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A good day to revisit Eamonn Coburn's post from earlier this fall: Union Busting is (Morally) Disgusting.
November 13, 2025 at 8:21 PM
A good day to revisit Eamonn Coburn's post from earlier this fall: Union Busting is (Morally) Disgusting.
Medicare's hospice benefit "was designed not to maintain a healthy market for hospice, but to disentangle hospice from market logic. To achieve this, we need to do more than merely stabilize the hospice industry through greater competition—we need to create spaces where care remains uncommodified."
Today, Elle Rothermich explains how hospice care, once rooted in service and compassion, became fertile ground for private equity—and why antitrust scrutiny alone can’t restore what was lost when care became subject to market logic.
Hospice Commodification and the Limits of Antitrust
As hospice care is increasingly dominated by private equity firms, an antitrust response, while necessary, has the potential to normalize the language of the market as the default mode for discussing…
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November 12, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Medicare's hospice benefit "was designed not to maintain a healthy market for hospice, but to disentangle hospice from market logic. To achieve this, we need to do more than merely stabilize the hospice industry through greater competition—we need to create spaces where care remains uncommodified."
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Trump's tariffs are always described as chaotic. They aren't chaotic. They are part of a concerted attack on the rule of law.
If you want to read about that at more length and with more penguins:
If you want to read about that at more length and with more penguins:
Today, @vanessawilliamson.bsky.social explains how Trump's capricious tariffs and attacks on the IRS are the latest iteration of a long anti-tax, anti-democratic tradition.
The Long Anti-Tax Tradition of American Oligarchy
Throughout U.S. history, oligarchs have fettered the tax power of the state to ensure that the government would be too feeble to rein in their power. The Trump Administration'
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November 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Trump's tariffs are always described as chaotic. They aren't chaotic. They are part of a concerted attack on the rule of law.
If you want to read about that at more length and with more penguins:
If you want to read about that at more length and with more penguins:
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"Slaveholders also ensured that there was no effective bureaucracy for tax assessment. In Georgia, for example, property holders simply asserted the value of their estate and, by law, tax officials could not dispute the owner’s estimate."
Today, @vanessawilliamson.bsky.social explains how Trump's capricious tariffs and attacks on the IRS are the latest iteration of a long anti-tax, anti-democratic tradition.
The Long Anti-Tax Tradition of American Oligarchy
Throughout U.S. history, oligarchs have fettered the tax power of the state to ensure that the government would be too feeble to rein in their power. The Trump Administration'
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November 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
"Slaveholders also ensured that there was no effective bureaucracy for tax assessment. In Georgia, for example, property holders simply asserted the value of their estate and, by law, tax officials could not dispute the owner’s estimate."
"If a future government manages to roll back the current administration’s efforts to consolidate power but fails to rebuild our national tax capacity, it will be a hollow victory."
Today, @vanessawilliamson.bsky.social explains how Trump's capricious tariffs and attacks on the IRS are the latest iteration of a long anti-tax, anti-democratic tradition.
The Long Anti-Tax Tradition of American Oligarchy
Throughout U.S. history, oligarchs have fettered the tax power of the state to ensure that the government would be too feeble to rein in their power. The Trump Administration'
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November 10, 2025 at 5:18 PM
"If a future government manages to roll back the current administration’s efforts to consolidate power but fails to rebuild our national tax capacity, it will be a hollow victory."
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New from me today! An article at @lpeblog.bsky.social, about Trump's tariffs, Magna Carta, and why opponents of democracy always try to undermine the tax system.
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Also, I got to write this one sentence:
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Also, I got to write this one sentence:
November 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
New from me today! An article at @lpeblog.bsky.social, about Trump's tariffs, Magna Carta, and why opponents of democracy always try to undermine the tax system.
lpeproject.org/blog/the-lon...
Also, I got to write this one sentence:
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Also, I got to write this one sentence:
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Apparently, it is negotiable!
Health care isn’t negotiable.
We need to both reopen the government and work together to protect access to affordable health care by extending the ACA enhanced premium tax credits.
We need to both reopen the government and work together to protect access to affordable health care by extending the ACA enhanced premium tax credits.
November 10, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Apparently, it is negotiable!
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✅ transformative vision for the city
✅ elect a democratic-socialist mayor
🔲 learn more abt the levers of municipal power
If you're a NYer missing that last piece, join us Nov 19 at CUNY Law for an event with @sandynurse.bsky.social & @ngusdorf.bsky.social
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✅ elect a democratic-socialist mayor
🔲 learn more abt the levers of municipal power
If you're a NYer missing that last piece, join us Nov 19 at CUNY Law for an event with @sandynurse.bsky.social & @ngusdorf.bsky.social
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Local Power: How to Make NYC More Equal
Building on our recent event, LPE NYC Night School is examining how we can make real, lasting change in NYC. How do we contend with the outsized power of finance and real estate and build a world…
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November 9, 2025 at 7:35 PM
✅ transformative vision for the city
✅ elect a democratic-socialist mayor
🔲 learn more abt the levers of municipal power
If you're a NYer missing that last piece, join us Nov 19 at CUNY Law for an event with @sandynurse.bsky.social & @ngusdorf.bsky.social
lpeproject.org/events/local...
✅ elect a democratic-socialist mayor
🔲 learn more abt the levers of municipal power
If you're a NYer missing that last piece, join us Nov 19 at CUNY Law for an event with @sandynurse.bsky.social & @ngusdorf.bsky.social
lpeproject.org/events/local...
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Does suddenly having a real progressive mayor make you wish you knew a little more about how city gov actually works??
You're in luck!
Join us Nov 19th as we talk to @sandynurse.bsky.social & @ngusdorf.bsky.social abt the levers of local power!!!
lpeproject.org/events/local...
You're in luck!
Join us Nov 19th as we talk to @sandynurse.bsky.social & @ngusdorf.bsky.social abt the levers of local power!!!
lpeproject.org/events/local...
Local Power: How to Make NYC More Equal
Building on our recent event, LPE NYC Night School is examining how we can make real, lasting change in NYC. How do we contend with the outsized power of finance and real estate and build a world…
lpeproject.org
November 9, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Does suddenly having a real progressive mayor make you wish you knew a little more about how city gov actually works??
You're in luck!
Join us Nov 19th as we talk to @sandynurse.bsky.social & @ngusdorf.bsky.social abt the levers of local power!!!
lpeproject.org/events/local...
You're in luck!
Join us Nov 19th as we talk to @sandynurse.bsky.social & @ngusdorf.bsky.social abt the levers of local power!!!
lpeproject.org/events/local...
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The week in review: Matthew Dimick on antitrust and the logic of capitalism, and @gshans.bsky.social on protecting legal clinics from political interference.
Plus, the best of LPE from around the web, including new fellowships, reports, interviews, and articles 🧵👇
Plus, the best of LPE from around the web, including new fellowships, reports, interviews, and articles 🧵👇
Weekly Roundup: Nov 7
Matthew Dimick on antitrust and the logic of capitalism, and G.S. Hans on legal clinics under political attack. Plus, a cool new fellowship at the Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator, Cea Weaver on the…
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November 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The week in review: Matthew Dimick on antitrust and the logic of capitalism, and @gshans.bsky.social on protecting legal clinics from political interference.
Plus, the best of LPE from around the web, including new fellowships, reports, interviews, and articles 🧵👇
Plus, the best of LPE from around the web, including new fellowships, reports, interviews, and articles 🧵👇
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November 6, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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John Roberts now faces the ultimate heartbreak: deciding whether to keep polishing Donald Trump's boots or to continue his lifelong romance with America's corporate overlords.
November 5, 2025 at 10:32 PM
John Roberts now faces the ultimate heartbreak: deciding whether to keep polishing Donald Trump's boots or to continue his lifelong romance with America's corporate overlords.
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Today, @gshans.bsky.social describes recent attacks on legal clinics by the federal government, and explains how clinical faculty and their allies can resist this political interference.
Clinics Under Fire: Defending Legal Education from Political Interference
While legal clinics have long been vulnerable to pressure from outside forces, recent attacks by the federal government represent an alarming new level of interference. Protecting clinical work now…
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November 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Today, @gshans.bsky.social describes recent attacks on legal clinics by the federal government, and explains how clinical faculty and their allies can resist this political interference.
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Today for @lpeblog.bsky.social I have a short piece on clinical academic freedom and the challenges we face in vindicating our rights as clinical faculty amid political interference. This piece stems from an Essay I have forthcoming on the topic in 2026. lpeproject.org/blog/clinics...
Clinics Under Fire: Defending Legal Education from Political Interference
While legal clinics have long been vulnerable to pressure from outside forces, recent attacks by the federal government represent an alarming new level of interference. Protecting clinical work now…
lpeproject.org
November 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Today for @lpeblog.bsky.social I have a short piece on clinical academic freedom and the challenges we face in vindicating our rights as clinical faculty amid political interference. This piece stems from an Essay I have forthcoming on the topic in 2026. lpeproject.org/blog/clinics...
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More rigorous and clear than my initial entry
Today, Matthew Dimick argues that while antitrust may promise to tame corporate power, it leaves untouched the deeper logic of capitalism that compels production for profit’s sake.
The latest in our mini-series on Marxism and Antitrust.
The latest in our mini-series on Marxism and Antitrust.
Marx, Antitrust, and the Logic of Capital
Antitrust may promise to tame corporate power, but it leaves untouched the deeper logic of capitalism that compels production for profit's sake. In this sense, antitrust is not voluntarist enough…
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November 3, 2025 at 5:27 PM
More rigorous and clear than my initial entry
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This has been a debate worth reading.
Today, Matthew Dimick argues that while antitrust may promise to tame corporate power, it leaves untouched the deeper logic of capitalism that compels production for profit’s sake.
The latest in our mini-series on Marxism and Antitrust.
The latest in our mini-series on Marxism and Antitrust.
Marx, Antitrust, and the Logic of Capital
Antitrust may promise to tame corporate power, but it leaves untouched the deeper logic of capitalism that compels production for profit's sake. In this sense, antitrust is not voluntarist enough…
lpeproject.org
November 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
This has been a debate worth reading.
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"antitrust refuses to see capital as something historical and social and therefore norm-based and changeable. As a result, antitrust chooses to fight capital with one hand tied behind its back, changing some of the constitutive rules of capitalism but not others."
Today, Matthew Dimick argues that while antitrust may promise to tame corporate power, it leaves untouched the deeper logic of capitalism that compels production for profit’s sake.
The latest in our mini-series on Marxism and Antitrust.
The latest in our mini-series on Marxism and Antitrust.
Marx, Antitrust, and the Logic of Capital
Antitrust may promise to tame corporate power, but it leaves untouched the deeper logic of capitalism that compels production for profit's sake. In this sense, antitrust is not voluntarist enough…
lpeproject.org
November 3, 2025 at 4:28 PM
"antitrust refuses to see capital as something historical and social and therefore norm-based and changeable. As a result, antitrust chooses to fight capital with one hand tied behind its back, changing some of the constitutive rules of capitalism but not others."
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Today, Matthew Dimick argues that while antitrust may promise to tame corporate power, it leaves untouched the deeper logic of capitalism that compels production for profit’s sake.
The latest in our mini-series on Marxism and Antitrust.
The latest in our mini-series on Marxism and Antitrust.
Marx, Antitrust, and the Logic of Capital
Antitrust may promise to tame corporate power, but it leaves untouched the deeper logic of capitalism that compels production for profit's sake. In this sense, antitrust is not voluntarist enough…
lpeproject.org
November 3, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Today, Matthew Dimick argues that while antitrust may promise to tame corporate power, it leaves untouched the deeper logic of capitalism that compels production for profit’s sake.
The latest in our mini-series on Marxism and Antitrust.
The latest in our mini-series on Marxism and Antitrust.
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If you're looking for a super smart primer on how housing in NYC got so fucked in the first place, Phenomenal World has got you covered!!
An absolute must-read by Cea Weaver!
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/sta...
An absolute must-read by Cea Weaver!
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/sta...
Stabilization and Speculation | Cea Weaver
Struggles over New York City’s housing policy
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October 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
If you're looking for a super smart primer on how housing in NYC got so fucked in the first place, Phenomenal World has got you covered!!
An absolute must-read by Cea Weaver!
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/sta...
An absolute must-read by Cea Weaver!
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/sta...
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Week in review: @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social on the rise of OIRA 2.0, @noahzatz.bsky.social and Jerry Kang on retaliation lawsuits against DEI purges, and Veryl Pow and Mohini Mookim on prefigurative lawyering.
Plus, as always, the best of LPE from around the web!
Plus, as always, the best of LPE from around the web!
Weekly Roundup: Oct 31
James Goodwin on the rise of OIRA 2.0, Noah Zatz and Jerry Kang on retaliation lawsuits against DEI purges, and Veryl Pow and Mohini Mookim on prefigurative lawyering. Plus…
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October 31, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Week in review: @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social on the rise of OIRA 2.0, @noahzatz.bsky.social and Jerry Kang on retaliation lawsuits against DEI purges, and Veryl Pow and Mohini Mookim on prefigurative lawyering.
Plus, as always, the best of LPE from around the web!
Plus, as always, the best of LPE from around the web!
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Today, Veryl Pow and Mohini Mookim describe their approach to prefigurative lawyering at the Sustainable Economies Law Center.
By striving to embody the values we wish to see in a liberated future, they argue, we can build a new world in the carcass of the old.
By striving to embody the values we wish to see in a liberated future, they argue, we can build a new world in the carcass of the old.
From Movement Lawyering to Prefigurative Lawyering: Living Out Liberatory Values Now
As the far right consolidates power at the federal level, many progressive lawyers are turning to state policy or crafting rebuilding plans for after the storm. Yet this moment also offers a chance to...
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October 30, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Today, Veryl Pow and Mohini Mookim describe their approach to prefigurative lawyering at the Sustainable Economies Law Center.
By striving to embody the values we wish to see in a liberated future, they argue, we can build a new world in the carcass of the old.
By striving to embody the values we wish to see in a liberated future, they argue, we can build a new world in the carcass of the old.
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"The very existence of a contested baseline—that is, disagreement about the..extent of discrimination in the ..system—provides a vector of counter-attack, esp for individuals purged.. for their past DEI work, a group that includes a high concentration of Black women."
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Can DEI Workers Strike Back?
Even as the Trump administration seeks to dismantle DEI in the name of “merit,” the law it distorts still harbors possibilities for resistance. Title VII prohibits retaliation against employees who…
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October 28, 2025 at 6:50 PM
"The very existence of a contested baseline—that is, disagreement about the..extent of discrimination in the ..system—provides a vector of counter-attack, esp for individuals purged.. for their past DEI work, a group that includes a high concentration of Black women."
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In case you weren't aware, the great Noah Zatz has migrated to bsky. And with Jerry Kang, he has a terrific post about using retaliation lawsuits to push back against Trump’s extortionate demands to end DEI. As they conclude, "this is a time for aggressive experimentation, not resignation."
"In sum, then, employees doing DEI work to help prevent discrimination are engaged in protected opposition conduct under Title VII. Therefore, inflicting 'adverse employment actions' upon them because of such work constitutes illegal retaliation under Title VII."
Can DEI Workers Strike Back?
Even as the Trump administration seeks to dismantle DEI in the name of “merit,” the law it distorts still harbors possibilities for resistance. Title VII prohibits retaliation against employees who…
lpeproject.org
October 28, 2025 at 5:42 PM
In case you weren't aware, the great Noah Zatz has migrated to bsky. And with Jerry Kang, he has a terrific post about using retaliation lawsuits to push back against Trump’s extortionate demands to end DEI. As they conclude, "this is a time for aggressive experimentation, not resignation."
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"The Administration’s extraordinary abuses of power against our core institutions have triggered widespread cowardice dressed up as pragmatic survival... But if fear is the primal driver, we must activate countervailing fears wherever we can, to raise the expected costs of anticipatory capitulation"
Today, Jerry Kang and @noahzatz.bsky.social argue that even as the Trump administration seeks to dismantle DEI in the name of “merit,” the civil rights law it distorts still harbors possibilities for resistance.
Can DEI Workers Strike Back?
Even as the Trump administration seeks to dismantle DEI in the name of “merit,” the law it distorts still harbors possibilities for resistance. Title VII prohibits retaliation against employees who…
lpeproject.org
October 28, 2025 at 3:52 PM
"The Administration’s extraordinary abuses of power against our core institutions have triggered widespread cowardice dressed up as pragmatic survival... But if fear is the primal driver, we must activate countervailing fears wherever we can, to raise the expected costs of anticipatory capitulation"