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Posted inLaw and Justice
The Big Tech Investigations That Should Have Started in 2012
Two missed opportunities from the Federal Trade Commission, on Google and Facebook, led us to the monopoly crisis we face today.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
In California, Democratic Hopefuls Counter Biden’s Status Quo Politics
Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders offer the most direct challenge yet to the front-runner in the 2020 Democratic primary.
Posted inTAP
What Is the Stock Market Trying to Tell Us?
Every day, the news stories keep telling us that a deal with China is farther away than ever. Yet the stock market has been going up since the stalemate was announced. (It was down trivially today after being up this week and last.) What gives? A trade war with China keeps being described as an […]
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
The Secret Vote That Could Wipe Away Consumer Rights
A legal society is reinterpreting the law on consumer contracts to make it even easier to fool people with bad terms and conditions, critics charge.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Future of Real Jobs: A Prospect Roundtable
How big is the non-standard workforce, and how do we measure it?
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Digital Media Is Suffocating—and It’s Facebook and Google’s Fault
Newsrooms across the country are laying off journalists, because the ad dollars generated from their work all filter up to Big Tech.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Amazon Cashes Out
Faced with a nationwide backlash, the world’s largest online retailer pulls back its plan for cashless stores. For now.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Here’s the Real Trouble With Tech
Once you understand the tech giants are capturing unguarded human experience, their business makes sense.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the Myth of American Innovation
The intrepid New Yorker pulls back the curtain on how private companies profit from taxpayer-funded research.
