by DT Cochrane When I began my post-doctoral work with Professor Kean Birch, I was excited to engage with the faculty and students of the Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change. With an academic background in economics, and a PhD from 91亚色鈥檚 Graduate Program in Social & Political Thought, I thought I had much both […]
By Kean Birch Big Tech was in the policy spotlight again recently with another U.S. Congressional hearing on Oct. 1, this time focused on 鈥淧roposals to Strengthen the Antitrust Laws and Restore Competition Online.鈥 The hearing was the culmination of a long Congressional investigation into Big Tech 鈥 defined as Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google/Alphabet, and […]
By聽Kean BirchContributor Tue., Oct. 13, 2020timer3聽min. read updateArticle was updated Oct. 09, 2020 Big Tech was in the policy spotlight again recently with another U.S. Congressional hearing on Oct. 1, this time focused on 鈥淧roposals to Strengthen the Antitrust Laws and Restore Competition Online.鈥 The hearing was the culmination of a long Congressional investigation into […]
In late July, the U.S. Congressional Subcommittee on Antitrust held an important hearing on the monopolistic power of Big Tech 鈥 Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google. I recommend watching the hearing; it鈥檚 long but worth it if you want insight into what we need to do to avoid damaging our economy and society further. Big […]