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The media missed it, but 'moderate' Mikie Sherrill won her race for governor of New Jersey last week with a sweeping anti-monopoly platform and a pledge to fight the corporate interests who are ripping voters off.
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Sherrill and Mamdani Just Showed How to Unify the Democratic Party – And Win
Mamdani stole the show last week, but ‘Moderate Mikie’ across the Hudson ran on an even bolder platform to rein in corporate power. From the governor’s mansion, she’ll have the authority to deliver.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The media missed it, but 'moderate' Mikie Sherrill won her race for governor of New Jersey last week with a sweeping anti-monopoly platform and a pledge to fight the corporate interests who are ripping voters off.
libertyandpower.substack.com/p/sherrill-a...
libertyandpower.substack.com/p/sherrill-a...
Mamdani stole the show last week. But across Hudson, the media missed what may have been an even more aggressive campaign to rein in corporate power.
Mikie Sherrill alum Ben Winsor breaks down how the two campaigns are a potential model for unifying Democrats — and winning.
Mikie Sherrill alum Ben Winsor breaks down how the two campaigns are a potential model for unifying Democrats — and winning.
Sherrill and Mamdani Just Showed How to Unify the Democratic Party – And Win
Mamdani stole the show last week, but ‘Moderate Mikie’ across the Hudson ran on an even bolder platform to rein in corporate power. From the governor’s mansion, she’ll have the authority to deliver.
libertyandpower.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Mamdani stole the show last week. But across Hudson, the media missed what may have been an even more aggressive campaign to rein in corporate power.
Mikie Sherrill alum Ben Winsor breaks down how the two campaigns are a potential model for unifying Democrats — and winning.
Mikie Sherrill alum Ben Winsor breaks down how the two campaigns are a potential model for unifying Democrats — and winning.
Don't miss the @skynewsrss.bsky.social investigation of how X's algorithm is fueling the British right-wing.
If you need another example of why oligarchs cannot be left in charge of our information platforms, this is it.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
If you need another example of why oligarchs cannot be left in charge of our information platforms, this is it.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
How the world's richest man is boosting the British right
How the world's richest man is boosting the British right
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November 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Don't miss the @skynewsrss.bsky.social investigation of how X's algorithm is fueling the British right-wing.
If you need another example of why oligarchs cannot be left in charge of our information platforms, this is it.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
If you need another example of why oligarchs cannot be left in charge of our information platforms, this is it.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
A Senate Commerce hearing earlier today for Surface Transportation Board (STB) nominees drew our attention.
We believe it's a sign the Trump admin is trying to rush through the Norfolk Southern-Union Pacific merger.
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We believe it's a sign the Trump admin is trying to rush through the Norfolk Southern-Union Pacific merger.
Learn more: www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...
Open Markets Calls for Senate to Halt Proceedings on Surface Transportation Board Nominees — Open Markets Institute
Open Markets Institute transportation analyst Arnav Rao released a statement urging the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation to halt confirmation proceedings for the President’s S...
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November 6, 2025 at 11:35 PM
A Senate Commerce hearing earlier today for Surface Transportation Board (STB) nominees drew our attention.
We believe it's a sign the Trump admin is trying to rush through the Norfolk Southern-Union Pacific merger.
Learn more: www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...
We believe it's a sign the Trump admin is trying to rush through the Norfolk Southern-Union Pacific merger.
Learn more: www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...
A worker from Texas has stepped up to defend the national non-compete ban in the courts, after the Trump admin turned its back on workers and refused to act.
More @prospect.org:
prospect.org/2025/11/06/t...
More @prospect.org:
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Texan Takes On Corporate Abuse as Trump’s FTC Abandons Workers - The American Prospect
Ric Davidson’s motion to defend the federal ban on noncompete clauses would force the FTC to undertake a formal process to roll it back, not just quietly suffocate it in the dead of night.
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November 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
A worker from Texas has stepped up to defend the national non-compete ban in the courts, after the Trump admin turned its back on workers and refused to act.
More @prospect.org:
prospect.org/2025/11/06/t...
More @prospect.org:
prospect.org/2025/11/06/t...
Book authors' $1.5 billion settlement with Anthropic was a victory for creators. But as @EileenPomeroy breaks down, the narrow terms of the deal leave a lot of red flags for those concerned about AI corporations' illegal model training practices. www.journalismliberty.org/publications...
Anthropic’s Deal with Book Authors Won’t Be Enough to Curb Abusive AI Practices — Center for Journalism & Liberty
CJL intern Eileen Pomeroy breaks down the implications of Anthropic’s copyright settlement beyond the hefty fine, homing in on the news media sector.
www.journalismliberty.org
November 5, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Book authors' $1.5 billion settlement with Anthropic was a victory for creators. But as @EileenPomeroy breaks down, the narrow terms of the deal leave a lot of red flags for those concerned about AI corporations' illegal model training practices. www.journalismliberty.org/publications...
It’s not just about saving an entitlement program. It’s about tackling the causes of economic insecurity — stagnant wages, financialization, pension loss.
New, from Phil Longman & Gillen Tener Martin in @washingtonmonthly.com washingtonmonthly.com/2025/11/02/h...
New, from Phil Longman & Gillen Tener Martin in @washingtonmonthly.com washingtonmonthly.com/2025/11/02/h...
How Democrats Can Save Social Security—and Win Elections
Republican tax cuts and immigration crackdowns have deepened Social Security’s crisis. How to fix it without punishing working Americans.
washingtonmonthly.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:48 PM
It’s not just about saving an entitlement program. It’s about tackling the causes of economic insecurity — stagnant wages, financialization, pension loss.
New, from Phil Longman & Gillen Tener Martin in @washingtonmonthly.com washingtonmonthly.com/2025/11/02/h...
New, from Phil Longman & Gillen Tener Martin in @washingtonmonthly.com washingtonmonthly.com/2025/11/02/h...
Open Markets applauds Ric Davidson, his counsel at Gustafson Gluek, Burns Charest, and Towards Justice for stepping in to defend the FTC's ban on noncompetes in court after the current administration abandoned this crucial rule.
Our full statement:
Our full statement:
October 31, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Open Markets applauds Ric Davidson, his counsel at Gustafson Gluek, Burns Charest, and Towards Justice for stepping in to defend the FTC's ban on noncompetes in court after the current administration abandoned this crucial rule.
Our full statement:
Our full statement:
Defending social security is about more than just opposing cuts. As policy director Phil Longman explains in his latest piece for the @washingtonmonthly.com, there are a suite of reforms Democrats could embrace to stabilize the program while expanding benefits. washingtonmonthly.com/2025/10/31/h...
How Democrats Can Save Social Security—and Win Elections
Republican tax cuts and immigration crackdowns have deepened Social Security’s crisis. How to fix it without punishing working Americans.
washingtonmonthly.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Defending social security is about more than just opposing cuts. As policy director Phil Longman explains in his latest piece for the @washingtonmonthly.com, there are a suite of reforms Democrats could embrace to stabilize the program while expanding benefits. washingtonmonthly.com/2025/10/31/h...
From early promise to pipeline of ads to value extraction: this is the cycle big tech rarely admits but that we all experience.
Our editorial director Anita Jain reviews Cory Doctorow’s new book, "Enshittification." @washingtonmonthly.com washingtonmonthly.com/2025/10/30/t...
Our editorial director Anita Jain reviews Cory Doctorow’s new book, "Enshittification." @washingtonmonthly.com washingtonmonthly.com/2025/10/30/t...
The Cory Doctorow Doctrine
Cory Doctorow’s "Enshittification" explains why Tech platforms like Google and Amazon rot over time—squeezing users, businesses, and workers.
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October 30, 2025 at 9:16 PM
From early promise to pipeline of ads to value extraction: this is the cycle big tech rarely admits but that we all experience.
Our editorial director Anita Jain reviews Cory Doctorow’s new book, "Enshittification." @washingtonmonthly.com washingtonmonthly.com/2025/10/30/t...
Our editorial director Anita Jain reviews Cory Doctorow’s new book, "Enshittification." @washingtonmonthly.com washingtonmonthly.com/2025/10/30/t...
American ranchers are saying that President Trump's decision to quadruple the amount of beef that Argentina can export to the U.S. at a lower tariff rate could not have come at a worse time.
More in Food & Power: substack.com/home/post/p-...
More in Food & Power: substack.com/home/post/p-...
The Bigger Tensions Behind Trump’s Beef with Cattle Ranchers
President Trump’s plan to import more beef from Argentina hit a nerve with ranchers, not only because it sunk cattle futures, but because U.S. ranchers already feel threatened by unlabeled imports.
substack.com
October 30, 2025 at 8:08 PM
American ranchers are saying that President Trump's decision to quadruple the amount of beef that Argentina can export to the U.S. at a lower tariff rate could not have come at a worse time.
More in Food & Power: substack.com/home/post/p-...
More in Food & Power: substack.com/home/post/p-...
Our transportation policy analyst Arnav Rao weighed in on the ways activist investors are damaging U.S. rail: cnsmaryland.org/2025/10/29/p...
October 30, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Our transportation policy analyst Arnav Rao weighed in on the ways activist investors are damaging U.S. rail: cnsmaryland.org/2025/10/29/p...
American liberals have always had a special relationship with the UK's Labour party.
So they should take note: Keir Starmer doubled down on neoliberalism, and it has quickly taken him and his party to the edge of the abyss. libertyandpower.substack.com/p/what-ameri...
So they should take note: Keir Starmer doubled down on neoliberalism, and it has quickly taken him and his party to the edge of the abyss. libertyandpower.substack.com/p/what-ameri...
What American Liberals Can Learn from Keir Starmer's Collapse
Labour gave voters hungry for change warmed over laissez-faire. Liberals in America should pay close attention to the political and economic disasters that resulted.
libertyandpower.substack.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:49 PM
American liberals have always had a special relationship with the UK's Labour party.
So they should take note: Keir Starmer doubled down on neoliberalism, and it has quickly taken him and his party to the edge of the abyss. libertyandpower.substack.com/p/what-ameri...
So they should take note: Keir Starmer doubled down on neoliberalism, and it has quickly taken him and his party to the edge of the abyss. libertyandpower.substack.com/p/what-ameri...
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ISD CEO Sasha Havlicek joined a recent @openmarkets.bsky.social event for a panel on “The Future of Democracy: Speech, Thought, Sovereignty, and Power in the Age of Platforms and AI.” The discussion tackled how platforms and AI are reshaping public debate, democratic resilience, and online harms.
October 24, 2025 at 5:33 PM
ISD CEO Sasha Havlicek joined a recent @openmarkets.bsky.social event for a panel on “The Future of Democracy: Speech, Thought, Sovereignty, and Power in the Age of Platforms and AI.” The discussion tackled how platforms and AI are reshaping public debate, democratic resilience, and online harms.
The FTC's ban on non-competes was a massive victory for American workers. But the Trump admin has disowned the policy, and its inaction means it may never go into effect.
Legal Director Sandeep Vaheesan and former FTC Commissioner @bedoyausa.bsky.social break it down: tinyurl.com/yx7x366u
Legal Director Sandeep Vaheesan and former FTC Commissioner @bedoyausa.bsky.social break it down: tinyurl.com/yx7x366u
The Trump Administration’s Latest Assault on Workers
Sandeep Vaheesan & Alvaro Bedoya denounce the Federal Trade Commission's decision to stop defending a rule banning non-compete clauses.
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October 24, 2025 at 8:33 PM
The FTC's ban on non-competes was a massive victory for American workers. But the Trump admin has disowned the policy, and its inaction means it may never go into effect.
Legal Director Sandeep Vaheesan and former FTC Commissioner @bedoyausa.bsky.social break it down: tinyurl.com/yx7x366u
Legal Director Sandeep Vaheesan and former FTC Commissioner @bedoyausa.bsky.social break it down: tinyurl.com/yx7x366u
We welcome the release of the crucial OSCE report "Safeguarding Media Freedom in the Age of Big Tech Platforms and AI" and are thrilled it recommends several reforms championed by our Center for Journalism & Liberty.
Full statement from center director @courtneyr.bsky.social:
Full statement from center director @courtneyr.bsky.social:
October 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
We welcome the release of the crucial OSCE report "Safeguarding Media Freedom in the Age of Big Tech Platforms and AI" and are thrilled it recommends several reforms championed by our Center for Journalism & Liberty.
Full statement from center director @courtneyr.bsky.social:
Full statement from center director @courtneyr.bsky.social:
We're thrilled to announce that Evan Turnage will lead the Southern Justice Project at Open Markets, a new initiative to study the economic, political, and social effects of corporate concentration across the deep South -- and share solutions.
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New “Southern Justice Project” to Detail How Corporate Concentration Derails Political and Economic Equality in the South – And Propose Solutions — Open Markets Institute
The Southern Justice Project is a major new initiative to study the economic, political, and social effects of corporate concentration and social control across the south. The project will be led by Evan Turnage , former Chief Counsel to Senate Democratic Leader Charles E. Schumer and Senior Coun
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October 23, 2025 at 3:16 PM
We're thrilled to announce that Evan Turnage will lead the Southern Justice Project at Open Markets, a new initiative to study the economic, political, and social effects of corporate concentration across the deep South -- and share solutions.
www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...
www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...
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"[The platforms] are not neutral hosts; they are political actors with extraordinary power to distort the public sphere and undermine democracy in the United States and around the world."
Read @courtneyr.bsky.social on Europe's fight against Big Tech: www.techpolicy.press/why-europes-...
Read @courtneyr.bsky.social on Europe's fight against Big Tech: www.techpolicy.press/why-europes-...
Why Europe’s Resistance to Big Tech Matters for the Future of Democracy | TechPolicy.Press
We are witnessing the fusion of corporate and state power take institutional form, writes Courtney C. Radsch.
www.techpolicy.press
October 22, 2025 at 3:26 PM
"[The platforms] are not neutral hosts; they are political actors with extraordinary power to distort the public sphere and undermine democracy in the United States and around the world."
Read @courtneyr.bsky.social on Europe's fight against Big Tech: www.techpolicy.press/why-europes-...
Read @courtneyr.bsky.social on Europe's fight against Big Tech: www.techpolicy.press/why-europes-...
NEW today: Daniel Hanley's very compelling brief on how antitrust laws are some of the best tools we have to reduce prices, lower rents, boost wages, expand consumer choice, and help small businesses. www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...
October 22, 2025 at 2:12 PM
NEW today: Daniel Hanley's very compelling brief on how antitrust laws are some of the best tools we have to reduce prices, lower rents, boost wages, expand consumer choice, and help small businesses. www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...
In @techpolicypress.bsky.social, @astienon.bsky.social argues that Europe can expand digital trade in ways that challenge Big Tech's anti-regulatory campaign --> READ: www.techpolicy.press/how-europe-c...
How Europe Can Expand Digital Trade to Challenge Big Tech’s Anti-Regulatory Push | TechPolicy.Press
European leaders must take the lead in imposing checks on Big Tech, and by extension, the US chokehold over the global digital economy, writes
Audrey Stienon.
www.techpolicy.press
October 21, 2025 at 7:42 PM
In @techpolicypress.bsky.social, @astienon.bsky.social argues that Europe can expand digital trade in ways that challenge Big Tech's anti-regulatory campaign --> READ: www.techpolicy.press/how-europe-c...
"The shutdown is just the latest blow to agriculture antimonopoly enforcement, as the Trump administration quietly dismantles Biden-era projects."
Read more in @clairek.bsky.social's Food & Power: www.foodandpower.net/latest/shutd...
Read more in @clairek.bsky.social's Food & Power: www.foodandpower.net/latest/shutd...
Shutdown Hits Packers and Stockyards Division, USDA Cancels More Antimonopoly Projects — Food & Power
The shutdown is the latest blow to agriculture antimonopoly work, as the Trump administration cancels Biden-era projects promoting seed competition and state-level antitrust enforcement.
www.foodandpower.net
October 21, 2025 at 3:34 PM
"The shutdown is just the latest blow to agriculture antimonopoly enforcement, as the Trump administration quietly dismantles Biden-era projects."
Read more in @clairek.bsky.social's Food & Power: www.foodandpower.net/latest/shutd...
Read more in @clairek.bsky.social's Food & Power: www.foodandpower.net/latest/shutd...
Don't want to experience outages across the web? Well then, it's time to quit Amazon's cloud monopoly. Here's how: www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...
NEW Report | Engineering the Cloud Commons: Tackling Monopoly Control of Critical Digital Infrastructure — Open Markets Institute
Open Markets Institute report, “Engineering the Cloud Commons: A Blueprint for Resilient, Secure, and Open Digital Infrastructure,” offers a long-overdue reconception of cloud computing as a single ...
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October 21, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Don't want to experience outages across the web? Well then, it's time to quit Amazon's cloud monopoly. Here's how: www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...
Coverage of Margrethe Vestager's remarks at our Future of Democracy event with @article19.bsky.social.
For the full video of her remarks and Q&A, click here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1R-...
For the full video of her remarks and Q&A, click here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1R-...
October 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Coverage of Margrethe Vestager's remarks at our Future of Democracy event with @article19.bsky.social.
For the full video of her remarks and Q&A, click here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1R-...
For the full video of her remarks and Q&A, click here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1R-...
NEW in @clairek.bsky.social's Food & Power newsletter: Among the many furloughed USDA offices is one that protects farmers from corporate abuse, the Packers and Stockyards division.
Learn more: www.foodandpower.net/latest/shutd...
Learn more: www.foodandpower.net/latest/shutd...
Shutdown Hits Packers and Stockyards Division, USDA Cancels More Antimonopoly Projects — Food & Power
The shutdown is the latest blow to agriculture antimonopoly work, as the Trump administration cancels Biden-era projects promoting seed competition and state-level antitrust enforcement.
www.foodandpower.net
October 20, 2025 at 2:52 PM
NEW in @clairek.bsky.social's Food & Power newsletter: Among the many furloughed USDA offices is one that protects farmers from corporate abuse, the Packers and Stockyards division.
Learn more: www.foodandpower.net/latest/shutd...
Learn more: www.foodandpower.net/latest/shutd...
ICYMI: Nobel Peace Prize winner @mariaressa.bsky.social gave a masterclass on platforms, propaganda, the free press, and digital sovereignty at our Future of Democracy event with @article19.bsky.social at the European Parliament in Brussels yesterday.
October 17, 2025 at 8:59 PM
ICYMI: Nobel Peace Prize winner @mariaressa.bsky.social gave a masterclass on platforms, propaganda, the free press, and digital sovereignty at our Future of Democracy event with @article19.bsky.social at the European Parliament in Brussels yesterday.