The Democrats need to get back to their roots as fierce protectors of small-town America.
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Posted inApril/May/June 2019
Meet the New Trustbusters
These 2020 Democratic contenders want to take on modern monopolies. Will voters get behind them?
Posted inEconomy, Featured, The Monopolized Economy
Mark Zuckerberg Isn’t a Robot. That’s the Problem.
Instead of regulating them, we trusted tech monopolists to transcend human nature. Now we’re paying for it.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal
How Democrats Solve Their Geography Problem
A special two-part Washington Monthly feature package.
Posted inBooks, January/February/March 2019, Magazine
Taking the Monopoly Threat Seriously
Louis Brandeis, the legendary jurist, warned of the spiritual and political costs of economic concentration. Today, that’s more relevant than ever.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal
How to Stop Monopolies and Influence Policymakers
Corporate concentration crushes Americans everywhere. Aggressive journalism is what’s needed to stop it.
Posted inEconomy, Featured, The Monopolized Economy
Why Some Kids Might Get Their Presents Late This Christmas
America’s railroads are far more monopolized and even less regulated than they were a century ago.
Posted inEconomy, Featured, Magazine, November/December 2018, The Monopolized Economy
The Case For Small-Business Cooperation
How America’s anti-monopoly laws got turned against the little guy.
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, 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.
