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View In: Other MonopoliesWhy does Wall Street still think that everything will consolidate? Probably because for the last forty years, it always has. Is that dynamic finally changing?

Big by Matt Stoller
View In: Other MonopoliesA backroom drafting error leads to more antitrust enforcement. It's Veep, not Master of the Senate.

Original Journalism from OpenSecrets News
View In: Other MonopoliesLive Nation has dramatically increased its federal lobbying efforts since 2017, spending $1.2 million on federal lobbying in 2021 alone.

Zero Hedge News
View In: Other MonopoliesWhy Is Booz Allen Renting Us Back Our Own National Parks? Authored by Matt Stoller via BIG, “I Seen My Opportunities and I Took ’Em.” - George Washington Plunkitt of Tammany Hall Vermilion Cliffs National Monument in Arizona. Photo courtesy of the Bureau of Land Management. Some rights reserved. Tw...

Big by Matt Stoller
View In: Other MonopoliesIn 2017, consulting giant Booz Allen cut a deal with the government to extract junk fees from Americans who want to use Federal lands and waters for hunting or fishing. Will Congress or Biden act?

The Daily Poster
View In: Other MonopoliesOn this week’s Lever Time: David breaks down the recent Ticketmaster debacle, explores a recent victory against dark money, and interviews former U.S. Senator and presidential candidate Gary Hart.