Historic Strikes, Schools + Anonymous Social Media, Monopoly Crackdown

Historic Strikes [00:24]

The United Auto Workers strike. (Tangle, 9/18/23)
The U.S. Lost 4.1 Million Days of Work Last Month to Strikes (Wall Street Journal, 9/16/23)
Drew Barrymore talk show will pause production until Hollywood strike ends (Washington Post, 9/17/23)
Bill Maher Reverses Decision to Restart Show (New York Times, 9/18/23)
Unemployment rate unexpectedly rose to 3.8% in August as payrolls increased by 187,000 (CNBC, 9/1/23)
White House team to go to Detroit ‘early this week’ to help resolve UAW strike (NBC News, 9/17/23)
In the Autoworkers’ Strike, One Side Has the Higher Ground (New York Times, 9/15/23)
How much does an average UAW autoworker make—and how much do Big Three CEOs get paid? (CBS, 9/15/23)
30 years of strikes: See how the UAW walkout stacks up (Washington Post, 9/15/23)
You may have heard of the ‘union boom.’ The numbers tell a different story (NPR, 2/28/23)
A UAW Strike Made in Washington (Wall Street Journal, 9/15/23)
The big winner of the UAW strike: Tesla (And the big loser: Biden) (Hot Air, 9/15/23)
Strikes make a comeback in America (CNN, 9/16/23)
A Summer of Strikes (New York Times, 9/16/23)
Strikes spiked in July, as workers seek higher wages to keep up with inflation (Washington Post, 8/4/23)
What’s the state of the Hollywood strikes? (VOX, 9/18/23)
Return of some shows to daytime television signals new phase in Hollywood strikes (PBS, 9/16/23)
Only 2% of actors make a living. How do you become one of them? (Guardian, 7/5/19)
Most SAG Actors Don’t Even Make A Living Wage. Here Are Their Stories (Rolling Stone, 8/4/23)

Schools + Anonymous Social Media [25:33]

NYC principal threatens to suspend students who follow specific Instagram accounts (Chalkbeat, 9/15/23)
NYC principal cracks down on ‘dangerous’ cyberbullying Instagram accounts (New York Post, 9/16/23)
Videos capture extent of student brawls at Queens high school (New York Post, 10/23/21)
Teachers and Parents Demand Instagram Stop Enabling Bullying of Kids and Educators on
Anonymous School ‘Confessions’ Accounts (American Federation of Teachers, 10/7/22)
High School Students and Alumni Are Using Social Media to Expose Racism (New York Times, 7/16/20)

Monopoly Crackdown [40:56]

The Justice Department Controversy You Might Have Missed (Politico, 9/18/23)
Biden launches assault on monopolies (Politico, 7/9/21)
How Biden Can Get Antitrust Right (Wall Street Journal, 7/27/23)
Merger Guidelines: Taking on a Monopoly Crisis (Pro Market, 9/12/23)
The feds just laid out new guidelines for approving mergers — here they are (CNBC, 7/19/23)
Biden Administration Unveils Tougher Guidelines on Mergers (New York Times, 9/19/23)
FTC Chair Khan, Antitrust AAG Kanter, and Advocates Discuss Draft Merger Guidelines (American Economic Liberties Project, 8/10/23)
The FTC’s populist push is jeopardizing its credibility (The Hill, 1/26/23)
“Consumer Welfare” and the Real Battle for the Soul of Antitrust (Pro Market, 4/19/23)
In the Google antitrust trial, defaults are everything and nobody likes Bing (Verge, 9/15/23)
As Google Turns 25, It Faces The Biggest Tech Antitrust Trial Of A Generation (Forbes, 9/11/23)
The Google Trial Is Going to Rewrite Our Future (New York Times, 9/18/23)
FTC antitrust showdown with Amazon nears (Market Watch, 9/18/23)