Stoller on Capital-isn’t Podcast w/Luigi Zingales and Bethany McLean to talk GameStop and Speculation

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard the story of GameStop and Robinhood. Most writers and outlets have claimed this is either a positive David vs Goliath story or a dangerous new trend. On this episode, we’re joined by Matt Stoller, Director of Research at the American Economic Liberties Project, who has an entirely different view.

At last, the regime that enabled Amazon’s monopoly power is crumbling (The Guardian)

It is long past time for policymakers to fight corporate concentration. Fortunately, there is good reason to think they will soon do so

This week, Amazon announced that Jeff Bezos will no longer be chief executive of the corporation but will instead take the position of “executive chairman”. Andy Jassy, who runs the highly profitable Amazon Web Services cloud computing division, will take the title.

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