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Should the U.S. Break Up Amazon?

<em>The Atlantic</em>’s newest podcast “Crazy/Genius” takes on the retail giant.
Source: Jason Redmond / Reuters

Some time later this year, Amazon could become the first trillion-dollar company in American history. Its valuation has already doubled in the last 14 months to about $800

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