All articles from Law and Political Economy
Weekly Roundup: April 17
Ben Kaufman discusses our broken banking bargain, and Vincent Joralemon reflects on the neglected class dimension of addictive platform design. Plus, a call for (your!) hot new LPE scholarship, an upc
The Class Politics of the Feed
By targeting the addictive design features of social media platforms, K.G.M. v. Meta marks a breakthrough in product liability law. Yet the case also reveals a neglected class dimension: the harms of
Banks Have Abandoned Their Public Purpose
At the core of the U.S. banking system is the public's choice to delegate money-creation privileges to private actors. But what is the public getting in exchange? An ever-swelling suite of predatory c
The Student Loan Conjuncture
While student loan repayment has resumed, stability is an illusion. Beneath the surface, mounting delinquency, administrative chaos, and the potential dismantling of federal loan management point to a
Guilt by Solidarity
The conviction of Anti-ICE protestors on terrorism charges represents a dangerous new front in the Trump administration's war against the left. Yet it also highlights a longer history: over the past s