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In a comparatively brief time frame, Amazon has exerted an infinite quantity of affect over a variety of American life. However has the corporate additionally benefited the retailers and prospects it claims to serve? Federal Commerce Fee Chairwoman Lena Khan says sure. “Amazon has already been quietly elevating costs for customers in methods that aren’t at all times apparent however that in the end might lead to customers paying billions of {dollars} greater than they might have if there was truly competitors out there,” Khan tells David. Remnick. Khan holds Amazon accountable for violating antitrust legal guidelines in a serious lawsuit. Additionally this week, writer-director Emerald Fennell talks about her movie “Promising Younger Lady” and her new venture “Saltburn,” a poignant have a look at the aristocracy and our need for wealth and wonder.
Will the federal government put the reins on Amazon?
The Federal Commerce Fee is suing the corporate. FTC Chairwoman Lena Khan advised David Remnick that Amazon is exploiting its place as a monopoly to invisibly elevate prices.
Anatomy of Want by Emerald Fennell
The Promising Younger Lady director’s new movie is not only a class satire: we’re all influenced by our love of wealth, magnificence and energy.
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