Can the FTC Break Up Amazon’s Monopoly?
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FEATURING RON KNOX - The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 17 U.S. states have just brought a long-awaited, groundbreaking, antitrust lawsuit against the online retail giant Amazon. Led by FTC chair Lina Khan, who only a few years ago wrote a powerful and now-famous law school paper arguing for a breakup of Amazon, the suit charges the tech company with illegally maintaining a monopoly at the expense of small businesses and consumers.