Robinson Meyer
How to Fight Amazon (Before You Turn 29)
Lina Khan Has a Novel Theory About Monopolies – and Her Sights Are Set Squarely on the Company.
The Atlantic, 2018
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Monopolies don’t have to rip off consumers to harm them.
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Companies like Amazon, Facebook and Google have acquired an unprecedented amount of influence over people’s lives, and inevitably, there is pushback. In the United States, 29-year old legal scholar Lina Khan has become the face of a new movement that attributes the companies’ unfettered expansion to outdated antitrust legislation. Writing for The Atlantic, Robinson Meyer offers a lively portrait of Khan’s budding legal career and activism. To find out why Khan believes Amazon hurts consumers despite offering low prices, read Meyer’s insightful analysis.
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Robinson Meyer is a staff writer at The Atlantic, where he specializes in climate change and technology.
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