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April 16, 2024
RELEASE: New Report Details How the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Impedes Effective Climate Action
The NAIC exists primarily to stave off federal regulation while setting the lowest possible bar for state regulators, who are often captured by industry interests.
April 16, 2024
Blog Post Anti-MonopolyCongressional OversightConsumer ProtectionDepartment of JusticeFTCHousingRevolving Door
Meet RealPage’s Revolving-Door Lobbyists
The scandal-plagued software company has hired a trio of Capitol Hill insiders to fend off regulatory scrutiny from Congress.
April 16, 2024 | The American Prospect
Democrats Must Start Distinguishing Themselves on Insurance Policy
Amid a crisis for homeowners, Democrats have done little while Republicans pursue an agenda of bailouts and deregulation.
March 21, 2024
RealPage Enlists Ex-FTC Revolvers From BigLaw Firm Gibson Dunn To Fight Tenant Lawsuits
Facing an existential legal threat, the scandal-plagued software company has hired price-fixing monopolists’ favorite lawyers.
March 08, 2024
HackwatchNewsletter 2024 ElectionAnti-MonopolyCatherine RampellConsumer ProtectionDepartment of JusticeDepartment of TransportationFTCHousing
A Decade-Long Week And SOTU Thoughts
This week’s Hack Watch recaps some economic stories you may have missed, plus our initial reaction to Biden’s big speech.
March 01, 2024
Departing RealPage Exec’s Flimsy Rant Against Rent Control
As he leaves the scandal-plagued firm, Jay Parsons offers one last defense of rent-gougers.
February 21, 2024 | The New Republic
A Return to Trump’s Housing Policies Would Be a Disaster
The former president made his name as an unscrupulous real estate magnate. So it’s no surprise that he pushed for ideas designed to take from the poor and give to the rich.
February 15, 2024
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Newsletter Corporate CrackdownDepartment of JusticeExecutive BranchHousing
An RDP Love Letter To Picking Fights and Good Punditry
Cracking down on corporate abuses is what government should be for.
February 05, 2024
Will Jay Powell’s Cheerleaders Ever Admit They Were Wrong?
Soon after Biden renominated Powell, the ostensibly dovish Fed chair embarked on the most intense and sustained series of rate hikes in decades. We were told that this wouldn’t happen!
January 29, 2024 | The Sling
To Save the Planet, Biden Should Not Renominate Powell
Inflation is falling, but Jerome Powell has nothing to do with it. Our democracy and climate face mounting instability—and he has everything to do with that.
January 10, 2024
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Glossary of Useful Federal Budget Terms
Learning about the federal government’s budget process can be daunting. Here are a few key terms to help better understand of the federal budget process as of late.
December 15, 2023
Bidenomics Needs A Corporate Crackdown On Rent-Gougers
The RealPage scandal gives Biden a real opportunity to rally working-class support for his reelection campaign.
November 29, 2023
Biden Administration Remains Split Over Fighting Concentrated Corporate Power
This week’s newsletter looks at executive branch attempts to counteract concentrated corporate power across our focus areas – from consumer protection in Big Tech, to housing, to climate regulation. While the FTC and DOJ antitrust division continue to be present in important fights to support consumers and tenants, proactive climate policy continues to be absent, as Biden’s rhetoric regarding challenging climate change rings hollow in areas where the president has considerable discretion.
October 30, 2023
Meet Harlan Crow's Favorite Democrats
Josh Gottheimer, Joe Manchin, Henry Cuellar, and Dean Phillips are among the many Democrats to receive campaign donations from Clarence Thomas’ billionaire benefactor.