Today, we are back at square one, but we have advantages that Tarbell and the other trustbusters lacked. For one thing, we have *them*, the lessons of their fight and the inspiration of their victory. For another, we have the political wind at our back.
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All over the world, from China to Canada, from the EU to the USA, politicians have felt emboldened (or forced) to launch anti-monopoly efforts the likes of which have not been seen since the Carter administration:
https://pluralistic.net/2025/08/09/elite-disunity/#awoken-giants
What's more, these enforcers aren't alone - they can and do collaborate. Because these tech companies run the same swindles in every country in the world, enforcers can collaborate on building cases against them.
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