How did a debate over housing become a call to end the anti-monopoly movement? Abundance co-author Derek Thompson used slimy tactics to protect wealth and power in America. It's worth examining how.| www.thebignewsletter.com
Plus: Kamala Harris makes the right choice for once, the burning of the birth control, and more...| Reason.com
Antitrust critics say that homebuilding monopolies are the real culprit of America’s housing woes. I looked into some of their claims. They don’t hold up.| www.derekthompson.org
Elizabeth Warren and Senate Dems release a major bill on housing, while New Democrats do a trickle-down 'Innovation' agenda. Which will win? Plus a war within MAGA on antitrust, and a market bubble.| www.thebignewsletter.com
Enjoy the EntStrategyGuy's recommended reading for the long weekend...| entertainment.substack.com
(Welcome to the Entertainment Strategy Guy, a newsletter on the entertainment industry and business strategy. I write a weekly Streaming Ratings Report and a bi-weekly strategy column, along with occasional deep dives into other topics, like today’s article. Please subscribe.) Happy Fourth of July! As has been a tradition of mine going back to the beginning of the EntStrategyGuy website, then newsletter, I’m sharing my favorite long reads of the ... Read MoreLong Reads for the Long Weeken...| Entertainment Strategy Guy
Rocket, Zillow, and Compass are all trying to take the $100 billion that now goes to real estate agents. It's a war for the last monopolist standing. Plus, Trump enforcers pull back on antitrust.| www.thebignewsletter.com
Oregon passes SB 951, a bill that prohibits private equity and corporate decision-making in health care. UnitedHealth Group, Amazon, and private equity lobbied fiercely, but lost. Is it a trend?| www.thebignewsletter.com
Dallas was one of the last big cities in America where a working family could buy a house. No longer. And it's not because of zoning policy—it's because of corporate consolidation and private equity.| www.thebignewsletter.com
