Progressive antitrust commentators spar over deregulation

Kathryn Haake

04 December 2017

Tim Wu (Credit: Teachout/Wu for New York)

Progressive observers on Friday called for US lawmakers to strengthen antitrust enforcement through legislative reform, but disagreed whether such enforcement should be coupled with deregulation.

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