On antitrust and Big Tech, advocates changed the conversation. That has invalidated the same old corporate-friendly personnel.
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The Long-Running Search for Amazon’s Conscience
Today on TAP: Amazon workers deserve a union
Posted inEconomic Policy
The End of Retail
What Amazon, private equity, and real estate conglomerates are doing to the retail industry today is a rerun of what discounters like Walmart did in the 1970s.
Posted inPolitics
The Future of the Democratic Party Goes Through This District
In Washington’s Tenth, it’s Marilyn Strickland, president of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, against environmental activist Beth Doglio.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Big Tech Report That’s Not About Big Tech
The House Antitrust Subcommittee releases a report that’s really about Congress taking back its power to govern.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Right Way to Revoke Big Tech’s Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card
It’s time to pare back liability waivers for dominant tech platforms.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Biden Stiff-Arming Big Tech Would Be Good Politics, Policy
Shutting the revolving door between Silicon Valley and Washington would signal an end to the swamp.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Which Side Are ‘Liberal’ Lawyers On?
Many public-interest attorneys also represent corporations against their workers.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Big Tech Earnings Confirm Allegations of Excessive Market Power
The Big Four companies took in $206 billion in revenue in the same quarter the economy fell off a cliff.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Triumphant Return of Congress
At Wednesday’s Big Tech hearings, the House Antitrust Subcommittee showed what informed politicians and a real investigation can do.