The tech titan controls Twitter, Tesla and a vital satellite network, and has too much power. Fortunately, the government has the legal and regulatory authority to constrain him.
Luke Goldstein
Luke Goldstein is a reporter and research associate at the Open Markets Institute.
Posted inThe Monopolized Economy
Hey, Pete Buttigieg, Use Your Power to Get Us Better Airline Service
Fare hikes, canceled flights, endless delays—flying is a nightmare, but the transportation secretary has powers to make things better if only he’d use them.
Posted inNovember/December 2021
Why Are We Letting Monopolists Corner Space?
Fleets of low Earth orbit satellites are creating a new global communications infrastructure full of promise and peril. Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos should not control it.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
What Ultra-Right Secessionists Want
The strange history of California’s State of Jefferson movement.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics, Protecting the Vote
Despite Georgia’s Voter Suppression Law, A Progressive Lawmaker Keeps Fighting
An interview with Georgia State Representative Park Cannon.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
Gavin Newsom and the Politics of Rage
After a near-perfect political career, the Golden State Governor is fighting a recall–and a California political system that can devour a governor.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Madam Secretary
Just confirmed, Janet Yellen is the first woman to lead the Treasury Department and the department’s best-prepared Secretary ever. Her rollout has been very good but not all of her views are known.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
After Being Attacked by Trump, Georgia’s Republican Governor Tries Balancing Act
Brian Kemp, the bane of #MAGA Republicans, uses his big, state-of-the-state speech to find a way forward.
