Antitrust

Matt Stoller and Stacy Mitchell

Is 2024 the Year of Trust-Busting? Is 2024 the Year of Trust-Busting?

Matt Stoller and Stacy Mitchell discuss the battle against monopoly power.

May 28, 2024 / Q&A / Laura Flanders

Boeing building

Fatal Recklessness at Boeing Traces Back to Long-Standing C-Suite Greed Fatal Recklessness at Boeing Traces Back to Long-Standing C-Suite Greed

Why Jack Welch’s philosophy of maximizing short-term shareholder value at all costs is to blame.

Apr 9, 2024 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Signage outside an Amazon Go store at the company headquarters campus in the South Lake Union neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, U.S.

The FTC Lawsuit Against Amazon Is the Biggest Antitrust Fight of Our Time The FTC Lawsuit Against Amazon Is the Biggest Antitrust Fight of Our Time

It’s also a test of whether even the federal government has the power, and the political will, to rein in corporate monopoly power.

Nov 10, 2023 / Ron Knox

Before Taylor Swift, Pearl Jam Knew Ticketmaster’s Monopoly Power All Too Well

Before Taylor Swift, Pearl Jam Knew Ticketmaster’s Monopoly Power All Too Well Before Taylor Swift, Pearl Jam Knew Ticketmaster’s Monopoly Power All Too Well

In 1994, Pearl Jam tried to end Ticketmaster’s dominance. Can Taylor Swift fans do what the grunge band couldn’t?

Dec 9, 2022 / Mike Konczal

We Can’t Let Billionaires Control Major Communications Platforms

We Can’t Let Billionaires Control Major Communications Platforms We Can’t Let Billionaires Control Major Communications Platforms

Elon Musk may not be sitting on Twitter’s board, but he remains its largest shareholder—and that’s bad news.

Apr 14, 2022 / Victor Pickard

These Progressives Fought the Good Fight in 2021—and Gave Us Hope for 2022

These Progressives Fought the Good Fight in 2021—and Gave Us Hope for 2022 These Progressives Fought the Good Fight in 2021—and Gave Us Hope for 2022

For a year that saw progress come slowly and presidential approval ratings decline, these progressives held the line, speaking truth to power, defending democracy, and showing up f...

Dec 28, 2021 / Feature / John Nichols

Why the Superrich Are Flocking to South Dakota

Why the Superrich Are Flocking to South Dakota Why the Superrich Are Flocking to South Dakota

South Dakota has become a tax haven for the wealthy. Here’s how the trust industry gained a foothold.

Oct 25, 2021 / Kalena Thomhave

Mark Zuckerberg stares down at his lap

Mark Zuckerberg Knows Exactly How Bad Facebook Is Mark Zuckerberg Knows Exactly How Bad Facebook Is

Whistleblower testimony proves the social media giant is harmful and dishonest, and can't be trusted to regulate itself.

Oct 18, 2021 / Column / Jeet Heer

President Joe Biden

Joe Biden Just Threw Down the Anti-Monopoly Gauntlet—but One Big Question Remains Joe Biden Just Threw Down the Anti-Monopoly Gauntlet—but One Big Question Remains

This president’s executive order on Friday afternoon forcefully rejected the pro-monopoly worldview of the last 50 years.

Jul 9, 2021 / Zephyr Teachout

The Biden Administration and Congress Have a Chance to Tame Big Tech

The Biden Administration and Congress Have a Chance to Tame Big Tech The Biden Administration and Congress Have a Chance to Tame Big Tech

Technology companies in particular have established anticompetitive policies that for too long have gone unchecked.

Jun 29, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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