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Capitalism

Why Google Is Facing Serious Accusations of Monopoly Practices

The tech monopolies are increasingly being acknowledged as a danger to people, other companies, and even to democracy

November 10, 2020 • by Prabir Purkayastha

The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Google-Alphabet (Google’s parent company) on October 20 for a range of anti-competitive practices, including its monopoly power in the search market. It is the only major action in the U.S. against tech monopolies in recent years, the last one being the 1998 action against ...

A Complex Balance

The Boeing 737 MAX Crashes

May 3, 2019 • by Richard McGahey

The recent tragic crashes of Boeing 737 MAX airliners have raised concerns that commercial aircraft are too complicated to operate due to the increasingly complex technologies involved. Notably, Donald Trump tweeted “Airplanes are becoming far too complex to fly. Pilots are no longer needed, but rather computer scientists from MIT.” Others disagree, saying technology ...

They Won’t Stop Until They Own it All

Beachfront owners’ and Libertarian activists’ fight to end coastal land-use regulations

August 20, 2018 • by Andrew W. Kahrl

America’s coasts are in danger of becoming the latest casualty in the one-percent’s relentless quest to own the entire planet, and in capitalism’s inexorable push to commodify everything. At the present moment, the U.S. Supreme Court is weighing whether to hear an appeal filed by Silicon Valley billionaire Vinod Khosla that challenges the constitutionality of ...