"We have to have public policy and the law regulated beforehand." Many in the tech industry say the threat of lawsuits will keep AI companies from taking big risks. People said the same thing about banks before the 2008 financial crisis. Banking regulation gives us a blueprint for managing systemic risk, and we should use it on AI now, explains ESP co-founder @chrishughes via @TheBeatWithAri.

🚨California just took a major step toward tackling corporate power and the affordability crisis. Gov. Newsom signed a new law updating California’s antitrust laws for the first time in more than a century, following a multi-year campaign led in part by our affiliate, @ESP_Action, alongside a broad coalition of advocates, organized labor, and small businesses. California’s antitrust framework had remained largely unchanged since 1907, even as corporate power and the economy transformed around it. The new law gives state enforcers stronger tools to take on monopoly power and closes loopholes that have allowed dominant corporations to block competitors, squeeze small businesses, suppress wages, and consolidate their power. Amid an affordability crisis, as families struggle to afford groceries, housing, healthcare, and other everyday essentials, taking on concentrated corporate power is a critical part of making life more affordable. More competition means more choice for consumers, a fairer shot for small businesses and workers, and less power for dominant corporations to set the terms of our economy. This is a huge win for Californians and for everyone fighting for an economy that works for people, not just the most powerful corporations. Congratulations to everyone who helped make it happen.🎉 Read our full statement: economicsecurityproject.org/…

The development of AI is moving fast, and we need our rules need to keep up. ESP co-founder @chrishughes stopped by @SquawkCNBC to talk about what bank regulation can teach us about keeping AI safe and holding AI companies accountable.

Piece in the FT from Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes arguing that the bank supervision model is the right template for AI regulation ft.com/content/58be9a1b-345c…

The US ranks 40th out of 41 comparably wealthy nations on accessible, affordable, quality childcare. But with the federal government stalled, some states are showing what's possible. Our new brief looks at what a national system should learn from them: rooseveltinstitute.org/publi…

Access to affordable medicine is out of reach for millions of Americans, but public pharma offers a real solution. On 9/28, join @RacePowerPolicy's HPEP, T1International, & NYU Law to learn how it works. Register: event.newschool.edu/publicph…

Including cash in the universal childcare playbook is how we start building a system that actually works for families – whether that’s a full-time daycare spot, a trusted relative, or a parent choosing to stay home. theatlantic.com/family/2026/…

We’re not going to solve the childcare crisis by asking families to pay more or providers to stretch thin budgets even further. We need a public option that expands the supply of care and makes the system work better for families and workers. Our partners at @EconomicSecProj make the case ⬇️: economicsecurityproject.org/…

“When we at Economic Security Project look at affordability, we look in terms of what’s working and not working on the market side, and what’s working and not working on the income side.” ESP’s @mtkonczal joined @JulieMasonShow1 to break down why Americans are feeling worse about the economy and how the Trump administration's choices, like pulling back on antitrust enforcement and massive healthcare cuts, are contributing to the affordability crisis on both sides of the equation. 🎧Listen to the full episode: sxm-publish-clips.content-in…