Don’t believe the Republican hype. It’s a good plan that boosts incomes during the COVID crisis and paves a path to long-term prosperity.
Economy
Reporting and analysis on the American economy and economic policy: how markets, monopolies, and public policy shape jobs, wages, and opportunity. Includes our long-running coverage of antitrust and corporate power in The Monopolized Economy.
Posted inEconomy, January/February/March 2021, Magazine, The Monopolized Economy
How Biden Can Transform America
The country thrived when its leaders broke up monopoly power. The president-elect won’t need Congress to do so again.
Posted inEconomy, Main, Political Animal, The Monopolized Economy
Should Tom Vilsack Get a Second Run as Agriculture Secretary?
Biden has promised to take on big agriculture, but his proposed Secretary wasn’t exactly a giant slayer last time he had the job.
Posted inEconomy, Main, Political Animal, The Monopolized Economy
The FTC’s Strong Case Against Facebook
The states are also demanding the media behemoth be broken up but the Federal Trade Commission’s case is paramount and the law is on the FTC’s side.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Trump’s Maddening War Against Section 230 Which Protects Digital Publishers
The president is holding up the annual defense spending bill in a delusional effort to protect free speech.
Posted inEconomy, Main, Political Animal
Everyone’s Moving to the Suburbs
As the pandemic rages and Zoom makes commuting irrelevant, an exodus from cities seems underway. Will it continue? Are ‘burbs, already in need of help, ready for the influx?
Posted inEconomy, Featured, Political Animal, The Monopolized Economy
Spotify, Podcasts, and The War for Your Ears
The streaming giant is building a podcast empire. It’s all part of a high-stakes battle to dominate the once home-spun world of podcasting. Is power being concentrated in too few hands?
Posted inBooks, Economy, November/December 2020, The Monopolized Economy
Monopolies Threaten Not Just Our Economy, But Our Liberty, Too.
A new book shows how the weapons that conquered the old trusts can be drawn on Big Tech today.
Posted inEconomy, Main
The Economy Is Weakest with the Groups Trump Most Needs
Job losses are above average among Americans without college degrees and in several critical swing states.
Posted inEconomy, Featured, The Monopolized Economy
The FCC Has Untapped Powers. The Next Administration Needs to Use Them.
It won’t take a new communications act to give any Biden nominees the power to go after telecom and media monopolies.
