Twitter Beğeni Hilesi

~50% of Americans have a passport today, up from 5% in 1990

Over the 2010s, ideas crystallized that real social change would come only from mass protest and collective pressure. Individual action became seen at best as unproductive—at worst, a harmful distraction. I wrote an essay about why I've changed my mind: vox.com/culture/368201…

Democrats brought the wonky issue of zoning reform to the DNC as a solution to the housing crisis. It's an attempt to flip the script and turn the issue into a winning one -- but it also comes with real political risk. w/Melanie Mason and Katy O'Donnell politico.com/news/2024/08/2…

Preliminary-injunction hearing in FTC's challenge to the Kroger-Albertsons merger starts today. The stakes are high; this may end up being *the* administration-defining merger challenge. Read more at: politico.com/news/2024/08/2…

The Supreme Court’s recent decisions could undo big Biden accomplishments Marcia Brown politico.com/news/2024/08/2…

Some professional news -- I'm honored and delighted to join Civil Eats as a senior editor!

🚨 the DEA will hold a hearing on rescheduling marijuana in early December, pushing final decision until after election - and possibly into the next administration. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2024/0…

Maryland Senate race in a dead heat, poll finds ow.ly/4v13105GQ84

Scoop: Tribes in at least 8 states are dealing w/ food aid shortages after Biden admin “mistakes” Incl North Carolina + New Mexico - where Harris, Dems are trying to attract native + rural voters Feds sending in FEMA, DOD amid crisis w Marcia Brown subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2024/0…

Inbox: FTC, DOJ, DOL + NLRB are strengthening their coordination on labor market competition issues in merger review. Under a new MOU, the antitrust agencies can expect quick assistance and info sharing from the labor enforcers, per a press release: ftc.gov/news-events/ne…

In an exclusive interview, Agriculture Sec. Tom Vilsack admitted his department made "mistakes" after a change in contractors triggered food shortages in programs for tribes and low-income seniors in at least 8 states. (Now in front of the paywall) politico.com/news/2024/08/2…

Antitrust scrutiny of Nvidia is growing. Per its 10Q today France, EU, US, UK, China, and South Korea have asked about its sales practices, investments & partnerships The US and SK are new since its quarterly report three months ago. sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archiv…

Hello farm bill fall

For the first time in a century, salmon will swim the Klamath River. Getting rid of the dams on the river was the result of a decades-long battle led by tribes in California. ictnews.org/news/after-100…

Hunger increased again last year, per USDA. w/ Grace Yarrow subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2024/0…

What to know about the first debate between Harris and Trump First byline for POLITICO! politico.com/news/2024/09/0…

Scoop: The Chamber of Commerce is planning to organize a new coalition of industry groups to lobby against the FTC’s plans for price discrimination enforcement. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2024/0…

Two years, 2,000 miles, nearly 8,000 dollars — an intimate look into one doctor's odyssey to obtain abortion training in 2024, and why it matters that such training has evaporated in much of the country. politico.com/news/magazine/…