Mike Konczal

@rortybomb

Mike Konczal is a contributor to The Nation and a director at the Roosevelt Institute, where he focuses on inequality, unemployment, and new economic ideas. He is author of Freedom from the Market: America’s Fight to Liberate Itself from the Grip of the Invisible Hand (The New Press).

There Are Too Few Companies and Their Profits Are Too High

There Are Too Few Companies and Their Profits Are Too High There Are Too Few Companies and Their Profits Are Too High

As industries get more concentrated, businesses have to do less to earn more.

Jul 12, 2019 / Editorial / Mike Konczal

Want to Expand Medicare? Then Answer the $5 Trillion Questions.

Want to Expand Medicare? Then Answer the $5 Trillion Questions. Want to Expand Medicare? Then Answer the $5 Trillion Questions.

If you think the fight with insurance companies is tough, just wait until single-payer advocates have to go head-to-head with doctors.

Apr 26, 2019 / Editorial / Mike Konczal

If the Filibuster Remains, the Progressive Agenda Is Doomed

If the Filibuster Remains, the Progressive Agenda Is Doomed If the Filibuster Remains, the Progressive Agenda Is Doomed

It takes 60 votes for Democrats to build something, but only 50 for the GOP to tear it down.

Mar 15, 2019 / Editorial / Mike Konczal

The Green New Deal Is Good for the Planet—and the Democratic Party

The Green New Deal Is Good for the Planet—and the Democratic Party The Green New Deal Is Good for the Planet—and the Democratic Party

Democrats can no longer get away with offering milquetoast solutions.

Dec 19, 2018 / Editorial / Mike Konczal

Bankers of the World, Unite!

Bankers of the World, Unite! Bankers of the World, Unite!

To stabilize our economy, we should unionize the financial sector.

Oct 19, 2018 / Editorial / Mike Konczal

The Shareholder Revolution Devours Its Children

The Shareholder Revolution Devours Its Children The Shareholder Revolution Devours Its Children

The economy has been rigged to channel wealth to a tiny elite.

Aug 15, 2018 / Editorial / Mike Konczal

There Is Power in a Union

There Is Power in a Union There Is Power in a Union

A new study overturns economic orthodoxy and shows that unions reduce inequality.

May 23, 2018 / Editorial / Mike Konczal

Actually, Guns Do Kill People

Actually, Guns Do Kill People Actually, Guns Do Kill People

The research is now clear: Right-to-carry laws increase the rate of violent crime.

Apr 27, 2018 / Editorial / Mike Konczal

This Supreme Court Case Could Make Corporate Giants Even More Powerful

This Supreme Court Case Could Make Corporate Giants Even More Powerful This Supreme Court Case Could Make Corporate Giants Even More Powerful

A decision in Ohio v. American Express could undermine our ability to curtail monopoly power.

Mar 16, 2018 / Editorial / Mike Konczal

Meet the World’s Most Feared Antitrust Enforcer

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 / Editorial / Mike Konczal

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