Katie Wilson

For the Seattle behemoth’s third-party sellers, the rules are always shifting and the house always wins.

During the Reagan era, a permissive antitrust philosophy took root, setting the stage for the rise of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google.

As the Biden-Harris administration prepares to take power, Crosscut asked six opinion writers to share early thoughts on what comes next.

Today we fight over Big Tech. Over a century ago, the burning political question was what to do about trusts in agriculture, cigarettes, oil, electricity and steel. 

Antitrust law lies at the fault line where the ideology of the capitalist marketplace begins to self-destruct.

21st century anti-trust activity targets the companies that mine our data and control so much of our digital infrastructure.

In an age of increasing economic insecurity, should we strengthen the social safety net, or transcend it?

 From cash assistance to rent cancellation, practical ideas for dealing with mounting debt.

For many tenants here and across the country, back rent is piling up, and the problem will likely get worse.

A local cash payment program, with no strings attached, could demonstrate the idea's worth for the rest of the country.