BIG by Matt Stoller
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Matt Stoller is the author of the forthcoming Simon and Schuster book Goliath: The Hundred-Year War Between Monopoly Power and Democracy.
Previously, Stoller was a Senior Policy Advisor and Budget Analyst to the Senate Budget Committee. He also worked in the US House of Representatives on financial services policy, including Dodd-Frank, the Federal Reserve, and the foreclosure crisis. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The New Republic, Vice, and Salon. He lives in Washington, DC. Goliath is his first book. Source
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Welcome to BIG, a newsletter on the politics of monopoly power. If you’d like to sign up to receive issues over email, you can do so here. The drug clomiphene citrate was discovered in 1967, and it is used to treat infertility, specifically to increase the hormones that support the growth and release of a mature egg in women. About 20% of Americans have trouble conceiving children, and treating that condition is one of the more wonderful advances in medical science over the last fifty years.
Open Thread: Memorial Day, the Civil War, and and Land Monopolies
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How to Humiliate an Economist
Nice read Matt, OK thinking this time, you didnt use Chatgpt. lol. Glad to hear a Judge have some Critical thinking power, wisedom here. vs only listen to code of Law. Where "truth from Facts" matters more. Area I thinking about. as to topic of nonoplies- OR MISLEADING INFO , OK, as prices on medical care was climbing when talks of (ACA) or Obama care, for three years period. NOTING, underlining News as to talks, that A Personal Doctor office- independent family care.
How to Humiliate an Economist
Welcome to BIG, a newsletter on the politics of monopoly power. If you’re already signed up, great! If you’d like to sign up and receive issues over email, you can do so here. Today I’m writing about a case that could spell the end of airline consolidation. And one reason is because the judge got tired of obviously dishonest economic experts, and said so in a brutal and delicious footnote.
Monopoly Round-Up: The Debt Ceiling and a Major Win against Airlines
The Senate Commerce Committee passed the Railway Safety Act in a bipartisan vote, 16-11. The fight was within the GOP; Senator J.D. Vance and Ted Cruz battled in mark-up. The Supreme Court ruled against big pork processors, arguing that California’s state law on humane treatment of pigs is Constitutional even though it affects a substantial amount of commerce outside the state.
Martin Shkreli Was Too Honest
Off topic. First time writing a comment. Known about Stoller for years and just joined the substack with a one year's subscription. Regular readers here probably know the economist Michael Hudson. In his recent interview on US bank failures, his interviewer noted "BEN NORTON: Yeah, very well said. And I’ve mentioned, we both have mentioned a few times here, Wall Street on Parade, the amazing financial blog by Pam Martens and Russ Martens. I highly recommend everyone checking out their website.
Martin Shkreli Was Too Honest
Welcome to BIG, a newsletter on the politics of monopoly power. If you’re already signed up, great! If you’d like to sign up and receive issues over email, you can do so here. Today’s piece is about the wave of shock and fear that just came over the pharmaceutical industry. On Tuesday, the Federal Trade Commission challenged the $27 billion merger of Amgen and Horizon Therapeutics.
Can a Writers Strike Save Hollywood from Monopoly?
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Time to Break Up Hollywood
Welcome to BIG, a newsletter on the politics of monopoly power. If you’re already signed up, great! If you’d like to sign up and receive issues over email, you can do so here. Today I’m writing about the biggest Hollywood labor dispute in decades, as screenwriters enter their third week striking against streaming giants like Disney, Netflix, Paramount, Warner Bros, and Comcast.
Open Thread and Monopoly Round-up: Labor Unrest...
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