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Marshall Herskovitz @mherskovitz.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

1) The moral collapse of the great law firm Paul Weiss perfectly illustrates the fatal difference between capitalism and neoliberalism. Famous for decades for its groundbreaking pro-bono, pro-social victories, the firm-- www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/u...

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How a Top Law Firm Went From Standing Up to Trump to Bending the Knee (Gift Article)

Paul Weiss was a progressive stalwart for decades and led the legal resistance against President Trump in his first term. Then it surrendered without a fight. This is the inside story of its transform...

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Marshall Herskovitz @mherskovitz.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

2) "did well by doing good." Its partners made an average of $2.5 million a year, putting them among less than a tenth of one percent of all earners. Capitalism at its best. But in the neoliberal world we now inhabit $2.5 million a year for doing what you love is shameful, not nearly--

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Marshall Herskovitz @mherskovitz.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

3) enough. So the firm moved into private equity, neoliberalism's dark heart, where no values or politics can get in the way of making millions. And when Trump was re-elected and came after them, the culture--

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