Beer & Monks, Amazon, Bezos, Campaign Financing, Self-Driving Cars & the Liquor Industry. Five Things - Issue #139

Don't mess with beer-brewing monks!

CEOs may grumble about wages, shareholders, and Washington, but they should truly fear Jeff Bezos’s sprawling empire.

It's American tradition for CEOs to stockpile their wealth, avoid taxes, and participate in the theater of giving. Will Jeff Bezos make it scale?

 The Great Slate has no splashy slogans, no slick logos: j…