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.
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The Iron Grip of the Magic Kingdom
Disney managed to get a carve-out for theme parks in a social media bill in Florida.
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Catching Up With Capital
Today on TAP: International support for a global minimum tax on corporations
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Clyburn’s Corporate Foundation
How to earn goodwill with one of the most powerful members of Congress
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What Amazon’s Purchase of MGM Is Really About
The company wants to control pricing on everything, and funnel as many transactions to itself as possible. Here’s how the MGM deal does that.
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Justice Department Shot Through With Corporate Influence
New disclosures from acting officials Brian Boynton and Elizabeth Prelogar show a mountain of big-business clients.
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AT&T Wants Backsies
The telecom giant had a great idea to tie up content and distribution networks under one roof. Turned out it wasn’t so great.
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Silicon Valley Firm Powers Predatory Prison Video Calls
Twilio has earned a progressive reputation for its explicit anti-racism and good corporate citizenship. But it sells video calling services to a prison telecom vendor that faces scrutiny for predatory pricing.
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Capitalism and the Caring Economy
The entire caregiving sector needs to be separated from the commercial economy. Otherwise, we pay exorbitant costs for inadequate services and abuse workers and patients alike.
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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.