Zephyr Teachout
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January 4, 2021
How Biden Can Break the Stranglehold of Amazon and Other Monopolies
The incoming president can take numerous steps to trim the tentacles of today’s monopolistic companies, which reach into every corner of American life.
Zephyr Teachout
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PoliticsMay 6, 2020
Democracy Wins in New York—and Bernie’s Back on the Ballot!
Andrew Cuomo and state Democrats should acknowledge their mistake and stop trying to show Trump and the GOP how to call off an election.
Zephyr Teachout
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PoliticsApril 6, 2020
Universities: Open Your Dorms and Dining Halls
Some campuses have already stepped up. Students, faculty, and alumni need to pressure the rest to play their part.
Zephyr Teachout, Tiffiniy Cheng and Winn Periyasamy
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March 9, 2020
Sanders v. Biden (v. Trump) on China
The coronavirus provides a stark reminder that the US does not have a coherent and forward-thinking China policy.
Rob Howse and Zephyr Teachout
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Election 2020January 23, 2020
Why I Support Bernie Sanders for President
He has proven that he can connect and build trust across race, class, and party lines.
Zephyr Teachout
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January 18, 2017
Donald Trump Will Violate the Constitution on Day One
By refusing to sell his business, he's opening his administration up to foreign influence.
Zephyr Teachout
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PoliticsDecember 2, 2015
Open Letter: Let’s Sit-In to Save Democracy From the Billionaire Class
More than 1,000 people have pledged to join progressive leaders in a congressional sit-in, to take our elections back from moneyed special interests.
Rhana Bazzini, Medea Benjamin, Ben Cohen, Jodie Evans, Joseph Huff-Hannon, Lawrence Lessig, Joan Mandle, Kai Newkirk, Carlos Saavedra, Umi Selah, Paul Song, Zephyr Teachout, Cenk Uygur and Winnie Wong
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BusinessApril 29, 2015
Quashing the Comcast Merger Is Just the Beginning
A new antitrust movement is on the march.
Zephyr Teachout
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June 17, 2009
Obama’s Financial Sector Proposals: Oversight v. Change
Obama today announced his proposal for restructuring the financial sector, and although there are some excellent parts of the proposal, with real teeth on them (new standards on leverage, for example), the overall gist of the package is oversight. His accompanying explanation also focused on oversight:
Mr. Obama told reporters on Tuesday that a "lack of oversight" allowed what he called "wild risk-taking." He said it led to "very dangerous" conditions that imperiled the global economy.
He believes there need to be more guards on watch, in effect. More (and more independent) weathermen and women, more border guards. In this view, the crisis happened--bottom line--because not enough good people were watching out for risk.
Zephyr Teachout
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