Here are some stories we had our eye on today:

U.S. Loses Appeal Seeking to Block AT&T-Time Warner Merger
The New York Times, Edmund Lee and Cecilia Kang

The federal government on Tuesday lost its second court challenge to AT&T’s $85.4 billion merger with Time Warner, a blockbuster deal that has already begun to reshape much of the media industry.

Senators Press Drug-Company Executives Over Prices
The Wall Street Journal, Peter Loftus, Jared S. Hopkins, and Joseph Walker

Leaders from seven drugmakers representing $140 billion inU.S. revenue defended their pricing ina Senate hearing that showcased bipartisan support for what would be some of the most significant changes to the industry in decades.

To Revive Rural America, We Must Fix Our Broken Food System
The American Conservative, Austin Frerick

America’s agricultural system has become extractive, and more and more of the profits are flowing to a few.

Seeding Control to Big Ag
The American Conservative, Gracy Olmstead

Four firms now dominate the seed industry, diminishing diversity, crushing competition, and risking ecological disaster.