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Editors’ Briefing: This Week in Political Economy (October 27-November 4)

ProMarket writers
Facebook is still open to manipulation by malicious political actors; the dialysis industry has spent over $100 million to fight a ballot measure that...
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Brazil’s Election Is Yet Another Indication That Facebook Is Too Big to Manage

Asher Schechter
Facebook’s failure to curb the massive disinformation campaign that preceded Jair Bolsonaro’s election victory shows that it is unable to control the dangerous consequences...
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Editors’ Briefing: This Week in Political Economy (October 20-27)

ProMarket writers
Corporate executives warm up to Brazil’s far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro; the US is developing into a “plutocracy,” says former Fed chairman; Tim Cook...
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Editors’ Briefing: This Week in Political Economy (October 14-20)

ProMarket writers
Facebook's WhatsApp finds itself at the center of Brazil's political upheaval; the EU is pushing ahead with its planned tax on tech platforms; Trump’s replacement for...
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Editors’ Briefing: This Week in Political Economy (October 7-14)

ProMarket writers
The DOJ approves the CVS-Aetna merger, radically altering the landscape of US health care; Sheldon Adelson pumps millions into GOP races; Silicon Valley’s Saudi...
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Editors’ Briefing: This Week in Political Economy (October 1-7)

ProMarket writers
Brazil's business community rallies around far-right authoritarian; Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh enters the Supreme Court; Amazon raises its minimum wage to $15 an hour;...
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Editors’ Briefing: This Week in Political Economy (September 22–29)

ProMarket writers
Facebook’s bad week included a new security breach, high-profile resignations and damaging exposés; tech giants are spending billions on physical infrastructure and lobbying for...
Media

Editors’ Briefing: This Week in Political Economy (September 16–22)

ProMarket writers
The White House is getting ready to go after tech platforms and the EU is going after Amazon, while Louisiana’s attorney general wants to break...
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Editors’ Briefing: This Week in Political Economy (September 7–16)

ProMarket writers
Is the government's response to the 2008 financial crisis responsible for the rise of populism in the US and Europe?; the real Google censorship...
Media

Journalism Over Algorithms: How One Company Is Attempting to Combat Fake News

Asher Schechter
NewsGuard is a new startup that relies on reporting instead of artificial intelligence to rate the trustworthiness of news sites: “It became obvious to us...
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