Ron Manton

@ronmanton.bsky.social

Look, it's not a direct parallel. However, lots of people seem upset at the prospect of private companies buying up chunks of FIFA competitions, yet we're oblivious to, or sanguine about, opaque private interests paying large sums for political influence.

Brennan Center

@brennancenter.org

For the first time, the Supreme Court decided more substantive cases on its largely opaque shadow docket than through its traditional public process. Here’s why it matters:
bit.ly/4eXCGQi

In These Times

@inthesetimes.com

“Monopolization of something that’s a human right.”

As AvalonBay and Equity move toward a mega-merger, the @latenantsunion.bsky.social and @debtcollective.bsky.social are organizing tenants against junk fees, rent debt and opaque utility charges.