Rohan Grey and Amanda Parsons on the law and political economy of cryptocurrency, Sandeep Vaheesan on antitrust reform as an instrument for democratizing economic life, Zohra Ahmed and Madiha Tahir on the Trump administration’s escalation against Venezuela, and Quinn Slobodian on the dim prospects of centrist post-neoliberalism. Plus, a “freedom from want” writing award, the birth of a new NYC policy shop, a look at how money does and doesn’t influence elections, a tutorial on the Netflix-Warner Bros Merger, and a new paper on the jurisprudential question of our times: how should you think about a Supreme Court that doesn’t care what you think?

A call to join the ranks of the Association for Law and Political Economy, an interview with Bench Ansfield about the business of arson, and a new entry by Amna Akbar in our symposium on Free Gifts. Plus, Andrew Elrod and Marshall Steinbaum lay out a vision for rebuilding higher ed, Katie Wells and Lindsay Owens examine algorithmic pricing at instacart, Sam Moyn discusses the radical centrism of the legal academy, Genevieve Lakier, Mark Tushnet, and Mike Seidman debate whether we need the courts to protect free speech, and Ben Tarnoff extols the possibilities for digital sewer socialism.

Madison Condon on climate change and externalities-thinking, Colleen Carrol on MAGA’s attempt to outflank democrats on college affordability, and Alvin Velazquez and Christopher Hampson on what LPE and the Bible have in common. Plus, Zephyr Teachout on the rise of MLMs, Susannah Glickman and Nic Johnson on the political economy of Trump’s second term, David Dayen on algorithmic pricing, an interview with Stuart Schrader on policing, Paul Kelleher on whether Coase can be reclaimed for LPE, a new report on the political economy of the US media system, and hot new articles on tax base fragmentation and the radical roots of the representative jury.

Alyssa Battistoni on the free gifts of nature, Rob Hunter on value form theory and the accelerating climate crisis, and Reshard L. Kolabhai on what LPE can learn from the Global South. Plus, a CFP on Lawyering Without the Law, Advait Arun on the capital structure of the AI sector, Sabeel Rahman on the case for a third reconstruction, Brett Christophers on private equity, Andrew Perry on NYC’s unique public spending model, Marie Thøgersen on international law’s fetishistic character, and Alvin Velazquez on municipal bankrupty as political resistance.

Vanessa Williamson on oligarchy and taxation, and Elle Rothermich on the commodification of hospice care. Plus, Kate Redburn on Skrmetti, LPE Night School on municipal power, Claire Kelloway on public grocery projects, Cassie Powell on private equity’s move into mobile home parks, Jacob Udell and Routhy Gourevitch on the multifamily rental market, Martijn Konings on MAGA and the Federal Reserve, and new books by Jason Jackson, Anna Law, and Timothy Kaufman-Osborn.

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 housing politics in New York City, the Debt Collective on the threat that municipal debt poses to Mamdani, Sam Moyn on making congress great again, Sandeep Dhaliwal on New Deal Law and Order, a new report on the weaponization of antisemitism claims, Bench Ansfield interviewed about their recent book Born in Flames, a political economic reading of the Supreme Court’s tariff case, and Nicholas Mulder on why Trump is better at coercing allies than adversaries.

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, registration and membership for the Association of Law and Political Economy, Lina Khan’s new substack, a new Roosevelt Report on effective governance, a measure of comeuppance for Big Law’s betrayal of democracy, a symposium on John Witt’s new book, and a new paper on bankruptcy law and unions.

James Tierney on Intel and American State Capitalism, David Abraham on Capitalism, Democracy, and Weimar Germany, and Rana Jaleel and Risa Lieberwitz on the weaponization of Title VI. Plus, Veena Dubal and Genevieve Lakier on why universities should reject Trump’s Compact, Oren Bracha on IP Law and the shortcomings of originalism and textualism, Chris Morten on vaccine “platforms” and the assetization of science, and an upcoming event on Heterodox Economics and Law and Political Economy.

Marshall Steinbaum on anti-monopolism as an ideology of the left, and Amna Akbar, Sameer Ashar, and Jocelyn Simonson on movement law under fascism. Plus, Dave Pozen and Jed Purdy examine three competing narratives of the Trump Administration, Amanda Shanor & Serena Mayeri explain why universities should reject the Compact for Higher Education, California bans TRAPs!, and hot new articles by Evan Bernick, Jessica A. Clarke, and Sam Bagenstos.

Luke Herrine on neoliberalism and authoritarianism in higher ed, Beau Baumann on losing and regaining administrative legitimacy, and Matthew Dimick on the dreaded double distortion argument against predistribution. Plus, higher ed “compact” reflections from Joey Fishkin, Genevieve Lakier, and Henry Farrell, an upcoming event on tenant unions, a new report assessing the impact of Citizens United, a fresh entry from the Sanjukta Blog, even more on antitrust and socialism, and everything you wanted to know about the 389 cases challenging the Trump Administration since January but were too afraid to ask.

Steffen Seitz on conspiracy law and social movements, Darryl Li on the weaponization of campus antisemitism investigations, and Erik Peinert on the staying power of the antimonopoly movement. Plus, two upcoming events in NYC, a cool internship with the movement law lab, a Big Law organizing guide, and new items from Luke Herrine, Lily Hu, Adam Przeworski, and Melinda Cooper.

Genevieve Lakier on weaponizing antidiscrimination law, Sanjukta Paul on laws and markets, and Ally Coll and Justin Gravlee on NIH v. APHA. Plus, an incredible online conference on Capitalism and Socialism (happening today!), a cool new book by Jamila Michener and Mallory E. SoRelle, and new pieces by Erik Baker, Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, and Jamelle Bouie.

Gabe Winant on Marxism and Antitrust, Andrew Bilodeau on labor unions for incarcerated workers, and a collection of some of favorite posts on LPE & Criminal Law. Plus, an upcoming event on antitrust law and oligarchy, a new book by Aziza Ahmed, a new issue of the Journal of Law and Political Economy, and the best new essays from around the web, including John Whitlow on Mamdani v. NYC real estate, Lenore Palladino on ending shareholder primacy, Aziz Rana on the concept of Settler Colonialism, and Alexander Hertel-Fernandez on how social scientists can help rebuild the government.

Jonathan Harris on how states are rewriting the rules on worker mobility, Kate Jackson on the rise of populism in corporate governance, and your final reminder to submit a proposal to the upcoming ALPE conference. Plus, Luke Herrine on the weaponization of the FTC, Kate Mackenzie and Tim Sahay on an uninsurable planet, Todd Tucker on public-minded state capitalism, Michael Swerdlow on antitrust standards for labor market conduct, and cool new jobs, post-docs, and books!

A Labor Day special: Michael Wishnie on faculty unions, and Eamon Coburn on reviving long-eroded social norms against union busting. Plus, upcoming deadlines for the ALPE conference and the Political Economy of Work Junior Scholar Workshop, a new syllabus from Sanjukta Paul, a thread of helpful student-focused LPE materials, an interview with Lev Menand on Trump’s attempt to fire the Fed’s Lisa Cook, Veena Dubal on AI and surveillance wages, Joel Michaels on the Intel stake as corrupt industrial policy, and Aziz Rana and Osita Nwanevu in conversation about the return of Trump and the pathway to democratic change.