DSR 7/16/23: Won’t Someone Think of the Monopolists? *UNLOCKED*
-FTC Chair Lina Khan is under attack this week as…
July 17, 202342m 47sExplicit
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Show Notes
-FTC Chair Lina Khan is under attack this week as “populist” Republicans cry about the regulator using antitrust law to oppress huge corporations
-Speaking of unassailable conglomerates, JP Morgan is readying itself to become a tech giant thanks to the Biden administration’s reaction to the spring financial crisis
-House GOP pushes defense spending bonanza. Bipartisan support for cluster bombs. Take that, children decades from now.
-Bog Iger, UPS executives, Joe Manchin, RFK Jr., Shake Shack founder Danny Meyer, and Elon Musk are nominated for the Garbage Can.
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