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September 27, 2024

Hackwatch Anti-Monopoly Catherine Rampell Cryptocurrency Economic Media Economic Policy Government Capacity Housing Matt Yglesias Taxes

Two Cheers for Antitrust

Reid Hoffman hates Lina Khan, but the polling firm he funds keeps demonstrating the popularity of her crackdown on corporate monopoly power.

September 23, 2024

Henry Burke Dylan Gyauch-Lewis

Hackwatch Catherine Rampell Climate and Environment Economic Media Hack Watch Jamie Dimon Labor Larry Summers Matt Yglesias

You’d be forgiven for missing some terrible neoliberal commentary with all that going on. That’s why we’ve been monitoring the ponderous pundits, neoliberal know-nothings, and kooks of the commentariat for you! Here’s what you might’ve missed last week from our Hack friends

September 13, 2024

Henry Burke

Hackwatch Economic Media Hack Watch

You Don’t Need To Defend Betting Markets To Defend Polling

A feud between an actress and a prominent election forecaster has somehow resulted in people defending the unshakable political insights of gambling addicts and political junkies because it involves a market.

September 05, 2024

Kenny Stancil

Hackwatch Climate and Environment Media Accountability

Heatmap’s Poll on Permitting “Reform” Is Worse Than Useless

It’s an effort to manufacture consent for a dirty deal whose elements are poorly understood by most U.S. voters—through little fault of their own.

August 29, 2024

Henry Burke

Hackwatch Economic Media Hack Watch Jason Furman Matt Yglesias

The long odds that gambling markets are insightful.

What do Jason Furman and Nate Silver have in common? Thinking Gambling addicts have a special insight into politics and the 2024 election.

August 23, 2024

Julian Scoffield

Hackwatch Anti-Monopoly Economic Media Financial Regulation Media Accountability

Ignore The Neolibs: Harris’ Price Gouging Ban Is Good Politics And Economics

All the wrong people hate the proposal, and that’s a good thing!

August 15, 2024

Henry Burke

Hackwatch Economic Media Ethics in Government Matt Yglesias Revolving Door

A Matt-er of Fact

Let’s review our recent writing on DC’s most popular Substack Hack Matthew Yglesias

August 09, 2024

Dylan Gyauch-Lewis

Hackwatch Economic Media Labor

The WSJ Shows Its Hatred Of Workers

The layoffs are from John Deere, not the UAW.

August 02, 2024

Henry Burke

Hackwatch Corporate Crackdown Cryptocurrency Financial Regulation Matt Yglesias

Don’t Let Silicon Valley Crucify Mankind On A Cross Of Blockchain

The latest proposal from the cryptocurrency-backed Republican Party? A handout for Bitcoin investors in the guise of public policy.

July 25, 2024

Vishal Shankar Andrea Beaty

Hackwatch Newsletter 2024 Election Anti-Monopoly Catherine Rampell Corporate Crackdown Housing Kamala Harris Matt Yglesias Media Accountability

Kamala Harris Must Ignore Corporate Landlord Apologists and Double Down On Protecting Tenants

President Biden’s proposal to cap rents brought the neoliberal hacks and Big Real Estate propagandists out of the woodwork, but that shouldn’t stop Harris from adopting—and expanding—upon what tenants desperately need.