There’s another critical shortage of salt and water in a bag. Hurricane Helene is only the surface-level cause; it’s really about America refusing to learn the lessons of monopoly fragility.
monopoly
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
An Epic Dystopia
How a near-monopoly gained control of most of the nation’s electronic medical records, to the detriment of medical practice and doctor morale
Posted inEconomic Policy
A Crossroads on Corporate Power
Where would Harris and Trump take antitrust enforcement?
Posted inEconomic Policy
Economists as Apologists
Too much of the profession operates as the ideological department of predatory capitalism.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Debate Prep by Day, Google Defense by Night
Karen Dunn is helping Kamala Harris and defending Big Tech from a lawsuit brought by the Biden-Harris administration. The case has spotlighted a brawl between Dunn’s law firm and DOJ.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Lawsuit Claims Nvidia-Microsoft Cartel to Wall Off Competition
Xockets, a company that created key architecture to power AI, alleges its patents were infringed upon and it was blocked by Big Tech from getting a fair price for its technology.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Three Events That Speak to the Harris Economic Agenda
The Mars-Kellanova merger, the Kroger-Albertsons court case, and the monopolization lawsuit against RealPage all bolster her case against price-fixing.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Amazon Still Has a Counterfeit Problem
Hundreds of generic ink cartridges are listed on the site with the same packaging look as brand-name competitors.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Polling Shows Voters Want to See Action on Corporate Power
The problem is the poll, shared exclusively with the Prospect, also shows that voters don’t believe the Biden-Harris administration has already taken action.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Stopping Excessive Market Power Before It Grows Into Monopoly
The Robinson-Patman Act is mischaracterized as punishing low prices. It’s actually about preventing powerful monopolies that raise prices in the future.
