How Monopolies Secretly Steal Your Freedom (ft. Lina Khan)

What is freedom? Are you really free if your groceries or medicine are so expensive that you can’t afford them? Or if your boss can change your work schedule on a whim or block you from getting a new job? 

Former FTC Chair (and anti-monopoly expert) Lina Khan explains how excessive corporate power makes us less free.

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