Brock Hrehor
@brockhrehor.bsky.social
Fellow at More Perfect Union and The Lever, formerly at The American Prospect
California Gov. Newsom signed a landmark bill reining in price-fixing algorithms, the military could soon win the right to repair, and more good news nuggets below:
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YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Take That, Price-Fixing Robot
Regulators crack the monopoly code, the DOD goes DIY, homeownership gets sweeter, and a health care crisis is healed.
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October 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM
California Gov. Newsom signed a landmark bill reining in price-fixing algorithms, the military could soon win the right to repair, and more good news nuggets below:
www.levernews.com/you-love-to-...
www.levernews.com/you-love-to-...
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A library lends a hand to local journalism, Amazon pays up for its Prime scam, agencies band together to save farmers, and legislators take aim at health care conglomerates.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: What’s More Punk Than The Public Library?
A library lends a hand to local journalism, Amazon pays up for its Prime scam, agencies band together to save farmers, and legislators take aim at health care conglomerates.
www.levernews.com
October 4, 2025 at 1:01 PM
A library lends a hand to local journalism, Amazon pays up for its Prime scam, agencies band together to save farmers, and legislators take aim at health care conglomerates.
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October 10, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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The new school voucher program in Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” helps parents pay for private-school tuition with public tax dollars. That availability “is expected to transfer” huge bucks to private schools and private equity kingpins. @brockhrehor.bsky.social
Private Equity’s New Playground: America’s Schools
Under the guise of championing “school choice,” the new school voucher program will likely divert millions in taxpayer dollars to private equity firms.
www.levernews.com
October 5, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The new school voucher program in Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” helps parents pay for private-school tuition with public tax dollars. That availability “is expected to transfer” huge bucks to private schools and private equity kingpins. @brockhrehor.bsky.social
Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill is poised to accelerate the privatization of our schools — and private equity wants their piece.
My latest for
@levernews.com:
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My latest for
@levernews.com:
www.levernews.com/private-equi...
Private Equity’s New Playground: America’s Schools
Under the guise of championing “school choice,” the new school voucher program will likely divert millions in taxpayer dollars to private equity firms.
www.levernews.com
September 29, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill is poised to accelerate the privatization of our schools — and private equity wants their piece.
My latest for
@levernews.com:
www.levernews.com/private-equi...
My latest for
@levernews.com:
www.levernews.com/private-equi...
Reposted by Brock Hrehor
Under the guise of championing “school choice,” the new school voucher program will likely divert millions in taxpayer dollars to private equity firms. www.levernews.com/private-equi...
Private Equity’s New Playground: America’s Schools
Under the guise of championing “school choice,” the new school voucher program will likely divert millions in taxpayer dollars to private equity firms.
www.levernews.com
September 29, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Under the guise of championing “school choice,” the new school voucher program will likely divert millions in taxpayer dollars to private equity firms. www.levernews.com/private-equi...
Reposted by Brock Hrehor
Paradise is not for sale, a state steps up for consumers, regulators aim for ticket sellers, and global leaders take a stand on the tech takeover.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Wall Street Can’t Buy Aloha
Paradise is not for sale, a state steps up for consumers, regulators aim for ticket sellers, and global leaders take a stand on the tech takeover.
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September 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Paradise is not for sale, a state steps up for consumers, regulators aim for ticket sellers, and global leaders take a stand on the tech takeover.
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Misleading ads get muted, universal child care is here, a tech company gets caught cheating, and tenants step up. www.levernews.com/you-love-to-...
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Side Effects May Include FDA Crackdowns
Misleading ads get muted, universal child care is here, a tech company gets caught cheating, and tenants step up.
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September 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Misleading ads get muted, universal child care is here, a tech company gets caught cheating, and tenants step up. www.levernews.com/you-love-to-...
It took some digging, but there are still a couple glimmers of hope out there.
For some quick hits on municipal grocery stores, state COVID protections, increased scrutiny over private equity in healthcare and gig worker unionization, check out this week’s ‘You Love To See It’ at @levernews.com.
For some quick hits on municipal grocery stores, state COVID protections, increased scrutiny over private equity in healthcare and gig worker unionization, check out this week’s ‘You Love To See It’ at @levernews.com.
A radical kind of grocery store gains traction, states protect your COVID vaccine, and health care mergers get put under the microscope. www.levernews.com/you-love-to-...
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Produce For The People
A radical kind of grocery store gains traction, states protect your COVID vaccine, and health care mergers get put under the microscope.
www.levernews.com
September 13, 2025 at 8:05 PM
It took some digging, but there are still a couple glimmers of hope out there.
For some quick hits on municipal grocery stores, state COVID protections, increased scrutiny over private equity in healthcare and gig worker unionization, check out this week’s ‘You Love To See It’ at @levernews.com.
For some quick hits on municipal grocery stores, state COVID protections, increased scrutiny over private equity in healthcare and gig worker unionization, check out this week’s ‘You Love To See It’ at @levernews.com.
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Despite professing to be a good-government moderate, conservative tycoon Charles Munger Jr. is bankrolling misleading ads to aid Trump’s gerrymandering crusade. www.levernews.com/redistrictin...
Redistricting’s “Reformer” Is Funding Misinformation In California Map Fight
Despite professing to be a good-government moderate, conservative tycoon Charles Munger Jr. is bankrolling misleading ads to aid Trump’s gerrymandering crusade.
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September 3, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Despite professing to be a good-government moderate, conservative tycoon Charles Munger Jr. is bankrolling misleading ads to aid Trump’s gerrymandering crusade. www.levernews.com/redistrictin...
Under the veneer of Charles Munger Jr. 's “good-government” reforms is a history of supporting misleading—and blatantly ideological—causes.
His funding of efforts to undermine CA’s redistricting plan is the latest in this long tradition.
@levernews.com
www.levernews.com/redistrictin...
His funding of efforts to undermine CA’s redistricting plan is the latest in this long tradition.
@levernews.com
www.levernews.com/redistrictin...
Redistricting’s “Reformer” Is Funding Misinformation In California Map Fight
Despite professing to be a good-government moderate, conservative tycoon Charles Munger Jr. is bankrolling misleading ads to aid Trump’s gerrymandering crusade.
www.levernews.com
September 3, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Under the veneer of Charles Munger Jr. 's “good-government” reforms is a history of supporting misleading—and blatantly ideological—causes.
His funding of efforts to undermine CA’s redistricting plan is the latest in this long tradition.
@levernews.com
www.levernews.com/redistrictin...
His funding of efforts to undermine CA’s redistricting plan is the latest in this long tradition.
@levernews.com
www.levernews.com/redistrictin...
A reminder that proposals for municipal grocery stores in New York isn't some crackpot proposition - there are concrete instances of these initiatives providing food assistance to neglected communities throughout the country.
The City of Atlanta is opening its first municipal grocery store today.
The city is spending $3.5 million in partnership with a neighborhood grocery chain in an effort to eliminate a downtown food desert.
www.wsbtv.com/news/local/a...
The city is spending $3.5 million in partnership with a neighborhood grocery chain in an effort to eliminate a downtown food desert.
www.wsbtv.com/news/local/a...
City of Atlanta opening grocery store to clear up downtown food desert
The Azalea Fresh Market opens on Friday.
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August 29, 2025 at 4:53 PM
A reminder that proposals for municipal grocery stores in New York isn't some crackpot proposition - there are concrete instances of these initiatives providing food assistance to neglected communities throughout the country.
Trump's deportation plan is estimated to kill nearly 6 million jobs.
As reality begins to set in, he's opted instead to erode trust in federal employment statistics.
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As reality begins to set in, he's opted instead to erode trust in federal employment statistics.
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Faced With a Tanking Labor Market, Trump Destroys the Evidence
Trump's border plan could kill 6 million jobs. Instead of confronting reality, he's eroding confidence in U.S. financial data.
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August 11, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Trump's deportation plan is estimated to kill nearly 6 million jobs.
As reality begins to set in, he's opted instead to erode trust in federal employment statistics.
bhrehor.substack.com/p/faced-with...
As reality begins to set in, he's opted instead to erode trust in federal employment statistics.
bhrehor.substack.com/p/faced-with...
From 'Kill the Cuts' rallies to lobbying legislatures in California, higher ed unions like the UAW and AFT have been at the forefront of opposition to the Trump administration's funding cuts. Check it out at @prospect.org
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University Unions Stand Up to Trump’s Research Cuts While Administrators Waver
While some universities have capitulated to Trump’s NIH cuts, there are faculty and graduate student union leaders on the frontlines pushing back.
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June 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
From 'Kill the Cuts' rallies to lobbying legislatures in California, higher ed unions like the UAW and AFT have been at the forefront of opposition to the Trump administration's funding cuts. Check it out at @prospect.org
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prospect.org/education/20...
As Trump undermines workers’ rights across the country, progressives in Philly passed a new law securing basic protections for over 750,000 domestic and service workers within the city. For @prospect.org:
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How Philadelphia Secured Basic Rights for 750,000 Workers
As Trump kneecaps workers’ rights across the country, the city’s political and labor leaders have forged an alternative that furnishes new safeguards for Philadelphians.
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June 18, 2025 at 2:51 PM
As Trump undermines workers’ rights across the country, progressives in Philly passed a new law securing basic protections for over 750,000 domestic and service workers within the city. For @prospect.org:
prospect.org/labor/2025-0...
prospect.org/labor/2025-0...
Last Thursday, Jared Polis struck down another bill that received unanimous support from Colorado Democrats. It would have reined in price-fixing software like RealPage, which is the subject of multiple ongoing lawsuits. Check it out at @prospect.org:
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Colorado’s Governor Greenlights Price-Fixing Algorithms
Democrats in Colorado’s legislature unanimously passed a bill reining in price-fixing software like RealPage. Once again, Gov. Jared Polis broke away from his party and vetoed it.
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June 4, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Last Thursday, Jared Polis struck down another bill that received unanimous support from Colorado Democrats. It would have reined in price-fixing software like RealPage, which is the subject of multiple ongoing lawsuits. Check it out at @prospect.org:
prospect.org/politics/202...
prospect.org/politics/202...
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As Senate Republicans celebrate the passing of their big, horrible bill, restaurant workers will likely lose more in Medicaid cuts than they’ll ever gain in no taxes on tips. prospect.org/labor/2025-0...
No Tax on Tips: A Flashy Idea That Benefits Few
Restaurant workers and advocates say the proposal won’t be enough to offset Medicaid cuts.
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May 23, 2025 at 4:08 PM
As Senate Republicans celebrate the passing of their big, horrible bill, restaurant workers will likely lose more in Medicaid cuts than they’ll ever gain in no taxes on tips. prospect.org/labor/2025-0...
The Worker Protection Act received unanimous support from Colorado's Democratic legislators and was backed by the state's labor movement. On Friday, Gov. Jared Polis vetoed it. My latest with @prospect.org:
prospect.org/labor/2025-0...
prospect.org/labor/2025-0...
The Democrats’ One and Only Union-Busting Governor
Colorado’s Democratic legislature voted to repeal the state’s de facto right-to-work law. On Friday, Gov. Jared Polis vetoed it.
prospect.org
May 19, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The Worker Protection Act received unanimous support from Colorado's Democratic legislators and was backed by the state's labor movement. On Friday, Gov. Jared Polis vetoed it. My latest with @prospect.org:
prospect.org/labor/2025-0...
prospect.org/labor/2025-0...
As federal attacks on labor continue, leaders in states like Colorado are putting pressure on their governments to step up and pass legislation that helps working Americans: prospect.org/labor/2025-0...
America’s Only Half-Right-to-Work State May Finally Treat Unions Fairly
Colorado’s Democratic legislature is passing a bill to make worker organizations more feasible. But will the Democratic governor sign it?
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April 3, 2025 at 3:34 PM
As federal attacks on labor continue, leaders in states like Colorado are putting pressure on their governments to step up and pass legislation that helps working Americans: prospect.org/labor/2025-0...
If Trump Can Deport Mahmoud Khalil, Freedom of Speech Is Dead
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If Trump Can Deport Mahmoud Khalil, Freedom of Speech Is Dead
It’s illegal to deport people for political speech, but that’s exactly what ICE is trying to do to this Palestinian Columbia student.
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March 10, 2025 at 10:24 PM
If Trump Can Deport Mahmoud Khalil, Freedom of Speech Is Dead
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Workers and authorities won back some $1.5 billion in stolen wages between 2021 and 2023. This, though, is just a drop in the bucket.
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Fighting Wage Theft From the Ground Up
Localities and worker centers are joining forces to drive back employers who siphon off their employees’ hard-earned dollars.
prospect.org
March 3, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Workers and authorities won back some $1.5 billion in stolen wages between 2021 and 2023. This, though, is just a drop in the bucket.
prospect.org/labor/2025-0...
prospect.org/labor/2025-0...