Concerns about Big Tech’s monopoly power are multiplying. Seattle-based corporate giant Amazon has accumulated enormous power over our economy and our lives. But what is a monopoly? What are the dangers of monopoly, and how are we impacted as residents, consumers, business owners and workers? And most importantly, what can we do about it?
On Thursday, Jan. 28, TRU was proud to co-host a teach-in with Puget Sound Sage, with special guests from the Washington State Attorney General’s Office Antitrust Division, to dig into these timely questions. We recorded the presentation portions of the event, which you can watch below.
Want to go deeper into the history and meaning of monopoly and antitrust? Check out this series on Amazon and antitrust in Crosscut by TRU’s general secretary Katie Wilson.