Publications
Reporter Austin Ahlman writes about how the Supreme Court’s likely overturning of Humphrey’s Executor could end agency independence and transform regulators like the FTC into direct instruments of presidential power.
Industrial Policy Program Manager Audrey Stienon writes that Europe’s landmark Green Deal is being weakened under pressure from Trump’s tariff threats and rising far-right influence, jeopardizing the EU’s climate ambitions and democratic sovereignty.
Transportation analyst Arnav Rao argues that the MSC–BlackRock port takeover would dangerously consolidate global shipping, undermining U.S. security and supply chain resilience rather than protecting it.
Eileen Pomeroy argues that while the $1.5 billion Anthropic settlement offers limited compensation to authors, it fails to address broader copyright abuses in AI training—and highlights the urgent need for the news industry to organize collectively for fair remuneration.
Policy director Phil Longman gives a riveting argument about how America can save Social Security and strengthen retirement security by making the system fairer—taxing the wealthy more, expanding benefits for working- and middle-class Americans, and addressing decades of policy failures that fueled inequality.
Senior reporter Karina Montoya argues that U.S. courts must take strong structural action—not just behavioral fixes—to dismantle Google’s illegal monopoly over digital advertising. She contends that forcing divestitures of Google’s ad exchange (AdX) and ad server (DFP) is both technically feasible and necessary to restore competition, empower publishers, and prevent Google from continuing to manipulate the ad market through its control of key algorithms and data systems.
EU tech policy fellow George Colville argues that the AI industry's growing energy demands are unfairly driving up electricity prices for ordinary Americans, with tech giants leveraging their power to shift the cost burden onto taxpayers and households instead of bearing it themselves.
Cheif economist Brian Callaci exclaims how that banning non-compete clauses is essential for protecting worker freedom, boosting the economy, and countering corporate coercion, even as federal support wavers
