An early investor explains why the social media platform’s business model is such a threat—and what to do about it.
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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 inFeatured, January/February/March 2018, Magazine, Main
The NFL’s Secret Formula for Saving the U.S. Economy
Even smaller market NFL teams like the Green Bay Packers are competitive and profitable. Washington could learn a thing or two.
Posted inMain, Political Animal
A Non-Socialist Road out of Our Wilderness
The Democratic Party’s suburban strategy is not a long-term answer.
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 inFeatured, Politics
Why the 1 Percent Needs Google and Facebook
Oligarchy is hard to pull off, but manipulative social media makes the job a whole lot easier.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Tim Ryan Needs a Lesson in Regional Inequality
Rep. Tim Ryan wants to reward the bandits who looted his district.
Posted inBooks, College Guide, Magazine, September/October 2017
The Constitutional Case for Equality
The founders assumed that America would always be a middle-class nation. That makes it particularly important to check the power of plutocrats today.
Posted inMain, Political Animal
The Anti-Monopoly Message Finally Breaks Through
The Democrats are at long last following the Washington Monthly’s anti-monopoly line.
