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Food Monopolies and the US Consumer
A guide to who owns what you buy

Thomas Neuburger
May 111 min read


Competition Is A Premise Of Capitalism— But Conservatives Have Stopped Believing In Competition
Instead Conservatives Advocate For Unfettered Monopoly Power When I read that Kamala wants to raise the corporate tax rate to 28% I had...

Howie Klein
Aug 22, 20243 min read


Fixing The Price Of Hotel Room Rates— And Apartment Rentals— Violates The Sherman Anti-Trust Act
I’ve been traveling to NYC less recently because the hotel prices in the places I’ve always stayed have sky-rocketed. They were never...

Howie Klein
Aug 16, 20244 min read


Federal Judge Finds Google Guilty Of Monopolistic Practices That Were Outlawed In 1890
The New Big Tech Robber Barons Polling has indicated that a significant portion of the American public is concerned about the power and...

Howie Klein
Aug 7, 20245 min read


As Republican Policies Destroy Their Lives, Rural Voters Are The Heart Of The MAGA Movement
In his new book, Feeding A Divided America: Reflections Of A Western Rancher In The Era Of Climate Change, Giles Stockton, among other...

Howie Klein
Jun 25, 202416 min read


In Fairness-- How Much Should A Billionaire Like Musk Be Taxed? How Much Should He Be Left With?
Billionaires Are A Threat To Society— There Shouldn't Be Any "There Are No Benevolent Billionaires. There Are No Public-Minded...

Howie Klein
Mar 27, 20248 min read


Voters Deserve More Than A Choice Between A Lesser And A Greater Evil-- And They Know It
(Although Trump Is The GREATEST Evil, Not Merely A Greater Evil) Generally speaking, Republicans are so terrible that no matter how bad...

Howie Klein
Dec 5, 202310 min read


The Democratic Establishment Actually Encourages Bad Democrats— They WANT More Manchins And Sinemas
70% of voters just blindly select whichever candidate has a “D” or an “R” next to their name. In congressional races that usually enough...

Howie Klein
Jun 15, 20233 min read


Left Populist Messaging Is A Winning Midterm Strategy-- Democratic Candidates Should Embrace It
Although many people are trying to, the midterms are too close to call; apparently, the country either has too many MAGAs or there are...

Howie Klein
Oct 1, 20227 min read


Out Of Control Monopolies Like Google & Amazon Sure Know How To Control Schumer, Pelosi & Hoyer
This morning John Bresnahan and Jake Sherman had a quick couple of paragraphs for Punchbowl News about presidential hopeful Amy...

Howie Klein
Jul 20, 20222 min read


There's No "Best" Candidate In Arizona-- But There Sure Is A Worst One: Blake Masters
As of the end of March's FEC reporting deadline, there were 4 Republicans competing to take on Arizona Senator Mark Kelly in November who...

Howie Klein
Jun 15, 20225 min read


JD Scholten Understands What's Behind Rising Prices
If your jaw dropped while looking at the Washington Post part of the graphic above, let's be precise: 192 Republicans voted against the...

Howie Klein
May 30, 20224 min read


Mark Neumann... On What's Right With Small Town America
Last night Mark Newmann noted here that Biden's plan for rural America was a good start. "The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is...

Howie Klein
Apr 12, 20225 min read


What Will We Do About Inflation? All The Wrong Things, Of Course
With the consumer price index up 7.5%, the inflation rate is at a 40-year high. Everything is going up but wages, at least not fast...

Howie Klein
Feb 18, 20228 min read


US Senate Candidate Tom Nelson Reviews Zephyr Teachout's Book, Break 'Em Up
Tom Nelson was the Democratic majority leader of the Wisconsin state Assembly in the 2009 session and has since become Outagamie County...

Howie Klein
Oct 11, 20213 min read


Big Win Against Big Tech Monopolies Today!
I hope you've been following our coverage of the Big Tech antitrust legislation (here and here). This morning all 6 bills passed the...

Howie Klein
Jun 24, 20216 min read


Tomorrow Is Do Or Die For Big Tech Accountability
Tomorrow is a big day for people interested in the serious antitrust measures Congress has been considering for nearly a year and a half....

Howie Klein
Jun 22, 20214 min read


Who Would You Rather See In Prison? Trump Or Zuckerberg?
I don't know many people who have good feelings about either Facebook or Google. Do you? But do their senior executives really deserve to...

Howie Klein
Apr 26, 202112 min read
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