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Monopoly Round-Up: What Happens If Google Loses the Search Antitrust Case?
Judge Amit Mehta holds the fate of the search giant in his hands. Plus Elon Musk gives up on making things, and a fight over airline regulations.
May 6
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An Oil Price-Fixing Conspiracy Caused 27% of All Inflation Increases in 2021
The FTC just found evidence that American oil companies colluded with the Saudi government to hike gas prices, costing the average family $3,000 last…
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The $2 Trillion Secret Trial Against Google Returns Tomorrow
It's been a long Winter, but the antitrust trial of the century (thus far) returns. The judge continues to keep it too secret, which is why you haven't…
May 1
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Monopoly Round-Up: Did Texas Join OPEC?
Gas prices are going up. A new lawsuit says the reason is American shale producers have illegally cut capacity in league with the global oil cartel. In…
Apr 28
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This Week Is What Governing Looks Like
In an extraordinary week, the government blocked several mergers, banned non-competes, restructured our communications environment, passed a Federal…
Apr 25
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FTC Enrages Corporate America by Eliminating Non-Compete Agreements
The Federal Trade Commission took action to prohibit employment contracts that stop employees from working for rivals. Then it was immediately sued by…
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Monopoly Round-Up: A Holy $&*&$% Week of Stuff
Congress to force a divestment of TikTok, Auto Workers unionize in the South, and the government to ban non-compete agreements. All in a week.
Apr 22
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A Great Labor Explosion: Will Auto Workers Unionize in Trump Country?
Workers at a Volkwagon factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, are now voting on whether to join the United Auto Workers (UAW). Is this the restart of a…
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Monopoly Round-Up: Economics Acknowledged as Astrology by the NYT
Here’s today’s round-up for paid subscribers. Before I get to the good and bad news, I did a bunch of media this week on the problem of monopoly…
Apr 15
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The Silver or the Lead: How White Collar Crime Prosecutors Get Punished
Corporate defense lawyers have adopted a new strategy that not even the mob considered. When facing litigation from the government, file misconduct…
Apr 12
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Monopoly Round-Up: A Judge Can Break Up Google Right Now. Will He?
Google lost an antitrust case late last year to Epic Games. Now California judge James Donato is overseeing the remedy. Could that include a break-up?
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Apple Got Caught Censoring Its Own Regulator Lina Khan
Jon Stewart interviewed Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan on the Daily Show, and told the audience Apple blocked him from inviting her as a guest…
Apr 2
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