S2 EP11: If Capitalism and Socialism Had a Baby

Techie economist Rufus Pollock has a plan to end digital monopolies and fix the web.

The richest 1 percent of the world's population now owns more than half of the world's wealth. The calls for breaking up Big Tech companies are growing louder. On this episode, the author of Open Revolution, Rufus Pollock, proposes a solution (think regulation, but on steroids) for wrangling monopolies, sparking innovation, and getting profits into the hands of more people.

GO DEEPER:

Hush-a-Phone vs AT&T . Infinite choices, few distributors in the digital economy. What the California Wildfires Can Teach Us About Data Sharing. Senate Intelligence Committee findings: The Disinformation Report and The Internet Research Agency and Political Polarization in the US.

ILLUSTRATION: 

Accurat has a stunning analysis of listener emails in relation to our Season Two theme: Trust and Information. Here's the key...

CREDITS:

Thalia Beaty, Producer

David Herman, Audio Engineer and Composer

Dan Dzula, Audio Engineer

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