How one supermarket chain, Stop & Shop, abuses property transfers to frustrate competition
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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 inEconomic Policy
Flying Blind
The fatal fragmentation of private information in the global supply chain system
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
The Eternal Recurrence of Defense Contractor Price-Gouging
For the second time in three years, TransDigm has been caught ripping off the Pentagon for millions of dollars. Will there finally be some accountability?
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Inflation-Fighting Bill You Don’t Know About
An overwhelmingly bipartisan effort would finally crack down on the ocean shipping cartel.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Lina Khan Cashes In Her Chips
Her first big antitrust enforcement action seeks to block two semiconductor firms from merging.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Astroworld Tragedy Is a Story of Corporate Power
Live Nation is the dominant event promoter in the United States, with a dangerous record on public safety. These two things are connected.
