John Deere refuses to allow farmers to repair their own equipment. That’s because it wants to control farm technology and data, critics contend.
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How America’s Supply Chains Got Railroaded
Rail deregulation led to consolidation, price-gouging, and a variant of just-in-time unloading that left no slack in the system.
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Jon Ossoff’s Moment of Trust
Before entering the Senate, Ossoff had more than half his net worth in Apple stock; it’s now in a blind trust. Today, he must vote on legislation affecting the company.
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Antitrust Should Be Used to Fight Inflation
Controlling market power is an integral tool to deal with rising costs.
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Spotify’s Risk Doesn’t End With Joe Rogan
Artists angered about misinformation might also look at their tiny paychecks from the streaming giant.
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How We Broke the Supply Chain
Rampant outsourcing, financialization, monopolization, deregulation, and just-in-time logistics are the culprits.
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Rollups: Professional Wrestling’s Ruthless Monopoly Era
Major League Wrestling filed an antitrust complaint against World Wrestling Entertainment. Its success rests on a similar ongoing antitrust lawsuit in the mixed martial arts industry.
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Big Tech Freaks Out About Bipartisan Crackdown
CEOs are calling individual senators and lobbyists are engaged in a full-court press to stop legislation in its tracks.
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Rollups: All Monopolies Are Local
How one supermarket chain, Stop & Shop, abuses property transfers to frustrate competition
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Rollups: The Emerging Magic Mushroom Monopoly
Compass Pathways has been aggressively using patent claims to corner the market on psychedelic-assisted treatments.