Brad Lipton
@bradlipton.bsky.social
Director, Corporate Power and Financial Regulation, @RooseveltInstitute.org, @RooseveltForward.org
Are people are hitting their limit on what they’ll tolerate in the name of corporate profits? When companies can adjust prices based on your data, it breaks the basic expectation that markets let people shop and choose freely. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
N.Y. Law Could Set Stage for A.I. Regulation’s Next ‘Big Battleground’
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Are people are hitting their limit on what they’ll tolerate in the name of corporate profits? When companies can adjust prices based on your data, it breaks the basic expectation that markets let people shop and choose freely. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
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This story is honestly insane. Faraway investors buying up Detroit homes and turning them into crypto tokens; letting housing fall into disrepair, and evicting residents. This is what happens in an extraction economy.
Housing + Private Equity = A recipe for profit over people.
As urgency grows around housing and affordability, we peel back the curtain on an issue impacting hundreds of Detroit residents: housing as a digital investment asset.
https://bit.ly/4o1ISIg
As urgency grows around housing and affordability, we peel back the curtain on an issue impacting hundreds of Detroit residents: housing as a digital investment asset.
https://bit.ly/4o1ISIg
November 18, 2025 at 8:31 PM
This story is honestly insane. Faraway investors buying up Detroit homes and turning them into crypto tokens; letting housing fall into disrepair, and evicting residents. This is what happens in an extraction economy.
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Companies are working overtime to stratify consumers, separating the haves from both the have nots and the have yachts
on.ft.com/4p6brF8 How the American dream turned out to be pay to play
on.ft.com/4p6brF8 How the American dream turned out to be pay to play
How the American dream turned out to be pay to play
[FREE TO READ] Big brands from Disney to American Express are profiting from economic divisions and making them wider
on.ft.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Companies are working overtime to stratify consumers, separating the haves from both the have nots and the have yachts
on.ft.com/4p6brF8 How the American dream turned out to be pay to play
on.ft.com/4p6brF8 How the American dream turned out to be pay to play
A lot is being said about #crypto in Washington right now. The Senate has markup planned soon on the second bill in a planned trilogy. What’s it about and why should you care? I’ve broken down why we all need to be paying attention via @rooseveltinstitute.org's blog. Let me dive in. 🧵
September 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
A lot is being said about #crypto in Washington right now. The Senate has markup planned soon on the second bill in a planned trilogy. What’s it about and why should you care? I’ve broken down why we all need to be paying attention via @rooseveltinstitute.org's blog. Let me dive in. 🧵
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Congress is rewriting the rules of crypto.
The next “market structure” bill could shift oversight from the SEC to the CFTC—gutting investor protections and risking another financial crisis. Brad Lipton with the explainer you need 👇: rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/w...
The next “market structure” bill could shift oversight from the SEC to the CFTC—gutting investor protections and risking another financial crisis. Brad Lipton with the explainer you need 👇: rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/w...
September 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Congress is rewriting the rules of crypto.
The next “market structure” bill could shift oversight from the SEC to the CFTC—gutting investor protections and risking another financial crisis. Brad Lipton with the explainer you need 👇: rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/w...
The next “market structure” bill could shift oversight from the SEC to the CFTC—gutting investor protections and risking another financial crisis. Brad Lipton with the explainer you need 👇: rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/w...
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When billionaires like Elon Musk stroll the Oval Office, it’s a reminder: corporations will bend government to their own interests.
In #FiresideStacks🔥, Brad Lipton explores why leaders must act boldly so government truly works for the people. www.firesidestacks.com/p/corporatio...
In #FiresideStacks🔥, Brad Lipton explores why leaders must act boldly so government truly works for the people. www.firesidestacks.com/p/corporatio...
September 18, 2025 at 5:20 PM
When billionaires like Elon Musk stroll the Oval Office, it’s a reminder: corporations will bend government to their own interests.
In #FiresideStacks🔥, Brad Lipton explores why leaders must act boldly so government truly works for the people. www.firesidestacks.com/p/corporatio...
In #FiresideStacks🔥, Brad Lipton explores why leaders must act boldly so government truly works for the people. www.firesidestacks.com/p/corporatio...
Pasta with uni, Calabrian chili, and tobiko. Inspired by @kenjilopezalt.bsky.social with a few adjustments (fish sauce, the tobiko).
September 6, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Pasta with uni, Calabrian chili, and tobiko. Inspired by @kenjilopezalt.bsky.social with a few adjustments (fish sauce, the tobiko).
Bumping research by my former colleague Brian Shearer showing that a credit card rate cap of 15% would save Americans $48 billion a year *without making any FICO tier unprofitable*. (Brian now works for @ganeshsitaraman.bsky.social.) apnews.com/article/cred...
Americans would save $100B if credit card rates were capped as Trump proposed, researchers say
A new paper from Vanderbilt University suggests Americans could save about $100 billion annually if credit card interest rates were capped at 10%, as proposed by President Donald Trump.
apnews.com
September 4, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Bumping research by my former colleague Brian Shearer showing that a credit card rate cap of 15% would save Americans $48 billion a year *without making any FICO tier unprofitable*. (Brian now works for @ganeshsitaraman.bsky.social.) apnews.com/article/cred...
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"People are experts on what’s not working in their lives. And when so many say they don’t have the time to both care for their loved ones and make a living, policymakers need to take that cue." - @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social is essential reading.
democracyjournal.org/magazine/78/...
democracyjournal.org/magazine/78/...
Winning a People-Powered Future
By bringing the public into the policymaking process, we can shape a better economy and rebuild faith in democracy.
democracyjournal.org
September 3, 2025 at 8:40 PM
"People are experts on what’s not working in their lives. And when so many say they don’t have the time to both care for their loved ones and make a living, policymakers need to take that cue." - @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social is essential reading.
democracyjournal.org/magazine/78/...
democracyjournal.org/magazine/78/...