Biden’s DOJ moves toward anti-monopoly enforcement and away from Merrick Garland.
antitrust
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
How Biden Can Reinvent Big Pharma
So it can’t buy off competitors to keep prices high
Posted inLaw and Justice
To Build Back Better, Biden Needs to Promptly Staff the Department of Justice
Numerous positions are vacant, threatening progress in a host of areas.
Posted inEconomic Policy
There’s Just One Problem With Biden’s Executive Order Spree
The administration’s staffing deficiencies could imperil the entire agenda.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
How Amazon Controls Virtually Everything You Watch
Amazon Web Services delivers almost all filmed media in the United States to your screen of choice. How are they leveraging that power?
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Zoe Lofgren: The Democratic Holdout on Big Tech Legislation
Lofgren, who represents part of Silicon Valley, opposes the suite of bills challenging the dominant tech platforms. She’s also taken a lot of money from those companies.
Posted inTAP
Wyden Sticks It to Biden (for Big Tech)
Today on TAP: Sen. Ron Wyden and the China bill
Posted inDay One Agenda
Unleash the Existing Anti-Monopoly Arsenal
Corporate power can be neutralized if federal agencies simply used the prodigious authority they’ve been granted.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Congressmembers Roll Out an Anti–Big Tech Agenda
But its path to passage is muddled; states and the courts could lead the way.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
‘Big Four’ Meatpackers Are Crushing Small Ranchers
The JBS cyber attack caused only a hiccup in meatpacking operations. But for legislators, the security scare was a sign that it might be time to break up the industry.