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Private antitrust cases are going through the courts
Private antitrust cases against Equifax, Pepsi, American Express, the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and Corteva are going through the courts. And it turns out, judges get the monopoly problem.
It’s a very weird political moment for those concerned about corporate power, with mixed signals from the current administration, a confused opposition, and Bernie Sanders launching a ‘Tour against Oligarchy’ to big crowds in Nebraska. Corteva and Syngenta sell fungicides and herbicides (Azoxystrobin, Metolachlor, Mesotrione, Oxamyl, Acetochlor), which are used to grow corn, apples, peanuts, citrus fruits, pears, carrots, peppers, tomatoes, tobacco, sugarcane, etc. On Counter Points, Ryan Grim and Emily Jashinsky interviewed former Biden Antitrust chief Doha Mekki to lay out what happened, and why there’s a bipartisan consensus to move beyond the old monopoly friendly model.
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