A half-century of neglecting fragilities in production and a confluence of disruptions have brought us to this point.
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Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
What Does Peter Thiel Want?
Inside the conservative tech investor’s play for the Senate
Posted inLaw and Justice
The New Brandeis Movement Has Its Moment
Biden’s DOJ moves toward anti-monopoly enforcement and away from Merrick Garland.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
How Biden Can Reinvent Big Pharma
So it can’t buy off competitors to keep prices high
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
How Amazon Controls Virtually Everything You Watch
Amazon Web Services delivers almost all filmed media in the United States to your screen of choice. How are they leveraging that power?
Posted inDay One Agenda
Biden’s Back on the Day One Agenda
Executive actions on right to repair and noncompete agreements show the power of implementing existing laws that can help people.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Zoe Lofgren: The Democratic Holdout on Big Tech Legislation
Lofgren, who represents part of Silicon Valley, opposes the suite of bills challenging the dominant tech platforms. She’s also taken a lot of money from those companies.
Posted inDay One Agenda
Unleash the Existing Anti-Monopoly Arsenal
Corporate power can be neutralized if federal agencies simply used the prodigious authority they’ve been granted.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Congressmembers Roll Out an Anti–Big Tech Agenda
But its path to passage is muddled; states and the courts could lead the way.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
‘Big Four’ Meatpackers Are Crushing Small Ranchers
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.