The merger between a subsidiary of UnitedHealth and Change Healthcare would create a vertically integrated, all-seeing giant.
antitrust
Posted inCabinet Watch
The Top Antitrust Job May Go to an Ally of Joe Lieberman
Jon Sallet, who helped Lieberman get vetted as Gore’s veep, may become the new chief of the Antitrust Division at the Justice Department.
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Biden’s Team of Rivals
His top economic appointments are two steps forward, one step backward.
Posted inCabinet Watch
Corporate Lawyers Line Up for Justice Department Top Slots
Attorney General nominee Merrick Garland defended hiring lawyers with Big Tech experience at yesterday’s confirmation hearing.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Antitrust Can Address Racial Inequities
‘Let’s not politicize antitrust’ is code for ‘Let’s not use antitrust in a way that upsets the current power imbalance or America’s caste system.’
Posted inCabinet Watch
Merrick Garland Wants Former Facebook Lawyer to Top Antitrust Division
Susan Davies has spent much of the last decade working on behalf of major mergers and fending off antitrust enforcement.
Posted inBooks
Debating Antitrust Policy and Efficient Markets
An exchange stimulated by Zach Carter’s review of Barry Lynn’s ‘Liberty From All Masters’
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Big Tech Critics Alarmed at Direction of Biden Antitrust Personnel
Renata Hesse, who has worked for Google and Amazon, is the leading candidate to run the Justice Department’s antitrust division.
Posted inEconomic Policy
How Biden Can Move On From the Obama Era
The American Economic Liberties Project’s ‘Courage to Learn’ report explains Obama’s failures on competition policy, and a path forward for the new president.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
It’s Not a Big Tech Crackdown, It’s an Anti-Monopoly Revolution
Critical developments across sectors of the economy show that the movement against corporate power is winning—at last.
