Ron Knox
@ronmknox.bsky.social
Researcher and policy advocate at ILSR. Antimonopoly is the party. rknox@ilsr.org
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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-...
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1. Cities and states should outlaw Amazon’s latest assault on small businesses — an AI tool that scrapes their websites and creates listings of their products within the Amazon app without their consent. It’s causing huge, costly problems. This can and should be banned.
January 22, 2026 at 1:23 PM
1. Cities and states should outlaw Amazon’s latest assault on small businesses — an AI tool that scrapes their websites and creates listings of their products within the Amazon app without their consent. It’s causing huge, costly problems. This can and should be banned.
This is your periodic reminder that fighting against corporate control of our economy and politics is also fighting fascism. A new post on our moment and how we got here.
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Fighting Monopoly Is Fighting Fascism
A reflection on our moment, and the political economy that led us here
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January 9, 2026 at 8:57 PM
This is your periodic reminder that fighting against corporate control of our economy and politics is also fighting fascism. A new post on our moment and how we got here.
open.substack.com/pub/whoshall...
open.substack.com/pub/whoshall...
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Not surprisingly, my buddy Ron synthesizes a lot of different stories and critiques into one cogent, forceful call to action. The frustration he articulates here can be found daily among all Americans, in indignities big and small, and any party with aspirations for control must fight them.
The Democratic party today remains trapped in its neoliberal past.
But working Americans everywhere are raging against corporate power - a rising political antimonopoly movement. The Dem party will either embrace it, or lose. New from me in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
But working Americans everywhere are raging against corporate power - a rising political antimonopoly movement. The Dem party will either embrace it, or lose. New from me in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
Anger at Corporate Power Is Everywhere
It should guide the Democrats.
www.thenation.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Not surprisingly, my buddy Ron synthesizes a lot of different stories and critiques into one cogent, forceful call to action. The frustration he articulates here can be found daily among all Americans, in indignities big and small, and any party with aspirations for control must fight them.
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read my dude @ronmknox.bsky.social in @thenation.com !
The Democratic party today remains trapped in its neoliberal past.
But working Americans everywhere are raging against corporate power - a rising political antimonopoly movement. The Dem party will either embrace it, or lose. New from me in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
But working Americans everywhere are raging against corporate power - a rising political antimonopoly movement. The Dem party will either embrace it, or lose. New from me in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
Anger at Corporate Power Is Everywhere
It should guide the Democrats.
www.thenation.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM
read my dude @ronmknox.bsky.social in @thenation.com !
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This piece by @ronmknox.bsky.social is terrific. I would add that where we are today on these issues is 100% a result of policy choices.
The Democratic party today remains trapped in its neoliberal past.
But working Americans everywhere are raging against corporate power - a rising political antimonopoly movement. The Dem party will either embrace it, or lose. New from me in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
But working Americans everywhere are raging against corporate power - a rising political antimonopoly movement. The Dem party will either embrace it, or lose. New from me in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
Anger at Corporate Power Is Everywhere
It should guide the Democrats.
www.thenation.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
This piece by @ronmknox.bsky.social is terrific. I would add that where we are today on these issues is 100% a result of policy choices.
Reposted by Ron Knox
The Democratic party today remains trapped in its neoliberal past.
But working Americans everywhere are raging against corporate power - a rising political antimonopoly movement. The Dem party will either embrace it, or lose. New from me in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
But working Americans everywhere are raging against corporate power - a rising political antimonopoly movement. The Dem party will either embrace it, or lose. New from me in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
Anger at Corporate Power Is Everywhere
It should guide the Democrats.
www.thenation.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The Democratic party today remains trapped in its neoliberal past.
But working Americans everywhere are raging against corporate power - a rising political antimonopoly movement. The Dem party will either embrace it, or lose. New from me in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
But working Americans everywhere are raging against corporate power - a rising political antimonopoly movement. The Dem party will either embrace it, or lose. New from me in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
The Democratic party today remains trapped in its neoliberal past.
But working Americans everywhere are raging against corporate power - a rising political antimonopoly movement. The Dem party will either embrace it, or lose. New from me in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
But working Americans everywhere are raging against corporate power - a rising political antimonopoly movement. The Dem party will either embrace it, or lose. New from me in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
Anger at Corporate Power Is Everywhere
It should guide the Democrats.
www.thenation.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The Democratic party today remains trapped in its neoliberal past.
But working Americans everywhere are raging against corporate power - a rising political antimonopoly movement. The Dem party will either embrace it, or lose. New from me in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
But working Americans everywhere are raging against corporate power - a rising political antimonopoly movement. The Dem party will either embrace it, or lose. New from me in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
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Here's a great, quick explainer on how Pepsi schemed with Walmart to raise grocery prices, from @ronmknox.bsky.social and @dannycaine.com
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The newly unredacted details of the FTC’s complaint against PepsiCo show how the company systematically violated the law, giving Walmart preferential treatment at the expense of independent grocers an...
TikTok video by Building Local Power
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December 15, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Here's a great, quick explainer on how Pepsi schemed with Walmart to raise grocery prices, from @ronmknox.bsky.social and @dannycaine.com
www.tiktok.com/@ilsr_org/vi...
www.tiktok.com/@ilsr_org/vi...
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...
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“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
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From this week’s You’re Probably Getting Screwed
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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-...
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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.