antitrust

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• 8/23/2020
  

  Monopoly in the 20th Century: Roosevelt Warns of Concentrated Wealth and Fascism (Excerpt)

  by Thom Hartmann

  Franklin Roosevelt recognized that the concentrated economic power of big businesses was a threat to democratic society and a step on the road to fascism, and wasn't afraid to say it. 

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• SOURCE: The Atlantic
  8/10/2020
  

  Amazon Is a Private Government. Congress Needs to Step Up.

  by Stacy Mitchell

  A handful of tech companies constitute a private government with potentially dangerous control over information and commerce. Congress should boost antitrust law to reduce this power. 

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• SOURCE: KIRO
  4/28/2020
  

  Internet Access Proves Necessary to ‘Participate in Life’ During Pandemic

  Harvard Law Professor Susan Crawford argues that the regulatory system for electric utilities established by Franklin Roosevelt in the 1930s is a model for necessary reforms to the telecommunicatins industry to ensure all Americans can access the internet.   

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  4/18/2020
  

  As Amazon Rises, So Does the Opposition

  Ms. Mitchell is 47, a historian by training. But her real role is the strategist of the demise of Amazon as we know it.

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  3/16/2020
  

  Don’t Feel Sorry for the Airlines

  by Tim Wu

  Before providing airlines any assistance, we must demand that they change how they treat their customers and employees.