For antitrust reformers, the size and power of companies like Google and Facebook represent more than a threat to consumer welfare. It’s the final episode in our series “More than money." Matt Stoller, Jack Beatty and Carl Shapiro join Meghna Chakrabarti.

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More than money: Solutions for reining in monopoly power

Sen. Amy Klobuchar is the chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust and Consumer Rights. She’s also on the Judiciary Committee. Last month, the Judiciary Committee passed the American Innovation and Choice Online Act, an effort to target big tech companies for potential antitrust violations. The bill proposes giving federal agencies the authority to issue civil penalties for anti-competitive activities in the tech sector. In a pod exclusive, Sen. Klobuchar joins us to reflect on Senate action against monopolies in the digital age. 

Full interview: Sen. Amy Klobuchar on a new trustbusting era in the Senate

From Robert Bork's "consumer harm" to Lina Khan's "democratic harm," we discuss the ideas that drive the government's approach to antitrust regulation. Daniel Crane, Barry Lynn and Jack Beatty join Meghna Chakrabarti.

More than money: Defining American antitrust law, from Bork to Khan

The nineteenth century saw the rise of great monopolies. Americans pushed back. What changed?  We discuss lessons learned from antitrust action in the Gilded Age with Jack Beatty and Charles Postel. 

More than money: Antitrust lessons of the Gilded Age

Microsoft wants to acquire Activision-Blizzard for almost $70 billion. Microsoft says it won't harm consumers. But is the mega-merger a new kind of monopoly? Dina Bass, Bill Kovacic and Jack Beatty join Meghna Chakrabarti.

More than money: Microsoft and the big tech question

Our series "More than Money: The Cost of Monopolies in America" is a week-long exploration of the hidden power of monopolies in the U.S. Today's episode looks at how corporate monopolies dominate the beef industry. "It's failed consumers on one end of the supply chain, and it's failed the American family farmer and rancher on the other." Bill Bullard, Claire Kelloway and Jack Beatty join Meghna Chakrabarti. 

More than money: The monopoly on meat

In just days, several states have suddenly reversed course on masks in school. But not everyone agrees. We talk about whether now's the right time to end school masking. Dr. Lucy McBride and Debra Furr-Holden join Meghna Chakrabarti.

Is it time to end school masking?

The Paycheck Protection Program was supposed to help workers stay afloat during the pandemic. But new analysis finds most PPP funding went to the richest 20% of Americans. David Autor and Lydia DePillis join Meghna Chakrabarti.

The failures and future of the Paycheck Protection Program

Three days before his interview for the New York Giants’ head coaching position, Brian Flores learned that the job was already promised to someone else. Flores is now suing the NFL. We talk about football, coaching, and race. N. Jeremi Duru joins Meghna Chakrabarti.

What the Rooney Rule reveals about football, coaching and race in America

Ukraine has a long, fraught history with Russia and the Soviet Union. How do Ukrainians see themselves now? Vitaly Chernetsky, Timothy Snyder and Sevgil Musayeva join Meghna Chakrabarti. 

The Russia-Ukraine crisis and how Ukrainians are finding a new sense of national identity

The Electoral Count Act is at the center of Donald Trump's attempt to overturn the 2020 election. Now, the Senate is considering reforming the 136-year-old law. Mark Joseph Stern, Judge Michael Luttig and Norman Eisen join Meghna Chakrabarti.

Protecting democracy, or political distraction? Inside efforts to reform the Electoral Count Act

A simple word game has taken the internet by storm. But now that the New York Times owns the game, can the wonder of Wordle last? Jonathan Knight, Ian Bogost and Katy Pearce join Meghna Chakrabarti.

Wordle and the future of the internet's favorite word game

A third of all the nation's rooftop solar panels are in California. Now, the California public utilities commission says it’s time to pull back the support. We discuss the battle for California’s rooftop solar. Matt Freedman and Terry Tamminen join Meghna Chakrabarti.

The battle for California's rooftop solar

20 years ago, President Bush ordered the creation of a secretive prison at Guantanamo Bay. Many were innocent. Many were tortured. Two presidents tried to close Gitmo -- and failed. And we’re still stuck with it. Michael Lehnert, Moazzam Begg and Carol Rosenberg join Meghna Chakrabarti. 

The moral, military and financial cost of Guantanamo Bay, 20 years later

A year ago, Israel was the first country to issue a strict vaccine passport. Now, some health officials say the Green Pass did not stop the omicron variant, and is no 'longer relevant.' We evaluate the effectiveness of vaccine passports. Miquel Oliu-Barton, Maya Peled-Raz, Dr. Jennifer Avegno and Seema Mohapatra join Meghna Chakrabarti. 

Evaluating the effectiveness of vaccine passes

Let's make sense of the world – together. From the economy and health care to politics and the environment – and so much more – On Point host Meghna Chakrabarti speaks with newsmakers and real people about the issues that matter most. On Point is produced by WBUR.

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