Re: [Salon] The folly of the Justice Department's antitrust suit against Google



Feds looking at wrong end of problem. M&A has reduced employment and innovation,  damaged companies; and increased regional inequality.

https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/the-human-side-of-mergers-those-laid-off-and-those-left-aboard/
The Human Side of Mergers: Those Laid Off and Those Left Aboard
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2015/11/08/bloom-and-bust/
Bloom and Bust
Regional inequality is out of control. Here’s how to reverse it.

https://evonomics.com/hedge-fund-activists-prey-companies/
How Hedge Fund Activists Prey on Companies
When corporate raiders coopted “shareholder democracy” for their own ends.
https://www.fiercepharma.com/pharma/it-s-official-pharma-mergers-hurt-innovation-and-not-only-for-dealmakers
It's official: Pharma mergers hurt innovation, and not only for the dealmakers

On Thursday, January 26, 2023 at 12:31:59 AM GMT+5, Chas Freeman via Salon <salon@listserve.com> wrote:


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