Mamdani and Khan’s plan to end monopolistic pricing at NYC stadiums is good policy and good politics.
antitrust
Posted inNovember/December 2025
How the Democrats Can Play Offense
The November/December issue is here.
Posted inMagazine
Monopoly Men
Big Tech platforms and the Gilded Age trusts have something in common: a stifling grip on the fundamentals of commerce.
Posted inBooks
The Cory Doctorow Doctrine
Why are big tech products getting worse and worse? The critic has some answers about the origins of “enshittification.”
Posted inPolitics
The Rise of the Populist Moderates
Democrats like Ruben Gallego and Pat Ryan aren’t old-fashioned centrists. They’re economic rabblerousers, and they are showing their party how to win again.
Posted inThe Monopolized Economy
Railroad Merger: Why It Could Go Off the Rails
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern have announced a merger, creating the first coast-to-coast railroad company. Past railroad mergers have failed to deliver promised efficiencies, and this one is no different.
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 inNewsletter
How the Washington Monthly Mentors the Next Generation of Leaders
Lina Khan was a recent college grad when she first wrote for this magazine. Here’s how you can help
Posted inThe Monopolized Economy
Why Big Business May Wind Up Missing Lina Khan
Why Big Business May Wind Up Missing Lina Khan: Multinationals often opposed Biden’s aggressive stand on antitrust. Trump’s industrial policy by temper tantrum gives corporations what they really hate—instability.
Posted inPolitics
After Election Day, Fight Back with Ideas
The MAGA landslide left us devastated, too, but it also rekindled our commitment to public policy ideas that work and can win elections.
