By the Numbers: The Rise of Monopolies By the Numbers: The Rise of Monopolies
Industry consolidation has squashed competition and created huge profits for a tiny elite.
Feb 15, 2018 / Emmalina Glinskis
Does Monopoly Power Explain Workers’ Stagnant Wages? Does Monopoly Power Explain Workers’ Stagnant Wages?
As industries get more concentrated, workers have fewer employment options—and less leverage to get a raise.
Feb 15, 2018 / Feature / Bryce Covert
Elizabeth Warren’s ‘Big Fight’ Against Monopolies Elizabeth Warren’s ‘Big Fight’ Against Monopolies
Warren speaks to The Nation about power, markets, and breaking up corporate giants.
Feb 15, 2018 / Feature / George Zornick
Meet the World’s Most Feared Antitrust Enforcer Meet the World’s Most Feared Antitrust Enforcer
Margrethe Vestager, the EU commissioner for competition, discusses leveling the economic playing field.
Feb 15, 2018 / Q&A / Mike Konczal
Special Investigation: The Dirty Secret Behind Warren Buffett’s Billions Special Investigation: The Dirty Secret Behind Warren Buffett’s Billions
America’s favorite investor loves monopoly, not free markets.
Feb 15, 2018 / Feature / David Dayen
Elizabeth Warren: The New Monopolies Are Destroying Our Economy and Democracy Elizabeth Warren: The New Monopolies Are Destroying Our Economy and Democracy
George Zornick speaks to the senator, David Dayen on Warren Buffett, and Katha Pollitt on Trump and women.
Feb 15, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
The Clothing Industry Is Set to Consume a Quarter of the Global Carbon Supply by 2050 The Clothing Industry Is Set to Consume a Quarter of the Global Carbon Supply by 2050
What would it take to make the fashion industry truly sustainable?
Feb 13, 2018 / Michelle Chen
Don’t Let Congress Gut the Americans with Disabilities Act Don’t Let Congress Gut the Americans with Disabilities Act
You can also get your friends to call Congress to oppose Trump’s infrastructure plan and support undocumented youth walking from New York City to DC.
Feb 13, 2018 / NationAction
Trump’s Labor Board Is Making it Even More Difficult to Unionize Fast-Food Workers Trump’s Labor Board Is Making it Even More Difficult to Unionize Fast-Food Workers
Upending Obama-era precedent, the NLRB is threatening the ability of workers at franchise restaurants to organize.
Feb 9, 2018 / Michelle Chen
The Real Reason Workers Can’t Get A Raise The Real Reason Workers Can’t Get A Raise
A preemptive war on inflation will tamp down any real wage growth.
Feb 9, 2018 / Robert L. Borosage