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1.  Paramount Stock CRUSHED After Merger with Warner Discovery Closes  

2026-10-08

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It’s not a happy ending, as billionaire David Ellison gives himself and his team huge raises, while planning big layoffs. But the really bad sign is he just fired the hitmakers from Warner Brothers.

2.  Monopoly Round-Up: How Seed and Pesticide Makers Act Like the Mafia  

2026-10-05

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Three settlements in one week provide cold comfort for the future of food prices. And a verdict from on high: “Algorithms lack the spark of humanity.”

3.  McDonald's Caught Cheating Consumers for Profit as Rage Over Cost of Living Burns  

2026-10-01

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Why are people so mad about the price of a Big Mac, and what does all that anger say about where our politics are headed? It’s not just the inflation, it’s the cheating and profits behind it.

4.  Monopoly Round-Up: Paramount-WB Isn't Just a Loss, It's a Prelude  

2026-09-28

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The unorthodox development isn’t that politicians caved; it’s that people noticed it. Plus, bond yields go nuts, and Trump and Xi meet to hash out China-U.S. relations.

5.  Happy Oligarch Day as Trump-Aligned Billionaires Take Over Hollywood  

2026-09-22

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It’s a good day to be an oligarch. CNN, CBS, HBO, Paramount, Warner Brothers, and a host of other properties will now be under the control of Larry Ellison, who also owns Oracle and TikTok.

6.  Monopoly Round-Up: Why the Senate Is Weirdly Obsessed with College Sports Instead of Real Problems  

2026-09-21

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The Senate just voted to restore the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s monopoly power. Why is Congress helping the NCAA? And why are we focused on college sports instead of actual problems?

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