Thursday, May 22, 2025

Tag: monopoly

FTC challenges Kroger-Albertsons merger in fight for consumers and workers

The merger would combine two of the largest grocery chains in the country, raising concerns about the potential for a monopoly, especially in small and rural communities.

US court declares Google a monopoly in landmark antitrust case

Historic ruling exposes Google’s illegal practices and signals a new era of antitrust enforcement.

US vs. Apple: DOJ’s antitrust case

The antitrust case against Apple alleges that the company illegally blocks competition on smartphone devices monopolizing the smartphone market.

The silent revolution in American economics

There are three key areas where Biden is fundamentally reshaping our economy to make it better for working people.

An Awfully Bitter Brew

Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world’s largest beer conglomerate, is taking over the second largest which will leave them in control of 70 percent of the U.S. market. Seem fair?

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Elon Musk has the blood of 19 Kentuckians on his hands

DOGE cuts are killing Americans.

Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ slashes healthcare and food aid while delivering massive tax cuts...

New CBO analysis confirms steep losses for poorest Americans under GOP-backed plan as Medicaid, SNAP, and public programs are gutted to fund tax cuts for the top 1 percent.

More than a dozen US officials sold stocks before Trump’s tariffs sent the market...

Ethics experts say such trading undermines faith in government and the markets.

Controversial ‘nonprofit killer’ clause quietly removed from GOP megabill—but advocates warn it could return

A sweeping provision to strip nonprofits of tax-exempt status without due process is no longer in the latest House GOP budget bill, but civil liberties groups say the threat to free speech and advocacy is far from over.

Department of government chaos, revenge, and patronage

And MAGA, in the end, is just a load of DoGCRaP