Lina Khan vs. Big Tech - a podcast by WNYC Studios and The New Yorker

Lina Khan first became known for a 2017 article she wrote for the Yale Law Journal, called "Amazon's Antitrust Paradox." Then a twenty-seven-year-old law student, she made strong arguments in favor of regulating big tech companies. The article established Khan as a central figure in a new generation of antitrust activists, who charge the government with complicity in corporate consolidation, and see the lack of regulation as contributing to social and economic disparities. Earlier this year, President Biden appointed Khan to be chair of the Federal Trade Commission, which enforces federal antitrust law.Sheelah Kolhatkarjoins Dorothy Wickenden to discuss the history of monopolies in the U.S., howLina Khan is aggressively pursuing malefactors in Silicon Valley, and the challenges she faces.

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