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The Capitol Forum

The Capitol Forum

Power in Washington isn"t announced — it"s revealed. The Capitol Forum brings you inside the policy discussions and corporate investigations that move markets and shape American life. Listen to Second Request with Teddy Downey for sharp, unfiltered analysis of antitrust policy in America. Then stay for TCF Investigates with Arjun Singh, a narrative documentary series bringing listeners inside the reporting, sources, and regulatory developments shaping markets and corporate strategy.

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00:45:32

Jeff Horwitz on The Facebook Files

The Capitol Forum ·

2022/02/10

We ask Jeff why, when facing choices between the public interest and growth on the platform, Mark Zuckerberg always chooses growth.

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00:40:25

Evan Starr on The Economic Benefits of Banning...

The Capitol Forum ·

2022/02/03

Evan Starr discusses the likely economic benefits of the FTC banning non-compete agreements.

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00:41:13

Inflation, Monopoly, and Predictions for 2022 with...

The Capitol Forum ·

2022/01/20

Matt Stoller discusses the debate around monopoly and inflation.

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00:59:31

Luke Herrine: FTC Should Reject the Conventional...

The Capitol Forum ·

2021/12/23

Luke Herrine argues commission’s actions in the 1970s were quite popular, and the FTC Act’s ban on “unfair…acts and practices” is therefore “more potent than commonly assumed.”

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00:33:52

Amazon’s Toll Road with Stacy Mitchell, Co-director...

The Capitol Forum ·

2021/12/16

Stacy Mitchell finds that Amazon is exploiting its position as a gatekeeper to impose steep and growing fees on third-party sellers.

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00:48:57

Jeff Hauser: Cracking Down on Monopolies is Winning...

The Capitol Forum ·

2021/12/09

Jeff Hauser concludes that there is broad, bipartisan support for a President who is willing to stand up to entrenched corporate power.

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00:30:30

The “No Collusion” Rule by Brendan Ballou, DOJ Trial...

The Capitol Forum ·

2021/12/02

Ballou proposes that the FTC, under its unfair methods of competition authority, should pursue a “no collusion” rulemaking.

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00:40:14

Barry Lynn, Executive Director of the Open Markets...

The Capitol Forum ·

2021/10/28

In this episode, Barry Lynn talks about the importance of the President's executive order on competition and where the antimonopoly movement is headed next.

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00:46:12

The Honorable Bill Kovacic

The Capitol Forum ·

2021/09/30

The Honorable Bill Kovacic gives his outlook for antitrust enforcement in the Biden administration and distinguishes between antitrust Transformationalists and Traditionalists and their struggle for influence. He also discusses antitrust rulemaking, antitrust legislation, and Robinson-Patman enforcement.

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00:40:15

Claire Kelloway on Meat Industry Consolidation’s...

The Capitol Forum ·

2021/09/10

Claire Kelloway gives her outlook for antitrust enforcement in the meat industry during the Biden administration.

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01:13:56

Seth Bloom’s Outlook for Antitrust Legislation

The Capitol Forum ·

2021/07/15

Seth Bloom, former General Counsel of the Senate Antitrust Subcommittee, gives his thoughts on which antitrust bills can pass Congress and get signed into law and which will be left on the cutting room floor.

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00:48:02

Ron Knox says, “Break up Big Music”

The Capitol Forum ·

2021/07/01

Teddy chats with Ron Knox, senior researcher and writer at The Institute for Local Self-Reliance, about his recent article in Wired Magazine, Big Music Needs to Be Broken Up to Save the Industry.

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00:29:49

The Honorable William Baer

The Capitol Forum ·

2021/05/27

Teddy chats with Bill Baer about antitrust being at an inflection point, the consumer welfare test as "not even a useful construct anymore," antitrust rulemaking as a new tool in the enforcer toolbox, stepped up criminal antitrust enforcement, and a likely increase in focus on buyer power concerns from antitrust enforcers.

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00:04:03

Second Request Trailer

The Capitol Forum ·

2021/05/12

Second Request provides in-depth discussions with antitrust experts about the answers to these questions and about proposed solutions to the biggest monopoly problems of our time.

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