The Weakening of the EU Platform Workers Directive
March 25, 2024 By Eva Borbely, Capstone EU Tech Analyst The European Union’s Platform Workers Directive— a years-long effort to regulate workers’ rights in Europe’s gig economy— is back from the dead. However, what has emerged from the grave has been resurrected with...
TikTok, Apple, Google, and The Growing Clash Between Antitrust and National Security
March 18, 2024 By Ian Tang, Capstone Tech, Media, and Telecommunications Analyst The latest effort by Congress to address perceived national security risks posed by Chinese ownership of TikTok barreled through the House of Representatives last week, and the Senate...
How Medicare Advantage Political Support is Shifting
March 11, 2024 By Grace Totman, co-head of Capstone’s healthcare practice Medicare Advantage, the privatized version of Medicare, has experienced unprecedented growth in the last few years and is now home to the majority of seniors. This surge in popularity has forced...
The Narrowing Path to a Congressional Tax Package and Why it’s Still Likely
March 4, 2024 By Hunter Hammond, Capstone Congressional Analyst In our experience, major congressional deals are often only struck in the 11th hour, when lawmakers face a hard catalyst and an imminent deadline. No news or even pessimistic news can reverse quickly in...
