Publications
Legal director Sandeep Vaheesan’s article in The George Washington Law Review argues that reviving the principle of nondomination in antitrust law is essential to curbing corporate coercion and empowering workers.
Chief economist Brian Callaci discusses the Abundance Agenda’s faith in deregulation and private capital is misguided, and that achieving true prosperity requires robust public investment, labor protections, and democratic control over economic decision-making.
Senior reporter Karina Montoya reflects on the end of the remedies phase of the Department of Justice’s case against Google for monopolizing the online search market. She argues that Google’s warnings against divestiture of its browser, Chrome, fall short and that a breakup will benefit the security of the internet, innovation, and users.
Senior reporter Daniel Hanley argues that while Apple’s development of the C1 modem chip demonstrates technological innovation, it also reveals the immense challenges of competing with Qualcomm’s monopolistic dominance, making a compelling case for stronger antitrust enforcement to promote open competition and prevent the concentration of power in the hands of a few dominant firms.
Reporter Austin Ahlman argues that while the corporate pullback from Pride events poses financial challenges, it also presents a chance to reclaim Pride from corporate co-optation and restore its radical, community-driven roots.
The Washington Monthly published a timely cover story by Phillip Longman, which challenges the dominant political narratives about how to rebuild America's industrial strength, arguing that both Republican and Democratic strategies miss a crucial, historically-proven ingredient: market-shaping regulation.
In a powerful essay published in The Washington Monthly, Barry Lynn calls on Democrats to chart a bold new course by recovering the foundational American language of liberty, shared power, and economic democracy — the very principles that once made the Democratic Party a champion of the working class and protector of the republic.
Director of Europe & Transatlantic partnerships Max von Thun published an essay in Musk, Power, and the EU: Can EU Law Tackle the Challenges of Unchecked Plutocracy?, warning that Europe’s reliance on U.S. tech giants like Elon Musk’s companies threatens its sovereignty and democracy, and calls for bold, unified EU action to reclaim control and enforce democratic digital governance.
Transportation analyst Arnav Rao discusses findings from his recent report on ocean shipping, arguing that decades of deregulation and foreign dependence have crippled U.S. maritime capacity—and calls for restoring regulated competition and public investment to revive it.
Director of Europe and transatlantic partnerships Max von Thun argues that cloud computing has become essential public infrastructure, and calls for regulatory reforms to curb Big Tech’s dominance, ensure security, and protect the public interest.
