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Want to Win Rural Voters? Fight Big Ag. Want to Win Rural Voters? Fight Big Ag.
Too many Democrats are missing on an issue fundamental to farmers: the consolidation of the agriculture sector.
Oct 27, 2020 / Brian Barth
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A Strong Step Toward an Antitrust Revival A Strong Step Toward an Antitrust Revival
Taking on technology’s Big Four isn’t for the faint of heart.
Oct 13, 2020 / no-paywall / Katrina vanden Heuvel
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My Life in the Media Machine My Life in the Media Machine
The corporate media isn’t interested in journalism. It’s up to journalists—and readers—to keep it alive.
Sep 21, 2020 / Tom Scocca
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Iowa’s Derecho Signals It’s Time to Ban Utility Monopolies Iowa’s Derecho Signals It’s Time to Ban Utility Monopolies
Iowa’s recent derecho has highlighted the danger of utility monopolies: Residents are at the mercy of one corporation’s capacity to respond to disaster.
Aug 24, 2020 / Emily Berch
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Letters From the February 24, 2020, Issue Letters From the February 24, 2020, Issue
Competing theories… A serious misconception (web only)…
Feb 11, 2020 / Letters / Our Readers and Gabriel Winant
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Is Anti-Monopolism Enough? Is Anti-Monopolism Enough?
In Goliath, Matt Stoller argues that US history has been defined by a struggle between monopoly and democracy, but to understand inequality today requires engaging with questions o...
Jan 21, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Gabriel Winant
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Make Antitrust Democratic Again! Make Antitrust Democratic Again!
The response to the next recession should put economic power back in the hands of the people.
Nov 12, 2019 / Feature / Sanjukta Paul and Sandeep Vaheesan
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Artificial Intelligence Is Failing Humans Artificial Intelligence Is Failing Humans
When someone’s always watching, we lose our sense of self.
Jul 16, 2019 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
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The Energy Industry’s Secret Campaign to Get Us to Build More Power Plants The Energy Industry’s Secret Campaign to Get Us to Build More Power Plants
As the energy market has shifted and stalled, utilities have become masters of deceptive astroturfing scams.
May 14, 2019 / Michael Isaac Stein
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The Amazon Deal Was Not Brought Down by a Handful of Politicians The Amazon Deal Was Not Brought Down by a Handful of Politicians
It was felled by a robust grassroots coalition.
Feb 25, 2019 / Cities Rising / Jimmy Tobias