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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 )

Critics Warn ‘Consumers Will Pay the Price’ for T-Mobile/Sprint Merger

By Jessica Corbett / Common Dreams Oct 16, 2019 Attorneys general from several states are taking legal measures to stop the merger. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

GateHouse, Gannett to Create Newspaper Giant With Merger

TALI ARBEL / The Associated Press Aug 5, 2019 They would combine forces under the Gannett name with a $1.4 billion purchase by Gatehouse's owner, becoming the biggest such U.S. company. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Sinclair Effort to Expand Its Right-Wing TV Empire Collapses

The Associated Press Aug 10, 2018 A $3.9 billion proposal to buy out Tribune Media has ended in acrimony, blocking a bid to create a media giant that could have rivaled Fox News. An unhappy Tribune Media is suing. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

DOJ Appealing Judge’s OK of AT&T-Time Warner Merger

By MARCY GORDON / The Associated Press Jul 12, 2018 It is the first time in decades the government has challenged a standing legal doctrine by suing to block a merger. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Sprint Deal With T-Mobile May Hurt Consumers, Cost Jobs

STAN CHOE and TALI ARBEL / The Associated Press Apr 29, 2018 The merger announced Sunday will be reviewed by the Justice Department and the FCC. It could make cellphones more expensive and reduce the telecommunications workforce. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

AT&T’s Secret Surveillance Program Spies on American Customers Without Warrants and for Profit

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Oct 26, 2016 Here's yet another reason to be concerned about the implications of AT&T's proposed acquisition of Time Warner: The Daily Beast has detailed a sophisticated surveillance program created by AT&T that has been covertly providing U.S. law enforcement with consumers' data. And guess who profits from "Project Hemisphere"? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Most People Want to Ditch Cable TV, but Feel They Can’t

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jun 7, 2014 A survey of cable subscribers shows that a slim majority would like to cut the cord, and things are certainly trending that way, but most feel that just isn't an option. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Big Money Behind a Big Merger

David Sirota / Truthdig Jun 3, 2014 There are plenty of reasons to worry about the proposal to combine Comcast, America's largest cable and broadband company, with Time Warner Cable, the second-largest cable firm and third-largest broadband provider. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Sprint Chairman Says His Network Is ‘Horrible’

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Mar 13, 2014 Mergers are all the rage these days, and in his bid to add a second U.S. carrier to his collection, Sprint Chairman Masayoshi Son isn't pulling punches. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Comcast-Time Warner Merger Threatens Democracy

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Feb 20, 2014 Given the financial and political power of Comcast, and the Obama administration's miserable record of protecting the public interest, the time to speak out and organize is now. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Should One Company Own This Much Internet?

Staff / Truthdig Feb 14, 2014 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Michael Sam is out of the closet, headed to the NFL and he's really good. Also, why the big cable merger should scare you, and Bill Blum on Washington's death penalty moratorium. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )