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@elizabeth-warren.bsky.social reminds us that real economic leadership is possible if we have the guts to take on corporate power directly.
Elizabeth Warren Fights to Defend the Consumer Protection Agency She Helped Create
Elon Musk’s campaign to shutter the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will end up hurting the very people Donald Trump promised to safeguard.
www.newyorker.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:07 PM
@elizabeth-warren.bsky.social reminds us that real economic leadership is possible if we have the guts to take on corporate power directly.
“Abundance” for the rich shouldn’t come at the expense of affordability for everyone else.
But billionaire financing of campaigns has meant watered-down oversight, abandoned pro-worker and consumer legislation, and slow walking reforms at agencies like the CFPB.
But billionaire financing of campaigns has meant watered-down oversight, abandoned pro-worker and consumer legislation, and slow walking reforms at agencies like the CFPB.
January 12, 2026 at 6:07 PM
“Abundance” for the rich shouldn’t come at the expense of affordability for everyone else.
But billionaire financing of campaigns has meant watered-down oversight, abandoned pro-worker and consumer legislation, and slow walking reforms at agencies like the CFPB.
But billionaire financing of campaigns has meant watered-down oversight, abandoned pro-worker and consumer legislation, and slow walking reforms at agencies like the CFPB.
6/6 The Trump Admin seems to want U.S. taxpayers to rebuild Venezuela’s oil infrastructure while companies take the profits.
We’ve seen this movie before.
Public dollars should benefit the American people—not guarantee corporate profits.
We’ve seen this movie before.
Public dollars should benefit the American people—not guarantee corporate profits.
Trump suggests US taxpayers could reimburse oil firms for Venezuela investment
President says a ‘tremendous amount of money’ will need to be spent repairing country’s infrastructure
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:43 PM
6/6 The Trump Admin seems to want U.S. taxpayers to rebuild Venezuela’s oil infrastructure while companies take the profits.
We’ve seen this movie before.
Public dollars should benefit the American people—not guarantee corporate profits.
We’ve seen this movie before.
Public dollars should benefit the American people—not guarantee corporate profits.
At the federal level, the fight over affordability tools continued: A DC District Court ordered that the CFPB remain funded while litigation proceeds, casting doubt on efforts to dismantle one of the govt's most effective consumer protection agencies.
Court orders Vought to keep CFPB funded while case is underway
The order from a DC District Court judge also casts doubt on the Trump administration's efforts to shutter the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
www.politico.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:43 PM
At the federal level, the fight over affordability tools continued: A DC District Court ordered that the CFPB remain funded while litigation proceeds, casting doubt on efforts to dismantle one of the govt's most effective consumer protection agencies.
We were also reminded that markets don’t police themselves. As our CEO @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social told NPR, attacks on merger review are really about protecting corporate power. When enforcement is weak, corporations raise prices, squeeze consumers, and block competition.
How Trump's 'crony capitalism' has shaken up U.S. business
His policies are picking winners and losers — and blurring the lines between business and government.
www.npr.org
January 6, 2026 at 9:43 PM
We were also reminded that markets don’t police themselves. As our CEO @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social told NPR, attacks on merger review are really about protecting corporate power. When enforcement is weak, corporations raise prices, squeeze consumers, and block competition.
Similarly, @mayorofseattle.bsky.social is confronting corporate pricing power and strengthening incomes through wage floors and labor standards—treating affordability as a governing problem.
Can Seattle's next mayor bring down the cost of rent — or pizza?
In the Seattle mayoral race, many voters are focused on the cost of living in an ever-more-expensive city. They’re pressing the candidates on who can build more housing and make the city more affordab...
www.kuow.org
January 6, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Similarly, @mayorofseattle.bsky.social is confronting corporate pricing power and strengthening incomes through wage floors and labor standards—treating affordability as a governing problem.
Just days into his term, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social is already working to “deliver an agenda of safety, affordability and abundance.”
The early signal: an affordability agenda that puts city authority to work—lowering prices and raising purchasing power.
The early signal: an affordability agenda that puts city authority to work—lowering prices and raising purchasing power.
Mamdani Lays Out Agenda of ‘Affordability and Abundance’ on First Day in Office
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Just days into his term, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social is already working to “deliver an agenda of safety, affordability and abundance.”
The early signal: an affordability agenda that puts city authority to work—lowering prices and raising purchasing power.
The early signal: an affordability agenda that puts city authority to work—lowering prices and raising purchasing power.