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This week, we’re digging into a hefty topic: the Federal Trade Commission’s anti-trust case against Amazon. In this episode, Ron Knox, Senior Researcher and Policy Advocate at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR), explains Amazon’s “monopoly flywheel” of predatory business practices raising prices across the internet. He breaks down the background of the case, where it stands today, and what it could mean for independents in the struggle against growing monopoly power.