Meet the World’s Most Feared Antitrust Enforcer

Margrethe Vestager, the EU commissioner for competition, discusses leveling the economic playing field.

Mike Konczal

How Monopolies Gamed the System

And why we need to change the rules—again.

The Nation

Mike Pence and Japanese Leader Shinzo Abe Rain on South Korea’s Olympics Parade

But the pressure could backfire, a former Japanese prime minister tells The Nation.

Tim Shorrock

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Matt Bors

The Real Reason Workers Can’t Get A Raise

A preemptive war on inflation will tamp down any real wage growth.

Robert L. Borosage

By the Numbers: The Rise of Monopolies

Industry consolidation has squashed competition and created huge profits for a tiny elite.

Emmalina Glinskis

What We Talk About When We Talk About Immigration

Donald Trump is changing the terms of the debate. How should progressives respond?

Laila Lalami

It’s the End of the World Desk as We Know It

And with so much focus on Trump, foreign reporting will not be fine.

Eric Alterman

Trump on Domestic Violence

Calvin Trillin

Letters From the March 12, 2018, Issue

The art of nonviolence… California dreaming… In defense of male feminists… The president cuts a rug… What this country needs… Charles Murray, creationist… We’re with Kap… About tim...

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