More than money: Solutions for reining in monopoly power
For antitrust reformers, the size and power of companies like Google and Facebook represent more than a threat to consumer welfare. It’s the final epi...
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Let's make sense of the world – together. From the economy and health care to politics and the environment – and so much more – On Point host Meghna Chakrabarti speaks with newsmakers and real people about the issues that matter most. On Point is produced by WBUR.
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From Robert Bork's "consumer harm" to Lina Khan's "democratic harm," we discuss the ideas that drive the government's approach to antitrust regulation...
More than money: Antitrust lessons of the Gilded Age
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More than money: Microsoft and the big tech question
Microsoft wants to acquire Activision-Blizzard for almost $70 billion. Microsoft says it won't harm consumers. But is the mega-merger a new kind of mo...
More than money: The monopoly on meat
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Is it time to end school masking?
In just days, several states have suddenly reversed course on masks in school. But not everyone agrees. We talk about whether now's the right time to ...
The failures and future of the Paycheck Protection Program
The Paycheck Protection Program was supposed to help workers stay afloat during the pandemic. But new analysis finds most PPP funding went to the rich...
What the Rooney Rule reveals about football, coaching and race in America
Three days before his interview for the New York Giants’ head coaching position, Brian Flores learned that the job was already promised to someone els...
The Russia-Ukraine crisis and how Ukrainians are finding a new sense of national identity
Ukraine has a long, fraught history with Russia and the Soviet Union. How do Ukrainians see themselves now? Vitaly Chernetsky, Timothy Snyder and Sevg...