Robert Bork set in motion pro-monopoly policies that have ravaged the middle class, particularly in small-town and rural America.
The Monopolized Economy
How to Fix Facebook—Before It Fixes Us
An early investor explains why the social media platform’s business model is such a threat—and what to do about it.
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.
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.
How Big Medicine Can Ruin Medicare for All
A single-payer system will degenerate into corporate welfare unless we take on health care monopolies.
How to Win Rural Voters Without Losing Liberal Values
A century ago, urban progressives and agrarian populists united around a politics of taking on corporate monopolies. The Democratic Party’s future may depend on doing the same today.
The Monthly Interview: Tom Perriello
Today is the Virginia gubernatorial primary election and candidate Tom Perriello is the first high-profile candidate to make anti-monopoly policy a key plank of his economic agenda.
Three Ideas to Check Trump and Revive the Democratic Party
How to (actually!) make America great again.
The Decline of Black Business
And what it means for American democracy.
Democrats Must Become the Party of Freedom
Re-embracing anti-monopoly will reinvigorate American liberty and beat back Trumpism.
Special Report
Successes of Philanthropy
