A new bill from Elizabeth Warren and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez strikes at the myths behind mergers.
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.
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The Real Unemployment Rate Is Worse Than Trump Will Tell Us
There are millions of more jobless Americans than the Labor Department’s April report suggests.
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Why Are Farmers Destroying Food While Grocery Stores Are Empty?
Turns out letting “efficient” monopolies control our food supply was a terrible idea.
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What Makes a “Healthy” Economy?
The coronavirus pandemic shows that we don’t have one.
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Here’s How Much Trump’s Mishandling of COVID-19 Will Cost the Economy
Using international comparisons, we can calculate the economic impact of an inept response to a pandemic.
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A Long-Term Plan to Save the Economy From Coronavirus
It will take more than a $2-trillion stimulus.
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The Threat of the Coronavirus to the U.S. Economy
This problem won’t go away quickly, no matter how much the president would like it to.
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How the T-Mobile-Sprint Merger Legitimizes Monopoly
A federal judge has just deepened America’s corporate concentration crisis.
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Donald Trump’s Economic Record Isn’t What He Says It Is
He claims the economy is “the best it has ever been.” A closer look at the data tells a different story.
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The Widening Racial Gap on Jobs and Wealth
Black Americans don’t just need more jobs. They need better paying ones.
