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Bust the Trust: Now is the Time to Break Up Amazon

Posted on February 22, 2019 by Luther Blissett

By Andy Laties with additional reporting by Sander Hicks Source: The New York Megaphone Standing at the cash register at an Upper West Side independent bookstore I used to run, I once noted the frequent passage of cars painted all … Continue reading →

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Prices, plutocrats, and corporate concentration

Posted on February 5, 2019 by Luther Blissett

Would less corporate concentration – and a weaker corporate capacity to raise prices – mean less inequality? By Sam Pizzigati Source: Nation of Change Andrew Leigh, a member of the Australian parliament, has a side gig. He just happens to … Continue reading →

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“It’s Crucial to Break Up Facebook”

Posted on January 21, 2019 by Luther Blissett

By Asher Schechter Source: ProMarket Four decades ago, writes Tim Wu in the introduction to his recent book The Curse of Bigness, the United States and other countries entered into a sweeping experiment that radically transformed their economies and politics. … Continue reading →

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THE MONOPOLIZATION OF AMERICA: The biggest economic problem you’re hearing almost nothing about

Posted on May 29, 2018 by Luther Blissett

By Robert Reich Source: Nation of Change Not long ago I visited some farmers in Missouri whose profits are disappearing. Why? Monsanto alone owns the key genetic traits to more than 90 percent of the soybeans planted by farmers in … Continue reading →

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The Bayer-Monsanto Merger Is Bad News for the Planet

Posted on April 11, 2018 by Luther Blissett

By Ellen Brown Source: Truthdig Two new studies from Europe show that the number of birds in agricultural areas of France has crashed by a third in just 15 years, with some species being almost eradicated. The collapse in the … Continue reading →

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