A new defense of the monopolization of the U.S. economy relies on cherry-picked data and misleading arguments.
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, Featured, The Monopolized Economy
How Airlines Explain Our Screwed Up Economy
The misery of air travel is a case study in why existing laws haven’t been enough to protect us from a new Gilded Age.
Posted inEconomy
The Mirage of ‘Full Employment’
Low unemployment rates mask soft spots in the job market, especially among rural Americans and minorities.
Posted inEconomy, Featured, Politics, The Monopolized Economy
The ‘Borking’ of America
Robert Bork set in motion pro-monopoly policies that have ravaged the middle class, particularly in small-town and rural America.
Posted inCover, Economy, January/February/March 2018, Magazine, The Monopolized Economy
How to Fix Facebook—Before It Fixes Us
An early investor explains why the social media platform’s business model is such a threat—and what to do about it.
Posted inEconomy, January/February/March 2018, Magazine, The Monopolized Economy
How Rural America Got Milked
Corporate-run agricultural co-ops are squeezing the very farmers they’re supposed to protect. Making them work again could help revive the heartland.
Posted inEconomy
Why the AT&T-Time Warner Merger Is Bad for Small Channels
AT&T’s decision to quietly pull Televisión Dominicana is a harbinger of what could happen if regulators approve this merger.
Posted inCover, Economy, Magazine, November/December 2017, The Monopolized Economy
The Democrats Confront Monopoly
Taking on corporate concentration has gone from a fringe idea to a key plank of the party’s strategy. Here’s how that happened—and why it matters.
Posted inEconomy, Magazine, November/December 2017, The Monopolized Economy
How Big Medicine Can Ruin Medicare for All
A single-payer system will degenerate into corporate welfare unless we take on health care monopolies.
Posted inEconomy, Featured
Made in America
Trade deals like NAFTA have left behind the working class. But, disaffected workers don’t have to be an inevitable outcome of globalization.
