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My current goal is to change the way we think about antitrust and anti-monopoly.
Zephyr Teachout
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Zephyr Teachout
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: October 24
Journalist
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Seattle
Washington
Zephyr Rain Teachout
Zephyr R. Teachout
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