Pluralistic: Richard R John's "Network Nation" (18 Jul 2024)

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Richard R John's "Network Nation": The definitive history of the Bell System is a must-read for 21st century Big Tech trustbusters.
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Pluralistic: The reason you can't buy a car is the same reason that your health insurer let hackers dox you (28 Jun 2024)

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The reason you can't buy a car is the same reason that your health insurer let hackers dox you: When monopoly meets infosec, hilarity ensues.
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Pluralistic: The airlines were patient zero in the junk-fee plague (07 Jun 2024)

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The airlines were patient zero in the junk-fee plague: "Convenience fees" that aren't convenient and "service fees" without any service.
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Pluralistic: UK publishers suing Google for $17.4b over rigged ad markets (06 Jun 2024)

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UK publishers suing Google for $17.4b over rigged ad markets: Because tech steals publishers' money, not their content.
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Pluralistic: Ticketmaster jacks us for billions so it can pocket millions (03 Jun 2024)

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Ticketmaster jacks us for billions so it can pocket millions: Corruption is unimaginably wasteful.
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Pluralistic: The Pizzaburger Presidency (29 May 2024)

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The Pizzaburger Presidency: Why the Biden administration talks so very little about the very small number of very good things it has done.
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Pluralistic: Inkjump Linkdump (25 May 2024)

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Inkjump Linkdump: A long weekend's supply of miscellany.
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Pluralistic: The new globalism is global labor (20 May 2024)

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The new globalism is global labor: The Battle of Seattle's other shoe drops.
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Pluralistic: Monopoly is capitalism's gerrymander (18 May 2024)

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Monopoly is capitalism's gerrymander: Handcuffs for the invisible hand.
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Pluralistic: Live Nation/Ticketmaster is buying Congress (30 Apr 2024)

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Live Nation/Ticketmaster is buying Congress: The other gig economy.
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