Ep. 60: The new monopolies

Seven-Minute Explainers by The Week

Aug 10, 201700:06:33News & Politics

Amazon, Google, and Facebook have enjoyed unstoppable growth, with no end in sight. Such enormous success may be a sign that we're in the second Gilded Age, where our lives are channeled once again through fewer and fewe...

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