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A conversation with Matt Stoller about the new antitrust case and the real reason you should care about corporate monopolies

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Anand Giridharadas
Dec 10, 2020
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Being on the phone with Matt Stoller when a giant antitrust case is announced against Facebook is like texting with the pope when the Second Coming, you know, comes.

It’s a little on the nose. A little exciting.

I’d been wanting to talk to Matt for a while, in part because the pope actually turned down my recent interview request (someone please tell him …

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