Ron Knox
@ronmknox.bsky.social
Researcher and policy advocate at ILSR. Antimonopoly is the party. [email protected]
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Ron Knox
@ronmknox.bsky.social
· Oct 6
Who Shall Rule: A welcome note
People everywhere are standing up to corporate domination.
www.whoshallrule.com
Hello. Today, I'm launching Who Shall Rule, where I'll tell stories and share thoughts about frontline fights against corporate control - fights that reflect an emerging political movement to break free from the abuse of corporate oligarchy. Welcome! Subscribe!
www.whoshallrule.com/p/who-shall-...
www.whoshallrule.com/p/who-shall-...
A proposed ordinance backed by music fans and venue owners would effecctivly kill a plan to bring a new Live Nation venue to Portland, Maine. Who will city leaders listen to? Fans and artists? Or one of the most despised companies on earth? New from me:
Live Nation's Invasion of Portland May End Before It Begins
An new proposal in Portland, Maine may stop the live music monopolist from opening a new venue in the city.
open.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:44 PM
A proposed ordinance backed by music fans and venue owners would effecctivly kill a plan to bring a new Live Nation venue to Portland, Maine. Who will city leaders listen to? Fans and artists? Or one of the most despised companies on earth? New from me:
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My ILSR colleagues @ronmknox.bsky.social and BLP host Danny Caine welcomed Cory Doctorow as a podcast guest on Ron’s Who Shall Rule Substack for a wide-ranging talk about Doctorow’s new book on Enshittification
Dope convo about the problems of the platform economy & some possible solutions
Dope convo about the problems of the platform economy & some possible solutions
Enshittification and How To Fight It: A Conversation with Cory Doctorow
We have a new cool podcast, hooray!
www.whoshallrule.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:01 AM
My ILSR colleagues @ronmknox.bsky.social and BLP host Danny Caine welcomed Cory Doctorow as a podcast guest on Ron’s Who Shall Rule Substack for a wide-ranging talk about Doctorow’s new book on Enshittification
Dope convo about the problems of the platform economy & some possible solutions
Dope convo about the problems of the platform economy & some possible solutions
More power for workers. Protections for small businesses. Freedom from slumlords. With Lina Khan by his side, Zohran Mamdani is the vanguard of the modern antimonopoly movement.
Mamdani and the Antimonopoly Movement
In policies and promise, Zohran Mamdani has become antimonopoly's flag bearer
www.whoshallrule.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:32 PM
More power for workers. Protections for small businesses. Freedom from slumlords. With Lina Khan by his side, Zohran Mamdani is the vanguard of the modern antimonopoly movement.
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Amazon's planned mass culling of its workforce, and the vast damage it will cause, speaks to its unchecked power over so much of the economy.
I wrote about what antimonopoly action - both antitrust AND union organizing - can and should do about its power.
open.substack.com/pub/whoshall...
I wrote about what antimonopoly action - both antitrust AND union organizing - can and should do about its power.
open.substack.com/pub/whoshall...
On Amazon, Automation and Antimonopoly
Amazon's threatened mass layoffs speak to its power - and the need to end it.
open.substack.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Amazon's planned mass culling of its workforce, and the vast damage it will cause, speaks to its unchecked power over so much of the economy.
I wrote about what antimonopoly action - both antitrust AND union organizing - can and should do about its power.
open.substack.com/pub/whoshall...
I wrote about what antimonopoly action - both antitrust AND union organizing - can and should do about its power.
open.substack.com/pub/whoshall...
Amazon's planned mass culling of its workforce, and the vast damage it will cause, speaks to its unchecked power over so much of the economy.
I wrote about what antimonopoly action - both antitrust AND union organizing - can and should do about its power.
open.substack.com/pub/whoshall...
I wrote about what antimonopoly action - both antitrust AND union organizing - can and should do about its power.
open.substack.com/pub/whoshall...
On Amazon, Automation and Antimonopoly
Amazon's threatened mass layoffs speak to its power - and the need to end it.
open.substack.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Amazon's planned mass culling of its workforce, and the vast damage it will cause, speaks to its unchecked power over so much of the economy.
I wrote about what antimonopoly action - both antitrust AND union organizing - can and should do about its power.
open.substack.com/pub/whoshall...
I wrote about what antimonopoly action - both antitrust AND union organizing - can and should do about its power.
open.substack.com/pub/whoshall...
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A new Times story this morning detailed the rising resistance to predatory data centers around the world. The fight for environmental justice is ultimately part of our struggle against monopoly control of our communities and resources. New from me:
www.whoshallrule.com/p/nyt-data-c...
www.whoshallrule.com/p/nyt-data-c...
NYT: Data Center Fights Go Global
Data centers unleash hell on communities around the world. But people are fighting back.
www.whoshallrule.com
October 20, 2025 at 8:59 PM
A new Times story this morning detailed the rising resistance to predatory data centers around the world. The fight for environmental justice is ultimately part of our struggle against monopoly control of our communities and resources. New from me:
www.whoshallrule.com/p/nyt-data-c...
www.whoshallrule.com/p/nyt-data-c...
A new Times story this morning detailed the rising resistance to predatory data centers around the world. The fight for environmental justice is ultimately part of our struggle against monopoly control of our communities and resources. New from me:
www.whoshallrule.com/p/nyt-data-c...
www.whoshallrule.com/p/nyt-data-c...
NYT: Data Center Fights Go Global
Data centers unleash hell on communities around the world. But people are fighting back.
www.whoshallrule.com
October 20, 2025 at 8:59 PM
A new Times story this morning detailed the rising resistance to predatory data centers around the world. The fight for environmental justice is ultimately part of our struggle against monopoly control of our communities and resources. New from me:
www.whoshallrule.com/p/nyt-data-c...
www.whoshallrule.com/p/nyt-data-c...
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Sure, the FTC got some of what it wanted when it settled the Amazon Prime “dark patterns” lawsuit. But by not finishing what it started and seeing the case through trial, it potentially lost so much more. New from me:
inequality.org/article/the-...
inequality.org/article/the-...
The Good and Bad of Amazon’s 'Dark Patterns' Settlement
The government's deal with Amazon skips over what could have been a valuable case for regulators and the public.
inequality.org
October 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Sure, the FTC got some of what it wanted when it settled the Amazon Prime “dark patterns” lawsuit. But by not finishing what it started and seeing the case through trial, it potentially lost so much more. New from me:
inequality.org/article/the-...
inequality.org/article/the-...
Sure, the FTC got some of what it wanted when it settled the Amazon Prime “dark patterns” lawsuit. But by not finishing what it started and seeing the case through trial, it potentially lost so much more. New from me:
inequality.org/article/the-...
inequality.org/article/the-...
The Good and Bad of Amazon’s 'Dark Patterns' Settlement
The government's deal with Amazon skips over what could have been a valuable case for regulators and the public.
inequality.org
October 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Sure, the FTC got some of what it wanted when it settled the Amazon Prime “dark patterns” lawsuit. But by not finishing what it started and seeing the case through trial, it potentially lost so much more. New from me:
inequality.org/article/the-...
inequality.org/article/the-...
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Prescription drug middleman monopolies drive up drug costs and kill small town drugstores, and pretty much everyone not on their payroll hates them. Now, indie pharmacies in Kansas and beyond are getting closer to ending their abuse. New from me!
www.whoshallrule.com/p/can-kansas...
www.whoshallrule.com/p/can-kansas...
Can Kansas indie pharmacies finally beat monopoly middlemen?
In Kansas and around the country, local drug store owners are fighting prescription drug middlemen - and the wins feel imminent.
www.whoshallrule.com
October 15, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Prescription drug middleman monopolies drive up drug costs and kill small town drugstores, and pretty much everyone not on their payroll hates them. Now, indie pharmacies in Kansas and beyond are getting closer to ending their abuse. New from me!
www.whoshallrule.com/p/can-kansas...
www.whoshallrule.com/p/can-kansas...
Prescription drug middleman monopolies drive up drug costs and kill small town drugstores, and pretty much everyone not on their payroll hates them. Now, indie pharmacies in Kansas and beyond are getting closer to ending their abuse. New from me!
www.whoshallrule.com/p/can-kansas...
www.whoshallrule.com/p/can-kansas...
Can Kansas indie pharmacies finally beat monopoly middlemen?
In Kansas and around the country, local drug store owners are fighting prescription drug middlemen - and the wins feel imminent.
www.whoshallrule.com
October 15, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Prescription drug middleman monopolies drive up drug costs and kill small town drugstores, and pretty much everyone not on their payroll hates them. Now, indie pharmacies in Kansas and beyond are getting closer to ending their abuse. New from me!
www.whoshallrule.com/p/can-kansas...
www.whoshallrule.com/p/can-kansas...
Reposted by Ron Knox
“Northern Minnesota is now faced with the prospect of paying higher utility bills so that a company can use AI to raise your rent, airfare or food costs.”
From this week’s You’re Probably Getting Screwed
open.substack.com/pub/screwed/...
From this week’s You’re Probably Getting Screwed
open.substack.com/pub/screwed/...
October 8, 2025 at 7:56 PM
“Northern Minnesota is now faced with the prospect of paying higher utility bills so that a company can use AI to raise your rent, airfare or food costs.”
From this week’s You’re Probably Getting Screwed
open.substack.com/pub/screwed/...
From this week’s You’re Probably Getting Screwed
open.substack.com/pub/screwed/...
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Data center stans and big tech monopolies will talk forever about the jobs those data centers will create. But those jobs don’t exist. It’s just extraction all the way down.
www.whoshallrule.com/p/remember-d...
www.whoshallrule.com/p/remember-d...
Remember: Data centers don't create jobs
And yet the narrative around data center economic development persists
www.whoshallrule.com
October 8, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Data center stans and big tech monopolies will talk forever about the jobs those data centers will create. But those jobs don’t exist. It’s just extraction all the way down.
www.whoshallrule.com/p/remember-d...
www.whoshallrule.com/p/remember-d...
Data center stans and big tech monopolies will talk forever about the jobs those data centers will create. But those jobs don’t exist. It’s just extraction all the way down.
www.whoshallrule.com/p/remember-d...
www.whoshallrule.com/p/remember-d...
Remember: Data centers don't create jobs
And yet the narrative around data center economic development persists
www.whoshallrule.com
October 8, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Data center stans and big tech monopolies will talk forever about the jobs those data centers will create. But those jobs don’t exist. It’s just extraction all the way down.
www.whoshallrule.com/p/remember-d...
www.whoshallrule.com/p/remember-d...
Reposted by Ron Knox
Hello. Today, I'm launching Who Shall Rule, where I'll tell stories and share thoughts about frontline fights against corporate control - fights that reflect an emerging political movement to break free from the abuse of corporate oligarchy. Welcome! Subscribe!
www.whoshallrule.com/p/who-shall-...
www.whoshallrule.com/p/who-shall-...
Who Shall Rule: A welcome note
People everywhere are standing up to corporate domination.
www.whoshallrule.com
October 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Hello. Today, I'm launching Who Shall Rule, where I'll tell stories and share thoughts about frontline fights against corporate control - fights that reflect an emerging political movement to break free from the abuse of corporate oligarchy. Welcome! Subscribe!
www.whoshallrule.com/p/who-shall-...
www.whoshallrule.com/p/who-shall-...
Reposted by Ron Knox
Ron is an exceptional storyteller of resistance and analyst of corporate abuses. This substack is going to be good.
Hello. Today, I'm launching Who Shall Rule, where I'll tell stories and share thoughts about frontline fights against corporate control - fights that reflect an emerging political movement to break free from the abuse of corporate oligarchy. Welcome! Subscribe!
www.whoshallrule.com/p/who-shall-...
www.whoshallrule.com/p/who-shall-...
Who Shall Rule: A welcome note
People everywhere are standing up to corporate domination.
www.whoshallrule.com
October 6, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Ron is an exceptional storyteller of resistance and analyst of corporate abuses. This substack is going to be good.
Hello. Today, I'm launching Who Shall Rule, where I'll tell stories and share thoughts about frontline fights against corporate control - fights that reflect an emerging political movement to break free from the abuse of corporate oligarchy. Welcome! Subscribe!
www.whoshallrule.com/p/who-shall-...
www.whoshallrule.com/p/who-shall-...
Who Shall Rule: A welcome note
People everywhere are standing up to corporate domination.
www.whoshallrule.com
October 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Hello. Today, I'm launching Who Shall Rule, where I'll tell stories and share thoughts about frontline fights against corporate control - fights that reflect an emerging political movement to break free from the abuse of corporate oligarchy. Welcome! Subscribe!
www.whoshallrule.com/p/who-shall-...
www.whoshallrule.com/p/who-shall-...
Reposted by Ron Knox
Whatever happens at the federal level, the fight against monopolies will continue at state and municipal levels, and musicians will be at the center of it! Thanks to @ronmknox.bsky.social for connecting the dots.
The Shifting Anti-Monopoly Landscape
Fights over data centers and music venues show that resisting corporate power will have to go local in the age of Trump.
prospect.org
September 2, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Whatever happens at the federal level, the fight against monopolies will continue at state and municipal levels, and musicians will be at the center of it! Thanks to @ronmknox.bsky.social for connecting the dots.
Reposted by Ron Knox
Trump's "MAGA antitrust" enforcers seem more interested in unserious culture war grievances than enforcing the law. But don't worry: The states - our original trustbusters - are fighting for workers, shoppers and small businesses. New from me in
@thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/soci...
@thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/soci...
As Federal Chaos Ensues, Trustbusters Rise in the States
With Trump’s antitrust appointees more concerned with scoring points in MAGA culture wars than restraining corporate abuses, officials in the states are keeping up the fight.
www.thenation.com
July 2, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Trump's "MAGA antitrust" enforcers seem more interested in unserious culture war grievances than enforcing the law. But don't worry: The states - our original trustbusters - are fighting for workers, shoppers and small businesses. New from me in
@thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/soci...
@thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Trump's "MAGA antitrust" enforcers seem more interested in unserious culture war grievances than enforcing the law. But don't worry: The states - our original trustbusters - are fighting for workers, shoppers and small businesses. New from me in
@thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/soci...
@thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/soci...
As Federal Chaos Ensues, Trustbusters Rise in the States
With Trump’s antitrust appointees more concerned with scoring points in MAGA culture wars than restraining corporate abuses, officials in the states are keeping up the fight.
www.thenation.com
July 2, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Trump's "MAGA antitrust" enforcers seem more interested in unserious culture war grievances than enforcing the law. But don't worry: The states - our original trustbusters - are fighting for workers, shoppers and small businesses. New from me in
@thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/soci...
@thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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Local grocers have to pay much higher prices for their products than Dollar General & Walmart. Last month the FTC quietly killed a case to level the playing field. It's huge blow to small businesses & will further devastate rural America. @ronmknox.bsky.social has a terrific explainer:
Has Trump’s FTC Abandoned Fair Markets? | Washington Monthly
Trump's FTC just killed a landmark antitrust case that could have leveled the playing field for small grocers.
washingtonmonthly.com
June 27, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Local grocers have to pay much higher prices for their products than Dollar General & Walmart. Last month the FTC quietly killed a case to level the playing field. It's huge blow to small businesses & will further devastate rural America. @ronmknox.bsky.social has a terrific explainer:
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The decision to drop a price discrimination lawsuit against Pepsi may signal Trump’s embrace of corporate bullies. From @ronmknox.bsky.social:
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/06/25/h...
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/06/25/h...
Has Trump’s FTC abandoned fair markets? | Washington Monthly
Trump's FTC just killed a landmark antitrust case that could have leveled the playing field for small grocers.
washingtonmonthly.com
June 25, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The decision to drop a price discrimination lawsuit against Pepsi may signal Trump’s embrace of corporate bullies. From @ronmknox.bsky.social:
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/06/25/h...
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/06/25/h...
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ILSR's @ronmknox.bsky.social is an expert on taking down monopolies -- he even wrote a zine about it! We'll be joining him at Bluestockings Cooperative in NYC tonight to talk about fighting modern-day robber barons.
New Zine from ILSR: Ron Knox's Resist Monopolies! - Institute for Local Self-Reliance
Ron Knox's new zine Resist Monopolies! documents the battles and triumphs of the growing antimonopoly movement, and shows how you can fight against corporate control.
ilsr.org
June 11, 2025 at 7:26 PM
ILSR's @ronmknox.bsky.social is an expert on taking down monopolies -- he even wrote a zine about it! We'll be joining him at Bluestockings Cooperative in NYC tonight to talk about fighting modern-day robber barons.
Reposted by Ron Knox
If you’re looking for quality independent reporting on what’s happening in Los Angeles, I’ve put together a starter pack for it.
If you’d like to be added or know an indie who should be added, hmu
If you’d like to be added or know an indie who should be added, hmu
June 8, 2025 at 5:43 PM
If you’re looking for quality independent reporting on what’s happening in Los Angeles, I’ve put together a starter pack for it.
If you’d like to be added or know an indie who should be added, hmu
If you’d like to be added or know an indie who should be added, hmu
DOGE's war on regulations are just forced wealth transfers from working americans to wall street banks and energy monopolies, actually
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/u...
How Trump’s Regulatory Rollbacks Are Increasing Costs on Americans
www.nytimes.com
May 30, 2025 at 2:04 PM
DOGE's war on regulations are just forced wealth transfers from working americans to wall street banks and energy monopolies, actually
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/u...