From Kurtis Baute.
We have the anti-trust laws that we need to stop companies like Amazon from ruling the world – we just need to enforce them. That part is up to us.
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I highly recommend the book ‘Break ‘Em Up’ by Zephyr Teachout, which you can pick up on Amazon if you can’t find it elsewhere:
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zentouro: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAz17eZxF5tD7vNOEVgegKg
Climate Adam: https://www.youtube.com/user/ClimateAdam
Hot Mess: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsaEBhRsI6tmmz12fkSEYdw
Our Changing Climate: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNXvxXpDJXp-mZu3pFMzYHQ
Levi Hildebrand: https://www.youtube.com/user/The100LH
Simon Clark: https://www.youtube.com/user/SimonOxfPhys
Sarah Karver: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRwMkTu8sCwOOD6_7QYrZnw
Sources:
1] https://www.npr.org/2020/02/17/806720144/jeff-bezos-pledges-10-billion-to-fight-climate-change-planets-biggest-threat
2] https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2020/2/19/21142312/jeff-bezos-climate-change-ten-billion-philanthropy
3] https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/sep/08/how-philanthropy-benefits-the-super-rich?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR3tXBXXdvftF27_OpNDZ3sP90S_MN7nTyM39m_CxNIAFqD3ORV7kyp340g#Echobox=1599557517
4] https://heated.world/p/bezos-breaks-his-climate-pledge?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo3MDM1Njc1LCJwb3N0X2lkIjozNTkwMTE1LCJfIjoiU0p4c3UiLCJpYXQiOjE2MDA4Nzc3MzgsImV4cCI6MTYwMDg4MTMzOCwiaXNzIjoicHViLTI0NzMiLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.-lG09qEI9WO0FL3055A1JKjp1YDXdq-DkXAUyW2G2hg
5] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/feb/05/amazon-workers-protest-unsafe-grueling-conditions-warehouse
6] https://grist.org/climate/beyond-climate-pledge-arena-are-amazons-climate-goals-for-real/?utm_content=buffer8a8a3&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
7] https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/10/climate/nyt-climate-newsletter-cei.html
8] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_(company)#:~:text=Subsidiaries,-See%20also%3A%20List&text=Amazon%20owns%20over%2040%20subsidiaries,%2C%20Teachstreet%2C%20Twitch%20and%20Zappos.
9] https://www.vox.com/the-big-idea/2018/4/9/17214752/zuckerberg-facebook-power-regulation-data-privacy-control-political-theory-data-breach-king
10] The book "Break ‘Em Up" By Zephyr Teachout