monopolies
Blink-182 Tickets Are So Expensive Because Ticketmaster Is a Disastrous Monopoly and Now Everyone Pays Ticket Broker Prices
Or: Why you are not ever getting an inexpensive ticket to a popular concert ever again.
Big Tech Lobbyists Use Trans People to Avoid Antitrust Regulation
Big Tech monopoly abuses harm my community. But their lobbyists love to pretend they’re helping us.
New York Is Close to Passing the Most Important Antitrust Law in a Generation
The legislation, which passed the New York state senate on Monday, has groundbreaking protections for workers and could pave the way for other states.
What Amazon's Fight Against Taxes Says About Its Political Power
Seattle tried, and failed, to tax the mega corporation, run by the richest man in the world.
That Live Nation-Ticketmaster Merger Looks as Shady as Everyone Suspected
The Department of Justice is reportedly investigating Live Nation for antitrust violations which, yeah, everyone basically figured would be the case.
Amazon Is Trying to Control the Underlying Infrastructure of Our Economy
Companies that want to reach the market increasingly have no choice but to ride Amazon's rails.
Europe Accuses Google of Abusing Its Position as Search Engine Giant
Google defends against the European Commission's claims that it stifles competition.
The Lawsuit to End Ticketmaster's Monopoly on the Golden State Warriors
Ticketmaster and the Warriors have eliminated competition in the secondary ticket market and StubHub is suing to change that.
Did Obama Help Google Avoid Antitrust Sanctions? A Senate Panel Will Investigate
The Senate’s antitrust subcommittee plans to look into what role the White House played in an FTC probe.
Don't Fear the Robots Taking Your Job, Fear the Monopolies Behind Them
The shift to a robot economy is as much political as it is technological.