regulation

I've been assured that Bernie and Elizabeth Warren will run as a presidential ticket in 2020. That would be a dream come true for me. But I don't know if it's really true-- although my source has never been wrong on anything she's told me before. Today she gave an important speech about the efficacy and importance of government regulations, particularly in financial protects. You can watch it above.Warren highlights one of the differences between conservatives and progressives. Progressives want to use government to protect people.

If a billion-user, private, hugely profitable company were truly this powerful, what should be done about it?by Gaius PubliusThe revelations about Facebook and Cambridge Analytica have come and gone quickly, like a fiery auto crash into a ten-foot wall, the remains of which nevertheless disappear overnight — in this case replaced by the next Trump scandal to hit the news.

Jeffrey Tucker of FEE.org joins us again to discuss his latest article, “Goodbye Net Neutrality; Hello Competition.” We explore the details of the net neutrality discussion that is being ignored by nearly everyone, including how the corporatocracy actually favours net neutrality and how government regulation of the internet is precisely what is keeping prices high and access to the market restricted for would-be competitors.

[audio mp3="http://www.corbettreport.com/mp3/2017-11-27%20Jeffrey%20Tucker.mp3"][/audio]Jeffrey Tucker of FEE.org joins us again to discuss his latest article, "Goodbye Net Neutrality; Hello Competition." We explore the details of the net neutrality discussion that is being ignored by nearly everyone, including how the corporatocracy actually favours net neutrality and how government regulation of the internet is precisely what is keeping prices high and access to the market restricted for would-be competitors.

by Jonathan Latham, PhD The British non-profit GMWatch recently revealed the agribusiness takeover of Conabia, the National Advisory Committee on Agricultural Biotechnology of Argentina. Conabia is the GMO assessment body of Argentina. According to GMWatch, ...

There aren't many times when a real-life legal case unfolds like a TV courtroom drama. However, one case involving the Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission and a local liquor retailer ended almost as well as an episode of Perry Mason.

Luc Besson's new blockbuster, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, is based on a fantastic and highly influential French graphic novel series Valerian and Laureline. But what I like most about Valerian isn't the creativity and humor of its characters, the originality of its alien worlds, or even its inventive, bold artwork. Nope. Today on Out of Frame, I want to talk about Valerian's ideas.

We are talking about a restaurant where most people pay cash, and no Waffle House accepted credit cards until 2006. Sometimes the clanging of plates, and banter among staff, is so loud you can’t talk. The jukebox plays 45 rpm records. There is a major genre of home-made films that show fights among the staff, all taking place in front of the customer.

Heitkamp & Manchin also voted to confirm Scott Pruitt to the EPAWednesday, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra was tweeting about the dangers of the Senate passing a series of regulatory rollbacks that House conservatives already passed in January.