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Benjamin Y. Fong | Apotheosis of Point of Sale Data The future of e-commerce at Amazon rests on the increasingly complex logistics of same-day delivery—and the labor costs these entail.

And at @phenomenalworld.bsky.social, Benjamin Fong looks at the increasingly complex logistics of Amazon’s same-day delivery expansion.

The People’s College

At the @knightcolumbia.org, @akapczynski.bsky.social proposes a People’s College—the right to a two-year college degree at the accredited college of one’s choice—as a structural remedy for our free speech crisis.

Building the Electrostate | Sandeep Vaheesan In the United States today, officials at all levels of government generally act as if private enterprise is the only way to provide goods and services.

In @nybooks.com, Sandeep Vaheesan reflects on New Deal electrification and how to build the electrostate.

Trump’s Attacks on SCOTUS Are Personal—But Real Court Reform Should Be a Progressive Priority An analysis of Trump’s unprecedented attacks on the Supreme Court, the Roberts Court’s pro–Big Business record, and why real progressive court reform must become a political priority.

Over at the @rooseveltinstitute.org, @shahrzadshams.bsky.social and @toddntucker.com explain why court reform should be a progressive priority.

The University of Chicago Law Review has released a new issue on Law & Economics vs. Law & Political Economy.

Check out great pieces by @akapczynski.bsky.social, @sanjukta.bsky.social, Amy Cohen & Ilana Gershon, and @sonofdavid.bsky.social & @jocelynsimonson.bsky.social!

Weekly Roundup: March 6 Veena Dubal and Aziza Ahmed on how feminists transformed the law and science of AIDS, Luke Herrine on market governance in Trumpworld, and Aditya Balasubramanian on the misnomer of modern Indian…

Week in review: @veenadubal.bsky.social and @azizaahmed.bsky.social on how feminists transformed the law and science of AIDS, @lookheron.bsky.social on market governance in Trumpworld, and @abalasub.bsky.social on the misnomer of modern Indian capital.

Plus, the best of LPE from around the web 🧵

Modern(izing) Indian Capital? Jason Jackson’s erudite Traders, Speculators, and Captains of Industry shows that, for more than a century, Indian firms labeled as “traditional” capital faced policy hostility…

Today, @abalasub.bsky.social continues our symposium on *Traders, Speculators, and Captains of Industry.*

Given that Indian firms spend virtually nothing on R&D, he asks, how we should understand the modernity of so-called “modern Indian capitalists”?

Modern(izing) Indian Capital? Jason Jackson’s erudite Traders, Speculators, and Captains of Industry shows that, for more than a century, Indian firms labeled as “traditional” capital faced policy hostility…

Today, @abalasub.bsky.social continues our symposium on *Traders, Speculators, and Captains of Industry.*

Given that Indian firms spend virtually nothing on R&D, he asks, how we should understand the modernity of so-called “modern Indian capitalists”?

Trump’s Attacks on SCOTUS Are Personal—But Real Court Reform Should Be a Progressive Priority An analysis of Trump’s unprecedented attacks on the Supreme Court, the Roberts Court’s pro–Big Business record, and why real progressive court reform must become a political priority.

NEW from @shahrzadshams.bsky.social & me @rooseveltinstitute.org:

Donald Trump just called the Supreme Court "fools & lap dogs" and we've already forgotten about it.

What the ancient history of last Tuesday means for progressives rethinking SCOTUS power.
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Market Governance in Trumpworld Over the past year, the much-touted right-wing embrace of anti-monopolism has been reduced to a distant memory. What has emerged instead is a personalist form of market governance…

Today, Luke Herrine (@lookheron.bsky.social) offers a whirlwind tour of market governance in Trumpworld.

While most agencies have embraced a pro-monopolist, pro-corruption reorientation, the lone exception is the FTC. Why is this? And what does it suggest about market regulation under Trump 2.0?

Everything you always wanted to know about 'Temu Lina Khan' but were afraid to ask.

screenshotted excerpt from the interview linked in the post the question, written in bold, is: "What did the CDC’s definition of AIDS look like at this point, and how did it systematically exclude women like the ones Terry was representing?" Screenshot includes the first two paragraphs of Aziza's answer, which starts as follows: At the time, the CDC defined AIDS through symptom lists tailored to the so-called “four Hs”: homosexuals, Haitians, heroin users, and hemophiliacs. Gynecological conditions were excluded. As a result, many women whose HIV had progressed to AIDS—often through invasive cervical cancer or recurrent pelvic inflammatory disease—were unable to work but did not qualify for benefits. Instead they would have to file for disability benefits. But the disability assessment process was so slow that some women were approved only after they had died. Terry realized the problem wasn’t just bureaucratic delay—it was the definition of the disease itself. At the same time, activists within ACT UP, particularly Maxine Wolfe and the Women’s Caucus, were recognizing that women were being systematically ignored in the epidemic. Terry’s legal advocacy and ACT UP’s activism converged in a coordinated push to force the CDC to revise its definition of AIDS.

this answer from @azizaahmed.bsky.social in an interview about her book, Risk and Resistance: How Feminists Transformed the Law and Science of AIDS, just blew my mind

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always gna learn something you didn't expect to learn from @lookheron.bsky.social @lpeblog.bsky.social

Market Governance in Trumpworld Over the past year, the much-touted right-wing embrace of anti-monopolism has been reduced to a distant memory. What has emerged instead is a personalist form of market governance…

Today, Luke Herrine (@lookheron.bsky.social) offers a whirlwind tour of market governance in Trumpworld.

While most agencies have embraced a pro-monopolist, pro-corruption reorientation, the lone exception is the FTC. Why is this? And what does it suggest about market regulation under Trump 2.0?

How does LPE relate to law and econ and legal realism? The University of Chicago L Rev. recently held a symposium on LPE and L&E, so I grabbed the chance to set out some ideas -> papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Some law review out there is about to strike gold 👀 👀

Happy to have this out - give it a read and let me know what you think

Market Governance in Trumpworld Over the past year, the much-touted right-wing embrace of anti-monopolism has been reduced to a distant memory. What has emerged instead is a personalist form of market governance…

I’ve got a spicy essay on @lpeblog.bsky.social arguing Trump2 so far has been like 1979 deregulation returning as farce

lpeproject.org/blog/market-...

Exclusive | Trump Administration to Drop Defense of Law Firm Sanctions The Justice Dept. plans to abandon its defense of the president’s executive orders that targeted Jenner & Block, WilmerHale, Perkins Coie, and Susman Godfrey.

WHOA: WSJ reporting that DOJ is dropping its appeals of the four law firm executive order rulings as soon as today. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

Entry 8,735 in the ongoing series: “The Regrettable History of Law & Economics.”

How Feminists Transformed the Law and Science of AIDS Veena Dubal interviews Aziza Ahmed about the exclusion of women from early AIDS definitions, the feminist lawyers and activists who transformed the government's response to the epidemic…

Today, @veenadubal.bsky.social and @azizaahmed.bsky.social discuss the feminist lawyers and activists who secured recognition of the AIDS epidemic’s impact on women, the CDC’s willful ignorance around the disease’s reach, and the adverse public health consequences of carceral feminism.

This was the most interesting conversation I have had in a long time. Brilliant @azizaahmed.bsky.social talked to me about her new book & how feminists transformed the science of AIDS.

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How Feminists Transformed the Law and Science of AIDS Veena Dubal interviews Aziza Ahmed about the exclusion of women from early AIDS definitions, the feminist lawyers and activists who transformed the government's response to the epidemic…

Thank you to the most brilliant @veenadubal.bsky.social for being my conversation partner about my book on the @lpeblog.bsky.social and to the masterful @jamesbrandt.bsky.social for his support. lpeproject.org/blog/how-fem... @bulaw.bsky.social

The Struggle for the Fed | Trevor Jackson The Fed is under attack. Can it be both protected and held accountable?

In the @nybooks.com, Trevor Jackson reflects on the struggle for the Federal Reserve.

Policy for the Many Minister Pablo Bustinduy on pursuing the affordability agenda in Spain

In the @nycpolicyforum.bsky.social, Jack Gross interviews Pablo Bustinduy about the impressive policy achievements of Spain’s progressive governing coalition—from parental leave and child allowances to consumer protections and rent freezes.

Epstein Family Values • EQUATOR The billionaire patriarchs of the American far-right want to rule an economy of masters and servants

In @equatormag.bsky.social, Melinda Cooper discusses how the billionaire patriarchs of the American far-right want to rule an economy of masters and servants.

The Politics of “Risk Assessment” w/ William Boyd | The Death Panel Get more from The Death Panel on Patreon

On @deathpanel.bsky.social, Beatrice Adler-Bolton speaks with William Boyd about how “risk assessment” became a central focus of regulation since the 1970s, and how this shift resulted in law and policy far less likely to protect against environmental and health hazards.

Opinion | Again, Trump Completely Misreads the Law

In the New York Times, @levmenand.bsky.social and Joel Michaels lay out why Trump’s latest tariffs are illegal.

Maybe the Supreme Court shouldn’t let them disrupt the economy for a year this time? (A Blog can dream)

Finance in the Dark | Lenore Palladino | Finance in the Dark An opaque sector is reshaping the US. Only ambitious regulatory reform can check its power.

Over at @phenomenalworld.bsky.social, @lenorepalladino.bsky.social explains how private credit has become the unregulated industry at the heart of the American economy and how we might address this looming crisis.