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Weekly Roundup: February 2, 2023

Ann Sarnak kicks off a symposium on workplace surveillance and collective resistance, Karen Levy looks at the layering of government, employer, and commercial surveillance in the trucking industry, and Sarrah Kassem examines employee monitoring in Amazon’s growing platform ecosystem. Plus, the best of LPE from around the web, including new pieces by Nate Holdren, Kate Jackson, Sandeep Vaheesan, and Lenore Palladino!

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Weekly Roundup: January 27, 2023

The scourge of algorithmic wage discrimination, racial capitalism in the civil courts, and some LPE highlights from around the web, including David Pozen, Tim Barker, and an on-going symposium at Notice & Comment.

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Weekly Roundup: January 20, 2023

Barry Maguire on the alienation objection to efficient markets, Evelyn Atkinson on Telegraph Torts, and eight friends of the blog on the FTC’s proposed rule to ban non-compete agreements. Plus, a new citywide LPE group in NYC, a junior scholars workshop in NYC, an LPE reading group in Toronto, two great upcoming events, and Matt Stoller on l’affaire Hovenkamp.

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Weekly Roundup: January 13, 2023

The week in review: a pair of posts by Amy Kapczynski about recent attempts to think beyond neoliberalism, Lina Khan defends the FTC’s proposal to ban noncompete agreements, and you have three days to submit a proposal to the emerging scholars LPE workshop. Plus, some great upcoming events!

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Weekly Roundup: December 16, 2022

Lauren van Schilfgaarde and Dana Powell conclude our symposium on A Nation Within. Plus, a hot new issue of the JLPE, Melinda Cooper on the family office, a CFP on money as a democratic medium, Karen Tani interviewed at Death Panel, and Luke Herrine on the relationship between antitrust and consumer protection.

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Weekly Roundup: December 2, 2022

An LPE-themed Crossword Puzzle, an LPE Academic Fellowship, Seven rapid reactions to the recent FTC policy statement, and a look at the failures of neoliberal electricity. Plus, NYC x LPE and an open letter in support of the railway workers.

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Weekly Roundup: November 18, 2022

Helen Hershkoff and Luke Norris on the Oligarchic Courthouse, Missy Risser-Lovings on training students to partner with grassroots organizing groups, and Stephanie Campos-Bui on the use of creative, non-litigation strategies to address systemic racial, economic, and social injustice. Plus, an upcoming event on Jamie Martin’s The Meddlers, two CFPs, and the coolest job in Western Massachusetts.

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Weekly Roundup: November 11, 2022

Sameer Ashar, Renee Hatcher, and John Whitlow kick off a new series on Law Clinics and Racial Capitalism, Julia Hernandez and Tarek Ismail explain how law clinics can disrupt the family policing system, and Alicia Virani calls for a holistic approach to harm in training future public defenders. Plus, new entries from The Sling, an upcoming conference on Progressive Constitutional Political Economy, and an upcoming event on LPE in the War on Terror.

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Weekly Roundup: November 4, 2022

SAQ week at the blog, featuring Ntina Tzouvala on Marxism and international law, Wendy Brown and Amy Kapczynski on democracy, and Veena Dubal on essentially dispossessed workers. Plus, a new site on progressive competition policy, an interview with Karen Levy, and how ex-twitterati can keep up with the blog.

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Weekly Roundup: October 28, 2022

Noah Zatz on the importance of law to democracy, Carly Knight on the transformation of the corporation from creature of the state to creature of the market, and Scott Skinner-Thompson on recent books by Paisley Currah and Eric Stanley. Plus, upcoming events with Talha Syed and Saule Omarova, an interview with Gary Gerstle, and Adam Tooze on the current politics of inflation.

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Weekly Roundup: October 21, 2022

Jules Gill-Peterson offers a materialist analysis of recent anti-trans legislation, Liat Ben-Moshe and Dean Spade discuss the influence and legacy of Marta Russell, and Zohra Ahmed examines the right to counsel in the neoliberal age. Plus, an upcoming mentoring session for those interested in teaching at a law school.

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Weekly Roundup: October 14, 2022

Nate Holdren on Marta Russell’s Marxism, Ruth Colker on an important structural shortcoming of the ADA, and Larry Mishel on an exciting new issue of the JLPE on unequal worker power. Plus, four amazing LPE events happening next week!

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Weekly Roundup: October 7, 2022

Beatrice Adler-Bolton, Artie Vierkant, and Karen Tani blow the doors off a new symposium on Marta Russell and the Political Economy of Disability, while Rick Weinmeyer calls attention to our public reliance on privately owned toilets. Plus, a new issue of the JLPE, as well as articles by Aziz Rana, Sanjukta Paul, and about the noble work that Sabeel Rahman and others are doing at OIRA.

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Weekly Roundup: September 30, 2022

Ruth Dukes and Wolfgang Streeck on labour law & political economy, Sydney Forde on the economic basis of journalistic “objectivity,” and William Novak on the rise of the modern American administrative. Plus, upcoming events with Sara Nelson, Tim Wu, Sanjukta Paul, and more!