Episode 599: Biden's Big Deal Against Monopolies
This week on Ring of Fire, Zephyr Teachout, Fordham Law Professor and Author of the new book, “Break 'Em Up: Recovering Our Freedom from Big Ag, Big Tech, and Big Money,” joins us to discuss President Biden’s anti-monopoly executive orders and why they might actually be kind of a big deal. Heather “Digby” Parton will help me run down the biggest new stories of the week Bonus content you are missing this week; Emma talks to Historian, Rick Perlstein, about the rampant streak of right-wing authoritarianism and how it’s been around the Republican Party longer than the insurrection, January 6th.
July 16, 2021
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Episode 599 · July 16, 2021
Episode 599: Biden's Big Deal Against Monopolies
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<p>This week on Ring of Fire, <a href="https://twitter.com/ZephyrTeachout">Zephyr Teachout</a>, Fordham Law Professor and Author of the new book, “<a href="https://amzn.to/3imp3vt">Break 'Em Up: Recovering Our Freedom from Big Ag, Big Tech, and Big Money</a>,” joins us to discuss President <a href="https://www.thenation.com/article/economy/biden-monopoly-executive-order/">Biden’s anti-monopoly executive orders</a> and why they might actually be kind of a big deal.</p>
<p><a href="https://twitter.com/digby56">Heather “Digby” Parton</a> will help me run down the biggest new stories of the week</p>
<p>Bonus content you are missing this week; Emma talks to Historian, <a href="https://twitter.com/rickperlstein">Rick Perlstein</a>, about the rampant <a href="https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/06/long-authoritarian-history-january-6-insurrection.html">streak of right-wing authoritarianism and how it’s been around the Republican Party longer than the insurrection</a>, January 6th.</p>
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