t lucrative enough for the right people.
Read more...Boeing and Baltimore Bridge Scandals: Monopolization and Criminal Negligence?
On how recent administrations enabled Boeing’s industry takeover and covered up safety deficiencies at Boeing and in the shipping industry.
Read more...US Firms Have Little Financial Incentive to Comply with the Minimum Wage
More on “American hates the poors”: companies face hardly any downside in cheating on disgracefully low minimum wages.
Read more...Medicare’s Push To Improve Chronic Care Attracts Businesses, but Not Many Doctors
A Medicare scheme to lower costs of chronic care patients gets a thumbs down from most MDs, perhaps because it was designed for middlemen?
Read more...Standard Chartered Says Peak Oil Demand Is Not Imminent
The much predicted peak oil is running behind schedule, to the detriment of the planet.
Read more...Starbucks Seeks Supreme Court Protection From Being Ordered to Rehire Baristas Who Say They Were Fired for Union-Promoting Activities
The conservative Supremes appear set to side with Starbucks in an upcoming case that will hurt union organizing across the country.
Read more...5 Things to Know About the Global Land Rush and How to Stop It
A recent conference in Colombia assessed the extent of land grabs and how to organize against them.
Read more...Real Energy Transition Costs Could Spell Danger for EU
The EU is belatedly confronting the costs of their much-touted energy transition. Pols and voters are balking at the bill.
Read more...The Energy Transition: Technology Versus Political Backlash
A look at some of the reasons why the energy transition is running behind schedule.
Read more...A World Without Insurance: A Climate-Future Look at Property Values
Home insurance will become catastrophically expensive and may even vanish in some parts of the US. What happens then?
Read more...“Ensh*ttification”: A General Theory for the Life Cycle of the Firm?
“It is the people that distinguish one company from another.”
Read more...Book Review: Confronting the Slow Calamity of Climate Migration
In “On the Move,” Abrahm Lustgarten details how global warming could displace millions of Americans.
Read more...NYC AI Chatbot Touted by Adams Tells Businesses to Break the Law
The Microsoft-powered bot says bosses can take worker’s tips and that landlords can discriminate based on source of income.
Read more...Yellen Plans To Confront China For ‘Unfair’ Clean Energy Subsidies
Treasury Secretary Yellen is complaining to China about allegedly improper green energy subsidies. But is her beef well founded?
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