The chapter discusses the misconceptions surrounding antitrust laws and emphasizes their importance in protecting workers, content creators, and promoting competition. It highlights a successful case against Simon & Schuster and the broader impact of reduced competition on professional authors and journalists. The speakers stress the need to change the conversation about competition and its benefits for all stakeholders.
Kara and Nayeema are back with a fresh episode, and this time they’re tackling the DOJ’s antitrust efforts. Our guests are Jonathan Kanter, Assistant Attorney General for the DOJ's Antitrust Division, and Principal Deputy AAG Doha Mekki. Alongside the FTC, this duo has helped craft new draft merger guidelines that put Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta and every other big company, from supermarket chains to airlines, on notice.
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