It’s not socialism. Public factories are an old American answer to monopoly profiteering. The Progressive Caucus wants to bring them back.
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Posted inThe Monopolized Economy
Has Trump’s FTC Abandoned Fair Markets?
A decision to drop a lawsuit against Pepsi may signal Trump’s embrace of corporate bullies.
Posted inMagazine
Resurrecting the Rebel Alliance
To end the age of Trump, Democrats must relearn the language and levers of power.
Posted inJanuary/February/March 2022
To Fix the Supply Chain Mess, Take on Wall Street
Financiers bent on short-term profits are largely responsible for America’s shortage of semiconductors and other key materials. Before we offer them more subsidies, how about demanding some accountability?
Posted inEconomy, Featured, Political Animal, The Monopolized Economy
Are We Getting Railroaded?
A train merger and the threat of monopolism on the tracks.
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 inFeatured, Political Animal
How Biden Can Have a Successful Presidency Without Congress
Barry Lynn provides a roadmap that Biden use to take on monopolies–without Mitch McConnell’s help. Now state attorneys general are stepping up their game, too.
Posted inHealth Care
Xavier Becerra Could Fight Hospital Consolidation as HHS Chief
His experience fighting Sutter Health’s monopolistic practices in California gives him insights he can put to use as Secretary.
Posted inEconomy, Featured, Political Animal, Politics, The Monopolized Economy
How Biden Can Prove He’s Serious About Busting Corporate Monopolies
It starts with the people he plans to appoint to the nation’s top antitrust enforcement agencies.
Posted inEconomy, Featured, Political Animal, The Monopolized Economy
How the T-Mobile-Sprint Merger Legitimizes Monopoly
A federal judge has just deepened America’s corporate concentration crisis.
