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Monopoly
May 15, 2018
David Dayen
The Ticket Monopoly Is Worse Than Ever (Thanks, Obama)
The biggest fears about the merger of Live Nation and Ticketmaster have come true, a new government report shows.
May 4, 2018
Robert D. Atkinson
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Michael Lind
The Myth of the Roosevelt “Trustbusters”
Teddy and FDR weren't the anti-corporate crusaders that they're portrayed as by populists today.
April 24, 2018
David Dayen
Google Has a Facebook Problem
The tech giant has largely escaped scrutiny of late, but deserves a congressional grilling just as much as Mark Zuckerberg did.
January 12, 2018
Alex Shephard
Are Conservatives Trustbusters Now?
How the James Damore case catalyzed a backlash against Google and Silicon Valley from the right
September 19, 2017
David Dayen
Why You Should Side With Google Against an Anti–Sex Trafficking Bill
September 16, 2017
Brian Beutler
How Democrats Can Wage War on Monopolies—and Win
Elizabeth Warren and her brainchild, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, provide a roadmap for the left to make antitrust reform a reality.
September 6, 2017
David Dayen
Democrats Face an Important Anti-Monopoly Test
How the party treats Trump’s pick for antitrust enforcement will speak volumes about its commitment to fighting corporate consolidation.
July 25, 2017
Bryce Covert
The Central Contradiction of the Democrats’ “Better Deal”
Democrats get that the odds are stacked against workers. So why are workers treated like they’re part of the problem?
July 12, 2017
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Matt Stoller
The Return of Monopoly
With Amazon on the rise and a business tycoon in the White House, can a new generation of Democrats return the party to its trust-busting roots?
June 19, 2017
Alex Shephard
How Amazon Is Changing the Whole Concept of Monopoly
The acquisition of Whole Foods reveals the e-commerce giant’s ambitions to literally be the Everything Store.
November 2, 2016
K. Sabeel Rahman
The Way Forward for Progressives
There is no going back to business as usual once the 2016 election is over. Here’s what a transformative progressivism looks like.
October 5, 2016
David Dayen
How Hillary Can Make a Huge Economic Impact in Her First Term
If she follows through on her antitrust proposals, it would go a long way toward resolving a host of economic ills.
February 6, 2015
Jen Doll
An Anti-Capitalist Woman Invented Monopoly and a Man Got All the Credit
The surprising origins of a beloved board game
February 25, 2013
Paul Lukas
Assessing Monopoly’s New Cat Token
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