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Where Things Are Happening: Ron Knox on the State(s) of Antitrust - Institute for Local Self-Reliance Ron Knox joins the Building Local Power podcast to share his reflections on the antimonopoly movement and the importance of states in the antitrust fight

I put my yapping skills to good use last week, talking to @dannycaine.com about my origin story, fighting corporate power in the states, and what antimonopoly even means.

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1. Hello. The Trump administration appears to be tilting toward regulatory chaos at best, and an embrace of corporate oligarchy. Luckily, there remain powerful public prosecutors able to fight corporate dominance. Welcome to our guide to state antimonopoly power.

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It's Time to Break Up with Amazon. Here's How. - Institute for Local Self-Reliance Shop Local, Amazon Alternatives

Yes, you can break up with Amazon. Here's how.

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March 4th: Join small business leaders across the nation and keynote FTC Chair Lina Khan for a virtual Town Hall to mark progress of the anti-monopoly fight and provide a glimpse into today’s most important anti-monopoly actions with @RisingSmallBiz: www.smallbusinessrising.net/updates/2024...

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Dollar Stores Fined Thousands Of Times For Expired Formula, Labor Violations, Filthy Stores. Will The City Regulate Them? It’s easier for the billion-dollar corporation behind these stores to pay fines than it is to fix problems in their stores, an expert said. “They simply do not care,” Ald. Matt O’Shea said.

Dollar stores fined thousands of times for expired formula, labor violations and filthy stores. These fines collectively totaled nearly $610,000 in the city, almost $1 million in federal labor violation in Illinois & the state is looking at $80,000 of wage theft. blockclubchicago.org/2024/02/08/d...