The Real Bad Guy in the E-Book Price Fixing Case

With its antitrust lawsuit against Apple and the publishers, the DOJ has struck a great blow against our open market for books. Barry Lynn explains how the move will only tighten Amazon's grip -- and hurt readers in the long-term.
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Built to Break

The world has become increasingly dependent on one or two suppliers for key materials and parts. Barry Lynn traces the history of this trend and explains how poor political decisions have created a fragile global system susceptible to industrial crashes.
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Terminal Sickness

A thirty-year-old policy of deregulation is slowly killing America's airline system - and taking down Cincinnati, Memphis, Pittsburgh, and St. Louis with it. Phillip Longman and Lina Khan report on how the business decisions of a few airlines now threaten the economic vitality of heartland America.
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Killing the Competition

The reign of corporate giants has destroyed open markets in America, Barry Lynn writes. Workers from Silicon Valley entrepreneurs to poultry farmers now must submit to their autocratic rule -- or pay the price.

Who Broke America’s Jobs Machine?

Between 1999 and 2009 America gained zero net jobs. Phil Longman and Barry Lynn chronicle how rising monopolization is stalling the engine of job growth.
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Articles and Op-Eds

April 12 | The American Prospect
Barry C. Lynn
April 12 | Slate
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April 04 | St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Lina Khan
April 01 | Challenge
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March 29 | USA Today
Phillip Longman
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