Randy Kim is an Assistant City Solicitor for the City of Philadelphia Law Department. Kim's research and advocacy interests include economic justice, labor rights, the political dimensions of concentrated economic power, and their intersections.
The Federal Trade Commission under Chair Andrew Ferguson has surprised many by continuing its predecessor’s emphasis on protecting labor markets. Randy Kim writes that while this is a welcome development, it will do little to help workers if President Donald Trump does not also continue his predecessor’s whole-of-government approach. Early indications suggest he will not.