At the Blog
On Tuesday, Marshall Steinbaum responded to Gabe Winant’s provocation about the relationship between Marxism and Antitrust by making the case for anti-monopolism as an ideology of the left.
On Wednesday, Amna Akbar, Sameer Ashar, and Jocelyn Simonson explained what movement law looks like under intensifying fascist tendencies.
In LPE Land
In the Boston Review, Dave Pozen and Jed Purdy examine three competing narratives of the second Trump administration.
Over at the Knight First Amendment Institute, Amanda Shanor and Serena Mayeri explain why the proposed Compact for Higher Education is unconstitutional and should be unequivocally rejected by universities.
In the New Republic, Alvaro Bedoya reflects on how his time at the FTC changed how he sees our political divide.
Good news: California has banned employer-driven debt agreements, “stay-or-pay” contracts, and training repayment agreement provisions (TRAPs). More evidence that, in the absence of meaningful FTC action, states are rewriting the rules on worker mobility.
More good news: California’s public insulin will be on the market in January! On the importance of public pharma and the challenges that lie ahead, see Amy Kapczynski’s recent post.
On the importance of public pharma and the challenges that lie ahead, see @akapczynski.bsky.social’s recent post:
Cool new article: Jessica A. Clarke on Skrmetti’s Shell Game.
Cool new article#2: Evan Bernick reviews Akhil Amar’s Born Equal.
Cool new article#3: Sam Bagenstos on The Crisis of Appropriations Law.