The Department of Justice monopolization lawsuit against Apple highlights Big Tech’s efforts to dominate the automotive business.
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Posted inEconomic Policy
Pandemic-Era Corporate Bullying
The Federal Trade Commission found that big retailers threatened to punish suppliers unless they got first dibs on food and household goods.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Google and Apple Discuss an Exclusive Deal—Again
The two tech giants are talking about licensing Google’s AI technology for the iPhone. This is precisely the kind of deal that landed Google in court over its search engine.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Municipal Broadband Solution
A federal affordable internet program is ending. But muni-owned broadband networks have figured out how to deliver affordable high-speed internet access themselves.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
White House Commits to Antitrust Division Budget Restoration
After its budget proposal followed a recent appropriation and capped premerger filing fees for the agency, an administration spokesperson said it would work to reverse that.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Zoomer Hackers Shut Down the Biggest Extortion Ring of All
A ransomware gang cripples UnitedHealthcare. Could a comprehensive antitrust investigation finish the job?
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Corporate Attack Dogs Find a New Subject to Bully
Beth Baltzan, a non-Senate-confirmed staffer to the U.S. trade representative, Katherine Tai, has been targeted by Big Tech firms as a way to sully Tai’s decisions about digital trade.
Posted inWorking in America
Why the Kroger-Albertsons Merger Will Harm Labor
The companies’ choice of an anti-union third party for its divestitures reveals why labor needs a seat at the table in merger remedies.
Posted inTAP
The Stock Market Loves Monopoly Concentration
Today on TAP: That’s another case for the revival of antitrust.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Big Funeral Exploits Consumers Under Guise of Inflation
Reduced inflation across the economy magnifies the sectors where high markups persist.
