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The Monopolization of America video by Robert Reich

Recently Noted – Robert Reich on breaking up Big Tech – a limited view

June 26, 2019 Comments Off

Robert Reich is continuing his series of brief YouTube videos on progressive view of the economy. This is a good introduction to the arguments for re-invigorating our protections against monopolies. However, the problem is much more widespread than just the high tech industry. We’ve written about this broader phenomenon in --->> read more -->>

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Monopoly and Facebook – as told by Facebook’s co-founder

May 9, 2019 Comments Off

The May 9th NYTimes has an Op-Ed essay, It’s Time to Break Up Facebook, by Chris Hughes, the co-founder of Facebook, calling on the government to break up that company. The essay is very thorough in describing the current monopoly behavior of Facebook, the deleterious effects on competition and vigor in --->> read more -->>

Recently Noted – Robert Reich video ”The Monopolization of America”

March 7, 2019 1

We have written earlier (for example our article The Monopolization of America) about the increasing concentration of market power In the hands of just a few corporations. This is a phenomenon occurring throughout the US economy (really more broadly across the globe). Here is an 11 minute review of --->> read more -->>