Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Tech industry critic Lina Khan now chairs the FTC. Facebook, Google, Apple have reasons to worry
On Tuesday, President Biden appointed Lina Khan to chair the Federal Trade Commission. She’s 32 and a law professor at Columbia University.
By Madeleine Brand • • 8m ListenOn Tuesday, President Biden appointed Lina Khan to chair the Federal Trade Commission. She’s 32 and a law professor at Columbia University. She’s also an anti-trust icon who’s done a lot of research on the monopolistic practices of big tech companies. Khan’s appointment signals that the Biden administration is serious about reining in big tech.
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The full episode
2 of 4Recall threats and turf fights heat up over LA homelessness- 0:00How LA’s unhoused crisis has become a lightning rod for local politics
- 18:14Tech industry critic Lina Khan now chairs the FTC. Facebook, Google, Apple have reasons to worryYou’re reading this
- 26:29High on the Hog’: The major role of African Americans in shaping US cuisine
- 41:12LGBTQ-owned restaurants to support during Pride Month: N/Soto, Jewel, Socalo and more