Emails show Amazon colluding with other firms to raise prices, California authorities allege Inbox

“The evidence uncovered today is clear as day: Amazon is working to make your life more unaffordable,” Bonta said in a statement. “The company is price fixing, colluding with vendors and other retailers to raise costs for Americans beyond what the market requires – beyond what is fair.”…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/apr/20/amazon-sellers-price-raises-california

 

House Democrats open inquiry into ouster of US antitrust chief Gail Slater

"With the departure of AAG Slater, it appears there are no longer any principled antitrust experts left to guard the antitrust division from this cascade of corruption," the letter said. "The leadership vacuum is occurring just as the antitrust division is handling historic cases."…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/25/house-democrats-antitrust-gail-slater-inquiry 

$5 a dozen: major egg companies may be using avian flu to hike US prices, report finds

"Based on publicly available data, we've observed that egg price increases far exceed what would be expected based on hen losses and the industry has not increased the number of laying hens as expected during a period of high prices. This strongly suggests potential antitrust violations," said Angela Huffman, chief executive of Farm Action. "The FTC and DOJ have the authority to investigate beyond what is publicly available … we urge them to exercise this authority."…

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/04/egg-prices-bird-flu-corporate-profits

Google is an illegal monopoly, federal judge rules in antitrust lawsuit - The Washington Post

Judgment delivers a victory to the Justice Department as it takes on a string of federal antitrust lawsuits against Big Tech...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/08/05/doj-google-monopoly-trial-judgment/

Democrat Star Utterly DISMANTLES GOP In FIERY Live Exchange

Really American Host Kenny Hesse breaks down Representative Eric Swalwell absolutely destroying Republicans over their hypocrisy in a must see exchange from today's House Judiciary Committee Hearing on Climate Control: Decarbonization Collusion in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Investing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbpUYbbDzes

FTC files a massive antitrust lawsuit against Amazon - The Verge

"Our complaint lays out how Amazon has used a set of punitive and coercive tactics to unlawfully maintain its monopolies," FTC Chair Lina Khan said in a statement Tuesday. "The complaint sets forth detailed allegations noting how Amazon is now exploiting its monopoly power to enrich itself while raising prices and degrading service for the tens of millions of American families who shop on its platform and the hundreds of thousands of businesses that rely on Amazon to reach them."…

https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/26/23809817/amazon-ftc-antitrust-lawsuit-monopoly

California sues Amazon, alleging antitrust violations : NPR

"Amazon makes consumers think they are getting the lowest prices possible," the lawsuit alleges, "when in fact, they cannot get the low prices that would prevail in a freely competitive market because Amazon has coerced and induced its third-party sellers and wholesale suppliers to enter into anticompetitive agreements on price."

https://www.npr.org/2022/09/14/1122995430/california-sues-amazon

Facebook and Google Teamed up to Beat Apple's User Privacy Measures

Google worked with Facebook to undermine Apple's attempts to offer its users great privacy protections, 12 state attorneys general alleged in an update to an antitrust lawsuit against the search engine…

https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-google-team-up-against-apples-user-privacy-2021-10

America faces supply-chain disruption and shortages. Here’s why

…Congress should strengthen antitrust law, ban all large mergers, strictly control finance, and re-regulate our transportation industries...

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/oct/01/america-supply-chain-shortages

12 former security officials who warned against antitrust crackdown have tech ties - POLITICO

…"It is not surprising that individuals who receive money from Big Tech are defending Big Tech," said Colorado Rep. Ken Buck, the antitrust panel's top Republican, in a statement to POLITICO. "At the end of the day, Big Tech is harming U.S. competition and innovation through anticompetitive practices."…

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/09/22/former-security-officials-antitrust-tech-ties-513657

Tech Giants, Fearful of Proposals to Curb Them, Blitz Washington With Lobbying - The New York Times

…It warned that the bills would hurt consumers, resulting in Amazon without Prime, the iPhone without text or phone capabilities preinstalled, and Google without Maps. The letter was signed by Mr. Kovacevich's group and an unusual mix of 12 other organizations, including tech associations, free-market conservative outfits and consumer groups, most of which have received funding from Amazon, Apple, Facebook or Google…

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/22/technology/amazon-apple-google-facebook-antitrust-bills.html

Rep. Katie Porter’s new report: Pharma mergers hinder cancer research and drug development - Vox

A new report from Rep. Katie Porter has an illuminating case study on the value of antitrust in health care.

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/22256556/katie-porter-pharmaceutical-mergers-cancer-drug

Tech Check: The Google Antitrust Suit And Section 230 Edition (The 1A)

Section 230 is confusing. But it’s a law which many federal lawmakers, Republican and Democratic, agree has to change. Yes, you read that right. Bipartisan agreement in Washington.

So…what is it? The Verge defined it this way:

Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which was passed in 1996, says an “interactive computer service” can’t be treated as the publisher or speaker of third-party content. This protects websites from lawsuits if a user posts something illegal, although there are exceptions for copyright violations, sex work-related material, and violations of federal criminal law. 

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Rep. Chris Cox (R-CA) crafted Section 230 so website owners could moderate sites without worrying about legal liability. The law is particularly vital for social media networks, but it covers many sites and services, including news outlets with comment sections — like The Verge. The Electronic Frontier Foundation calls it “the most important law protecting internet speech.”

Speaking to 1A, Sen. Mark Warner said it’s time to reexamine Section 230, even though many tech companies have said they can’t operate in the same way without it. And this is what the president has said while out on the campaign trail.

The case, which was filed in federal court in Washington, marks the most aggressive action by the U.S. government against a tech company in decades. The DOJ accuses Google of leveraging its dominant position in search and search-advertising to elbow out rivals and disadvantage competitors.

The case revolves around some of Google’s antitrust weak spots: the exclusive, billion-dollar agreements that require mobile-phone manufacturers to keep Google as their default search engine, as well as Google’s decision to preload Google search on Android phones. The European Union fined Google $5.1 billion over similar allegations two years ago.

In a blog post, Google Senior Vice President Kent Walker called the lawsuit “deeply flawed.” 

If we change Section 230 — what do we risk? And what could be gained? And does this lawsuit represent the beginning of the end for Google as we know it today?

Interview: 

https://the1a.org/segments/section-230-google-antitrust-suit/

Google Antitrust and Purdue Pharma Plea (Opening Arguments podcast OA433)

It’s a Tr*** free day here at OA! Not even one mention of that entity. It’s all about some major stories in the law. Google has been sued by the DoJ and a number of individual states for unlawfully maintaining monopolies for search services. And Purdue Pharma has reached a plea agreement involving billions of dollars. One of these is good and the other… isn’t… Listen to the Andrew Torrez Mr. Fantastic Signature Breakdown to found out!

Interview: 

https://openargs.com/oa433-google-antitrust-and-purdue-pharma-plea/

Robert Reich: The Monopolization of America

Robert Reich looks at antitrust laws and corporate giants.....
https://youtu.be/KLfO-2t1qPQ

Trump’s Alleged Meddling with CNN Could Be an Impeachable Offense - Vanity Fair

The president reportedly demanded the Justice Department file an antitrust lawsuit to hurt CNN...
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/03/trumps-alleged-meddling-with-cnn-could-be-an-impeachable-offense