SubscribeSign inShare this postHow a Salt Monopoly Could Spike Car Accidents in the Midwestmattstoller.substack.comCopy linkTwitterFacebookEmailMar 15, 2021Share this postHow a Salt Monopoly Could Spike Car Accidents in the Midwestmattstoller.substack.comCopy linkTwitterFacebookEmailHi,I write a lot about big tech, but today’s issue is about something so basic and fundamental we literally don’t think about it. Salt. Salt mining is one of humanities’ oldest industries, with wars fought over this commodity. Cities like Venice monopolized the salt trade in the middle ages for geopolitical...…SubscribeSign inShare this postHow a Salt Monopoly Could Spike Car Accidents in the Midwestmattstoller.substack.comCopy linkTwitterFacebookEmailMar 15, 2021Share this postHow a Salt Monopoly Could Spike Car Accidents in the Midwestmattstoller.substack.comCopy linkTwitterFacebookEmailHi,I write a lot about big tech, but today’s issue is about something so basic and fundamental we literally don’t think about it. Salt. Salt mining is one of humanities’ oldest industries, with wars fought over this commodity. Cities like Venice monopolized the salt trade in the middle ages for geopolitical...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldIt is long past time for policymakers to fight corporate concentration. Fortunately, there is good reason to think they will soon do soLast modified on Fri 5 Feb 2021 15.23 ESTIt’s not clear what this announcement means, whether Bezos wants to genuinely give up power or whether he wants to continue making decisions while having someone else testify before Congress or in potential antitrust proceedings. But in truth, it doesn’t matter, because why exists in its current form, for good or ill, is a function not of one...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldIt is long past time for policymakers to fight corporate concentration. Fortunately, there is good reason to think they will soon do soLast modified on Fri 5 Feb 2021 15.23 ESTIt’s not clear what this announcement means, whether Bezos wants to genuinely give up power or whether he wants to continue making decisions while having someone else testify before Congress or in potential antitrust proceedings. But in truth, it doesn’t matter, because why exists in its current form, for good or ill, is a function not of one...WW…

SubscribeSign inShare this post"The Day Big Tech Stopped Being Untouchable"mattstoller.substack.comCopy linkTwitterFacebookEmailAug 2, 2020Share this post"The Day Big Tech Stopped Being Untouchable"mattstoller.substack.comCopy linkTwitterFacebookEmailHi,Today I’m going to write about we learned on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of this week. In sequence, Wednesday was the day of a historic Congressional hearing on big tech monopoly power, Thursday was when these firms announced blow-out earnings even in the midst of an economic collapse, and Friday saw Donald Trump announce he might ban...…SubscribeSign inShare this post"The Day Big Tech Stopped Being Untouchable"mattstoller.substack.comCopy linkTwitterFacebookEmailAug 2, 2020Share this post"The Day Big Tech Stopped Being Untouchable"mattstoller.substack.comCopy linkTwitterFacebookEmailHi,Today I’m going to write about we learned on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of this week. In sequence, Wednesday was the day of a historic Congressional hearing on big tech monopoly power, Thursday was when these firms announced blow-out earnings even in the midst of an economic collapse, and Friday saw Donald Trump announce he might ban...WW…

SubscribeHi,Welcome to BIG, a newsletter about the politics of monopoly and finance. If you’d like to sign up, you can do so . Or just read on…Today I’m going to write about a bunch of niche industries in which there are rising amounts of market concentration, largely due to financiers on Wall Street executing a strategy called a ‘roll-up.’ Roll-ups happen in sectors that, like , you wouldn’t immediately imagine as dominated by corporations with market power. I write a lot about big tech and private equity, but when I say monopolies are everywhere in our economy, I truly mean...…SubscribeHi,Welcome to BIG, a newsletter about the politics of monopoly and finance. If you’d like to sign up, you can do so . Or just read on…Today I’m going to write about a bunch of niche industries in which there are rising amounts of market concentration, largely due to financiers on Wall Street executing a strategy called a ‘roll-up.’ Roll-ups happen in sectors that, like , you wouldn’t immediately imagine as dominated by corporations with market power. I write a lot about big tech and private equity, but when I say monopolies are everywhere in our economy, I truly mean...WW…

SubscribeSign inShare this postIs Private Equity Having Its Minsky Moment?mattstoller.substack.comCopy linkTwitterFacebookEmailApr 16, 2020Share this postIs Private Equity Having Its Minsky Moment?mattstoller.substack.comCopy linkTwitterFacebookEmailHi,Today I’m going to write about how private equity is reacting to the pandemic and the bailouts. PE is heavily indebted, and therefore is at high risk in a shock. I’m going to explore PE’s vulnerability, and how the industry is engaged in a political strategy to repurpose the Federal Reserve to its ends. I’ll also explore whether their...…SubscribeSign inShare this postIs Private Equity Having Its Minsky Moment?mattstoller.substack.comCopy linkTwitterFacebookEmailApr 16, 2020Share this postIs Private Equity Having Its Minsky Moment?mattstoller.substack.comCopy linkTwitterFacebookEmailHi,Today I’m going to write about how private equity is reacting to the pandemic and the bailouts. PE is heavily indebted, and therefore is at high risk in a shock. I’m going to explore PE’s vulnerability, and how the industry is engaged in a political strategy to repurpose the Federal Reserve to its ends. I’ll also explore whether their...WW…

SubscribeSign inShare this postWhy Does a Hospital Monopoly Want to Re-Open the Economy?mattstoller.substack.comCopy linkTwitterFacebookEmailMay 9, 2020Share this postWhy Does a Hospital Monopoly Want to Re-Open the Economy?mattstoller.substack.comCopy linkTwitterFacebookEmailHi,Today I’m changing the format. I want to cover a bunch of stories more lightly, instead of writing one main big essay. Let me know what you think. I’m going to cover hospital monopolies lobbying to reopen the economy, the attack on the World Trade Organization, and an action by DOJ Antitrust on a criminal antitrust...…SubscribeSign inShare this postWhy Does a Hospital Monopoly Want to Re-Open the Economy?mattstoller.substack.comCopy linkTwitterFacebookEmailMay 9, 2020Share this postWhy Does a Hospital Monopoly Want to Re-Open the Economy?mattstoller.substack.comCopy linkTwitterFacebookEmailHi,Today I’m changing the format. I want to cover a bunch of stories more lightly, instead of writing one main big essay. Let me know what you think. I’m going to cover hospital monopolies lobbying to reopen the economy, the attack on the World Trade Organization, and an action by DOJ Antitrust on a criminal antitrust...WW…