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As the Times’ Badger has reported, the digital economy has been great for places like Seattle, New York, metropolitan Washington, and the other big talent hubs like San Francisco, Boston, and LA. But it’s left behind much of the rest of the country.

Bernie Sanders has an activist orientation. But without the looming threat of workers disrupting business as usual at Amazon, targeting Jeff Bezos wouldn’t have much teeth to it. With that connection he punches well above his weight.

With a single scholarly article, Lina Khan, 29, has reframed decades of monopoly law.

Bernie Sanders and Ro Khanna introduced a new bill to curb so-called “corporate welfare.” It’s aimed squarely at Amazon.

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