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Weekly Roundup: December 15, 2023

David Adler and José Miguel Ahumada on anarcho-capitalism in Honduras, Zoe Tucker on why unions should join the housing fight, and Jamelia Morgan on the tensions of non-reformist reform. Plus, make big money writing about LPE, make less (though still good) money working for LPE, Tim Wu on the draft merger guidelines, a much anticipated book on democratic theory, and a new article on Brandeis’ influence on US and EU competition policy.

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Weekly Roundup: December 8, 2023

Seven tech wizards discuss Biden’s EO on AI, Tara Raghuveer recounts one of her favorite tenant union fights, and Mariana Pargendler describes an unheralded revolution in heterodox corporate law. Plus, a new issue of the JLPE, an event with our favorite Marxists, James Galbraith on productivism, Thad Williams reviews Justice by Means of Democracy, a new report on student debt non-repayment, a compendium about how to curb worker TRAPs, and a save-the-date for the second annual Corporate Capture of the Legal System conference.

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Weekly Roundup: December 1, 2023

Raúl Carrillo offers an LPE perspective on the rise and fall of Sam Bankman-Fried, and Fanna Gamal explains what Critical Race Theory can teach us about non-reformist reforms. Plus, a cool job alert (with the LPE Project), a hot new issue of the Boston Review, Vincent Bevins on the story of neoliberalism and Chile, and Noah Rosenblum on the dangers and absurdity of Jarkesy.

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Weekly Roundup: November 17, 2023

Amna Akbar and Karl Klare kick off a new symposium on non-reformist reforms. Plus, an open letter on the right of students to engage in political speech on Israel/Palestine, an interview with Lina Khan, upcoming LPE events on power-building for the long haul and debt collection in American Medicine, hot new articles from Maggie Blackhawk and Marshall Steinbaum, and a legal memo by Brishen Rogers and colleagues about Title VII’s application to employee and student political speech.

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Weekly Roundup: November 10, 2023

Zephyr Teachout on the democratic consequences of algorithmic wage discrimination, Jerry Davis on the disappearance of public corporations from the American economy, and Maryam Jamshidi on the creeping authoritarianism that underlies Florida’s decision to ban local chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine. Plus, a happy hour in DC, upcoming events with Ifeoma Ajunwa, Rachel Gilmer, Astra Taylor, and Tara Raghuveer, and new writing by Aziz Rana, Diana Reddy, Noah Rosenblum, Sam Moyn, Scott Cummings, and more!

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Weekly Roundup: November 3, 2023

Ryan Martínez Mitchell on China’s developing sanctions regime, Yochai Benkler on the role of law in capitalism, and Elettra Bietti on how not to regulate big tech. Plus, upcoming events with Saule Omarova, Marshall Steinbaum, Veena Dubal, Luke Herrine, Hendrik Theine, Tamara Nopper, Eve Zelickson, and Raúl Carrillo; an interview with Amy Kapcynski and Chris Morten; new pieces from Amna Akbar, Zoë Yunker, James Rowe, and Jessica Dempsey; and a CFP for junior scholars on re-imagining the public-private divide.

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Weekly Roundup: October 27, 2023

Matthew Dimick defends the concept of capitalism, and the LPE Blog highlights the hottest forthcoming LPE and LPE-adjacent articles. Plus, the at-large student group rises from the ashes, a book talk on American debt relief at HLS, Sandeep Vaheesan and Brian Callaci on the labor movement as a resource for antitrust, Lenore Palladino shares her economic and policy data dashboard, and Ilyana Kuziemko, Nicolas Longuet Marx & Suresh Naidu show that the democrats’ betrayal of predistribution policies helps explain partisan realignment by education.

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Weekly Roundup: October 20, 2023

Talha Syed on the poverty of theory in CLS, Douglas Kysar on climate change and the neoliberal imagination, and Bernard Harcourt on the relationship between legal theory and radical political practice. Plus, an open letter from legal scholars urging an immediate cease-fire in Gaza, an event next week with Stephen Vladeck about the shadow docket, and last call to submit your recently accepted LPE papers.

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Weekly Roundup: October 13, 2023

Week in review: Amanda Parsons and Salomé Viljoen analyze the disconnect between social data and the law, while Luke Herrine offers law students a guided tour through the many meanings of efficiency. Plus, the first New Haven LPE Happy Hour, Rob Hunter responds to Sam Moyn, Sanjay Jolly discusses C. Edwin Baker, and Claire Kelloway and Maureen Tkacik debunk Kroger and Albertson’s proposed “spin off” solution.

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Weekly Roundup: October 6, 2023

Sandeep Dhaliwal on the Eighth Amendment as a right to credit, Sanjukta Paul on the virtues of mid-level theorizing, and Sandeep Vaheesan and Andy Fitch on the treatise that has misled antitrust scholars for decades. Plus, two cool jobs, a CFP for ClassCrits, Amy Kapczynski, Reshma Ramachandran, and Christopher Morten on how not to do industrial policy, Kim Phillips-Fein on the depredations of private equity, and a new study about how America loves evicting children. Cool cool.

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Weekly Roundup: September 29, 2023

Asher Morse on how labor agreements could Trump-proof federal agencies, Talia Rothstein on what the creation of law clinics left behind, and Veena Dubal and Renan Kalil on the push to export exploitative US labor laws to Brazil. Plus, a call (by us) for the best new LPE work, two amazing jobs for 3Ls or recent grads, a video of our event with Bernard Harcourt, an event series on full employment, Erik Baker on what strikes are for, Emily Prifogle on teaching Law in Rural America, and Erik Peinert and Morgan Harper on the high price of asthma inhalers caused by blatant patent manipulation.

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Weekly Roundup: September 22, 2023

Paul Gowder on democratizing big tech, Ntina Tzouvala on legal theory in the lowercase, and Yiran Zhang on the disciplinary bureaucracy of our home care system. Plus, LPE night school, a new paper by Sanjukta Paul, Ganesh Sitaraman on airline deregulation, a must-read symposium at Bill of Health, Jessica Whyte reviews Quinn Slobodian, and a forum on Solidarity.

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Weekly Roundup: September 15, 2023

Dan Berger reflects on the long history of using RICO to criminalize resistance movements, Jed Purdy defends theoretical pluralism, and Brishen Rogers analyzes the NLRB’s Cemex case through the lens of contemporary legal theory. Plus, Lenore Palladino on labor’s green capital, Lev Menand and Morgan Ricks on the public utility roots of American banking, Zohra Ahmed and Jocelyn Simonson on the recent charges against the Stop Cop City activists, an upcoming event with Bernard Harcourt, and two more CFPs to keep you busy.

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Weekly Roundup: September 8, 2023

Samuel Moyn theorizes about the need for theory, Greg Baltz and Shakeer Rahman question whether tenant unions should look to labor law for inspiration, and Maryam Jamshidi explains how terrorism torts could challenge Israeli settler violence. Plus, Veena Dubal on Glacier Northwest, Tim Barker on The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order, Sandeep Vaheesan and Brian Callaci on protecting workers from employer power, and CFPs for three conferences you won’t want to miss.

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Weekly Roundup: July 27, 2023

Shanta Trivedi, Jane Spinak, Tina Lee, and Kelley Fong conclude our symposium on Torn Apart and Prosecuting Poverty. Plus, David Dayen on the importance of power-building for successful industrial policy and Megan Stack on how Starbucks is wantonly violating labor law.