Al Jazeera Discovers Monopolies in 2025 – Surprise!
Al Jazeera bravely reports that monopolies will 'cause havoc' in 2025, detailing how tech, airlines, and streaming services will be 'more problematic.' This prescient warning conveniently overlooks the decades of policy choices that laid the red carpet for these very behemoths. The same regulatory bodies meant to prevent these 'havocs' have been systematically defunded and staffed by industry
lobbyists for generations. One need only Google 'Reagan deregulation' or 'Clinton communication act' to see the historical blueprint for this future. Instead of a sudden outbreak in 2025, this is the logical, inevitable conclusion of neoliberal policy and the revolving door between corporate boardrooms and government offices. To frame it as a future 'havoc' is to strip away all agency and history.
Is it 'havoc' when the predictable outcome of deliberate policy is finally realized? Or is it simply business as usual, repackaged for tomorrow's headlines?