Pluralistic: 10 Oct 2022 Antitrust is – and always has been – about fairness

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Antitrust is – and always has been – about fairness: SCOTUS is entitled to its own (judicial) opinions, but not its own facts.
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Pluralistic: 09 Oct 2022 $100 billion later, autonomous vehicles are still a car-wreck

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$100 billion later, autonomous vehicles are still a car-wreck: The self-driving car fraud was great business for Uber and Tesla.
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Pluralistic: 07 Oct 2022 "Don't spy on a privacy lab," and other career advice for university provosts

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"Don't spy on a privacy lab" (and other career advice for university provosts): Northeastern grad student vs surveillance-driven austerity.
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Pluralistic: 03 Oct 2022 An antitrust murder whodunnit

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An antitrust murder whodunnit: I accuse Judge Bork with the Powell Memo in the smoke-filled room.
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Pluralistic: 01 Oct 2022 How Palantir will steal the NHS

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How Palantir will steal the NHS: Stealth privatisation was always the endgame for public-private-partnerships.
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Pluralistic: 29 Sep 2022 Porn on Tumblr is a complicated subject

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Porn on Tumblr is a complicated subject: Chokepoints, compliance, weakest links.
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Pluralistic: 28 Sep 2022 Maintaining monopolies with the cloud

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Maintaining monopolies with the cloud: Microsoft, Oracle and other cloud giants use their terms of service to prevent competition.
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Pluralistic: 27 Sep 2022 Federalist Society v Corporate Personhood

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Federalist Society v Corporate Personhood: Corporations don't have First Amendment rights except when they're making political donations, refusing to bake cakes, or blocking birth control.
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25 Sep 2022 McKinsey and Providence colluded to force poor patients into destitution

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McKinsey and Providence colluded to force poor patients into destitution: "How would you like to pay that today?"
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Pluralistic: 24 Sep 2022 Billionare grifters hate her

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Billionaire grifters hate her: Cometh the Hour, Cometh the Ida M Tarbell.
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