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Corporate Consolidation Is Ruining Pharmacies and Hurting Patients

Luke Slindee / Minnesota Reformer Jul 28, 2023 The corporate consolidation led by CVS has transformed the pharmacy industry—to the detriment of patients. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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NYT Questions FTC’s Attempts to Curb Corporate Power

Bradley Blankenship / FAIR Jul 17, 2023 FTC Chair Lina Khan's efforts to curb corporate power "Raise Questions"—from corporate America, who the NYT quotes. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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WSJ Attacks Lina Khan Every 11 Days Since FTC Appointment

Bryce Greene / FAIR Jun 26, 2023 The journal attacks antitrust champion Lina Khan every 11 Days since FTC appointment—proof that she's doing good work. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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Google Secretly Harvests the Health Data of Millions

Julianne Tveten / Truthdig Nov 27, 2019 A recent Wall Street Journal exposé arouses a familiar sense of dread about Silicon Valley companies and privacy. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Facebook and FTC: Hammer or Slap on the Wrist?

BARBARA ORTUTAY / The Associated Press Jul 24, 2019 The Federal Trade Commission's record $5 billion fine and new oversight of Facebook don't go as far as many critics would have liked. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Illinois County Sues Facebook, Alleging Fraud

The Associated Press Mar 26, 2018 A lawsuit filed in Cook County Circuit Court charges that Trump-affiliated political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica deceived the millions of Illinois Facebook users whose information it collected. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Zuckerberg Breaks Silence on Cambridge Analytica, Apologizes for Data Breach

Jordan Riefe / Truthdig Mar 21, 2018 "I'm really sorry this happened," Zuckerberg says on CNN after blaming himself and Cambridge University researcher Aleksandr Kogan in a Facebook post. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

For-Profit Schools Reward Students for Referrals, Endorsements

By Heather Vogell / ProPublica Oct 6, 2017 Schools for potential dropouts market aggressively to boost enrollment. Some of their tactics may violate federal consumer protections. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Trump’s FCC and FTC Leaders Rush to Defend Big Telco’s Assault on Internet Privacy

By Timothy Karr / FreePress Blog Apr 9, 2017 It’s hard to defend legislation that undermines essential privacy rights. But that hasn’t stopped the broadband industry and its many friends in Washington from trying. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

John Oliver Argues That Multilevel Marketing Companies Are Pretty Much Pyramid Schemes (Video)

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Nov 8, 2016 Know someone who's involved in Herbalife, Mary Kay or any number of similar organizations? Send them this "Last Week Tonight" video. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

T-Mobile Slapped With FTC Lawsuit for Phony Charges

Staff / Truthdig Jul 2, 2014 Some T-Mobile customers have paid extra fees for text-based services they didn't agree to include in their cellphone charges, and now the Federal Trade Commission is on the mobile giant's case with an inquiry and a lawsuit. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )