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A brief word about having resigned my fellowship with the Thurman Arnold Project: I decided it's appropriate to now focus upon a current organizational effort among junior academics in the antitrust & antimonopoly space, defined by shared normative & methodological commitments. https://twitter.com/stacyfmitchell/status/1286302352581033985
More information about that project will be forthcoming in coming weeks. Those of us involved feel that collectively presenting a distinct & cohesive approach is important for the public debate, while continuing to invite dialogue & where appropriate joint advocacy w/ others.
I genuinely appreciate the opportunities for exchange of thoughts and arguments that I’ve enjoyed in my brief time as a Fellow, and continue to believe we all have a lot to learn from each other.
Unsurprisingly, I also believe that the influence of powerful corporate interests is frequently corrosive to society & to a politics that works for everyone. I have witnessed & experienced this directly in terms of debates about labor rights in the context of California’s AB5 law
Uber has from its inception funded academic research that it has leveraged to avoid labor & public interest regulation and to gain a competitive advantage over actual and potential rivals. This has harmed workers & destroyed lives. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/12/business/economy/uber-lyft-drivers-wages.html
Other examples abound. This is a systemic problem. And this isn't a system that works. Let's build a new one.
