Some of America’s biggest companies rely on public benefits to subsidize their employees. Why aren’t they defending their workers against cuts?
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Posted inMagazine
Late Corporatism
Picture, if you will, a baby alligator. Big round eyes, little scaly snout, row upon row of adorable miniature baby teeth—don’t you just want to take it home, cuddle it, feed it live prey while watching nature documentaries on the couch? No? Okay, fine, but bear with me. That precious little creature—it’s not an alligator. […]
Posted inEconomy, Political Animal, The Monopolized Economy
Hillary Clinton Finally Takes On Corporate Monopolists
Yesterday in Toledo, Hillary Clinton gave a speech in which she linked Donald Trump’s tax manipulations to a broader critique of a “rigged” corporate system—one that allows Wells Fargo to create sham bank accounts and drug companies to raise prices unconscionably. That critique of hers isn’t new. What was new, as the New York Time’s […]
Posted inBooks, Economy, Magazine, September/October 2016, The Monopolized Economy
Made from Concentrate
Four companies decide what meat you eat, two choose what milk you buy, and soon only one will determine what beer you drink. Are we all fine with that?
