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Business Structural Separation: antitrust's tried-and-true weapon for monopolists who bottleneck markets Cory Doctorow

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sociology An incredible example of societal collapse Mark Frauenfelder

competition Bipartisan consensus is emerging on reining in Big Tech Cory Doctorow

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Science Here's what this week's Mars space mission will observe Andrea James

fiction The Man Who Sold The Moon Cory Doctorow

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