How one supermarket chain, Stop & Shop, abuses property transfers to frustrate competition
corporate power
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Rollups: The Emerging Magic Mushroom Monopoly
Compass Pathways has been aggressively using patent claims to corner the market on psychedelic-assisted treatments.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Biden Regulators Take Action on Hidden Pharma Monopolies
A proposed rule would eliminate the ability of pharmacy benefit managers to extract profits after a prescription drug is sold.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Rollups: There’s a Hospital Bed Monopoly
Hillrom controls about 75 percent of the hospital bed market, and is using its market power to undercut rivals, according to a federal lawsuit.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Goldman Sachs Finds No Problem With Forced Arbitration
A review conducted by the law firm that represented Jeffrey Epstein determines that Goldman blocking employee access to courts is no problem.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
New York Democrats Try Again to End Some Fossil Fuel Subsidies
The state spends $1.6 billion a year subsidizing oil and gas. Lawmakers are trying to eliminate about one-fifth of that spending.
Posted inWorking in America
The Unionized Starbucks in Your Neighborhood
Thousands of baristas are already unionized, at the Starbucks kiosks in supermarkets, airports, hotels, and other locations.
Posted inVideos
⏩ Shadow Banking, Dark Money, and Bad Business
Watch our writers discuss the new frontiers of deregulation and financialization as well as some strange new financial alliances.
Posted inWorking in America
Pharmacists Stage Walkout in Early Unionization Effort
Thousands of pharmacists are protesting low pay and increased workloads.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Greetings From Meta
The born-again tech giant would like a word.
