Amazon achieved its world-historical dominance thanks to failed policy and government largesse.
Jeff Bezos
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Big Tech CEOs to Be Grilled—Five Minutes at a Time
The hearing featuring Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, and others has rules that could allow them to escape serious scrutiny.
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The Privileged and Powerful in the Pandemic
Jeff Bezos and wealthy business leaders like him are failing to protect their workers’ health.
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Q&A: ‘Amazon Empire’ Director on the World’s Richest Man and His Mega-Company
James Jacoby, one of the filmmakers behind a PBS Frontline documentary, discusses Amazon’s bid for economic transformation.
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Why Trump Doesn’t Go After Jeff Bezos
Hint: It would require the serious use of antitrust law. When push comes to shove, Trump is more fellow plutocrat than populist.