Coming from two different perspectives, there’s an emerging consensus on blunting the market power of digital platforms. Now the parties have to legislate.
Big Tech
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A Most Admired Diplomat, Gone Corporate
Nicholas Burns, Biden’s likely ambassador to China, is entangled in tech and the arms business.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Financial Speculation Is About More Than GameStop Day Traders
The real speculation is happening at the top of the market, through skyrocketing merger transactions and increases in the power of the biggest companies.
Posted inEconomic Policy
BlackRock’s Investment in Blacklisted Chinese Surveillance Companies
Wall Street’s divided loyalty is one more complication as Team Biden resets the U.S.-China Relationship.
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Foxconn Finally Admits Con
But Wisconsin remains on the hook for as much as $1.34 billion for the doomed project. The folly of throwing money at corporations as a jobs strategy has never been clearer.
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The End of the Insider Party Network
The pipeline from corporate America and Democratic insider circles into government is being challenged.
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How Can a State Lawmaker Take On Big Tech?
You have to have a ‘good champion.’
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His ‘Invaluable’ Perspective Was Worth $100,000
Why Silicon Valley hired Biden Mideast adviser Brett McGurk
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⏩ Jonathan Guyer on The Majority Report Talks Big Tech to Defense Connection
Watch Prospect Managing Editor Jonathan Guyer discuss the consultant-to-Biden-administration pipeline.
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⏩ Alex Sammon Speaks About Amazon’s Global Dominance on The Young Turks
Staff Writer Alex Sammon speaks to Ryan Grim, elaborating on his review of Alec MacGillis’s book about Amazon.
