Nidhi Hegde

The president’s attempt to fire me doesn’t just hurt consumers. It also hurts small businesses like the ones we’re trying to protect in our lawsuit against Amazon.

21.03.2025 01:10 — 👍 201    🔁 56    💬 2    📌 7

Dozens of CFPB Workers Fired in After-Hours Blitz Some affected employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were notified with an email that addressed them as [EmployeeFirstName][EmployeeLastName], [Job Title], [Division].

I'm hearing now that *every* technologist CFPB hired to investigate Big Tech was fired this evening. That's somewhere between 70-100 people.

wired.com/story/dozens-of-cfpb-workers-terminated-in-after-hours-firing-blitz/

14.02.2025 00:51 — 👍 13648    🔁 6872    💬 475    📌 483

Anti-Monopoly Is the Path Forward Democrats have scored some nice wins against corporate oligarchs—and drawn clear lines. They must not stop.

Must read by @nhegde.bsky.social. "Democrats need to make a decision. They can either continue their decades-long accommodation of billionaires and corporate interests or embrace a genuine populist agenda that directly challenges concentrated economic power." democracyjournal.org/arguments/an...

13.02.2025 14:24 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

On Feb. 6th, hear from Mark Ellis, senior fellow at @econliberties.bsky.social.

He'll discuss his new paper ‘Rate of Return Equals Cost of Capital,’ how and why investor-owned utility profit models diverted from their initial design, & more.

RSVP: attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/790...

28.01.2025 17:23 — 👍 3    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 1

Today, Lina Khan departs the Federal Trade Commission.

It’s been quite a ride—one that has given Americans a taste of what true public-interest governance can look like.

From rules that answered our everyday frustrations to historic trust-busting, here are some of the highlights.👇🧵

31.01.2025 18:43 — 👍 177    🔁 43    💬 7    📌 13

Opinion | Our Government Stopped Enforcing Robinson-Patman and Destroyed Communities The Federal Trade Commission’s decision to stop enforcing the Robinson-Patman Act is killing grocery stores in low-income communities.

The South Dakota grocer in Indian country, the Louisiana grocer where you get charbroiled oyster sauce, the North Tulsa grocer on Black Wall Street, the bodega that takes your deliveries: All deserve a level playing field against the billionaires they compete with. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/o...

14.01.2025 17:30 — 👍 9    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 1

The goodest dog waiting for some cheese to drop.

14.12.2024 00:25 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Opinion | UnitedHealth Group C.E.O.: Brian Thompson Was Never Content With the Status Quo No one would design a system like the one we have. And no one did.

An absolutely empty oped from UHG CEO Andrew Witty. Let’s make healthcare “more human” says company whose business model has reduced people to lines on a spreadsheet. Also, completely ignores the anger from doctors and nurses while trying to hide behind them.

www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/o...

13.12.2024 14:23 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

FTC Sues Southern Glazer’s for Illegal Price Discrimination The Federal Trade Commission sued the largest U.S.

In 1936, Congress passed a law to level the playing field for rural grocers. For 25 years the government didn't enforce it. Today, FTC is suing Southern Glazer's so mom & pop grocery & liquor stores get the same discounts as their billionaire competitors. www.ftc.gov/news-events/...

12.12.2024 18:29 — 👍 34    🔁 17    💬 1    📌 5