Basel Musharbash
@musharbash_b
Lawyer helping small towns build community wealth & fight monopoly power | Principal @AntimonopolyUS | Hannah Arendt & John Dewey stan | views mine
1. Nearly a year ago, @FarmActionUS asked me to lead an investigation into monopolization and the elimination of competition in America’s food and agriculture industries. Today, we published our findings in a landmark 206-page report that should disturb every farmer and consumer…
🚨NEW REPORT shows definitive evidence of excessive market concentration across all food & ag sectors. We need gov't intervention to break up dominant corporations so our economy works for farmers, workers, & consumers. Read the report by @musharbash_b.⬇️farmaction.us/kings-over-the…
Lawmakers have put chemical giants over public health. Again. Today, the House Approps. Committee advanced a bill with protections shielding pesticide manufacturers from liability. @chelliepingree's amendment would strip these protections—but it was struck down.🧵
a normie architecture take I agree with
One thing America got right are the lodges of the National Parks system
Surprise, y’all! A George Mason libertarian fool doesn’t understand economics, has no idea how business works, and straw-mans his opponent’s arguments because he wouldn’t know “good faith” if it hit him in the face.
Would Americans be better off without Costco? Zephyr Teachout says yes. I say no. marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolu…
The irony is that, despite the sneering tone at "populists," it's this person who has failed to keep up with modern economics
Lots of really bad economics in today’s NYT op-ed on grocery store competition. Take this passage for example:
BREAKING: Still wrong. Stop saying this.
BREAKING: You can now clone any music without copyright risk. Mureka AI just launched a tool that lets you upload any reference track and generate a custom instrumental in the same style. Here's how it works (+ wild examples):
Federal Reserve independence is gone. It doesn't matter if Jay Powell goes or stays, Trump will appoint his guy, and his guy is going to revamp central banking to put it closer to Treasury. It's over. Now Dems have to start thinking, which I know for them is torture, but still.
Episode drop! And it pertains to a LOT of what you buy. Guest "Superbowl" Steve Hunt is on the proverbial front lines in the customer service fight to get...well, customer service. Listen along with hosts @ddayen & @matthewstoller and grab your @Costco card. Link in reply.
Costco and enshittification... @ddayen and I interviewed Steve Hunt, who does customer service at Costco. We talked about what happens when private equity buys out a Costco vendor, and which products/services are getting taken over. organizedmoney.fm/p/costcos-priv…
Anyone know a good personal injury in New Mexico? A friend's dad was hit by a car in Las Cruces and airlifted to a hospital in El Paso where he was treated with (what appears to be) awful negligence. He lives in Las Cruces. If anyone has a good attorney to refer him to, please…
Millions of Americans are about to be priced out of their existing health insurance in the next few months… …and it seems as if the political discourse doesn’t care even a little bit. It’s barely been mentioned. levernews.com/health-insurer…
It’s almost like the Democratic Party establishment is a bunch of power-hungry, narcissistic control freaks who need to be toppled
Hakeem Jeffries has reportedly told allies that if Zohran Mamdani wins, he can't become Speaker of the House. Leaders like Jeffries see this fight as existential for their control of the party: kenklippenstein.com/p/party-contro…
Richie Torres won’t run for Governor. Hakeem Jeffries can’t become Speaker. Wow, local elections really do matter!
Hakeem Jeffries has reportedly told allies that if Zohran Mamdani wins, he can't become Speaker of the House. Leaders like Jeffries see this fight as existential for their control of the party: kenklippenstein.com/p/party-contro…
When you steal from rich people it's theft. When you steal from regular people, it's innovation.
2. Anthropic's CEO says that AI may 'cure cancer' but also eliminate entry-level jobs. Policymakers need to get a hold of that, he says. Weird he doesn't want to talk about how his firm's models are trained on massively pirated content. thebignewsletter.com/p/why-are-we-p…
A 77-yr-old retired coal broker worth $12million is not into socialism. Really goes to show
Joe Manchin says he couldn’t "stomach" Democratic Party "socialist trend" trib.al/UJLOJxz
Really excited to give these two aspiring podcasters their big break tonight. We're live with @krystalball and @esaagar at 10 pm EST.
After Party #9 is happening LIVE tonight on YouTube at 10pmET! Joining the party with @emilyjashinsky on @afterpartyemily - @krystalball - @esaagar Subscribe and follow: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aft…… open.spotify.com/show/0szVa30Nj…… youtube.com/@AfterPartyEmi…