Great day at @theprospect begins with a review of several monopoly books by the great @zachdcarter. prospect.org/culture/books/…
"For Lynn and Teachout, the rise of today’s monopolies is not woven into the fabric of capitalism. It is a relatively recent phenomenon, created by specific policies and a particularly lax attitude about antitrust laws." prospect.org/culture/books/…
Then we have @HaroldMeyerson with a #DayOneAgenda piece how the Biden administration can harness the power in an obscure agency—the Wage and Hour Division of the Labor Department. prospect.org/day-one-agenda…
Nudging, for good: "a study [shows] that, when [Obama's] Labor Dept began issuing press releases detailing penalties assessed on employers who violated safety standards at their workplaces, other companies responded by conforming their practices." prospect.org/day-one-agenda…
Gabrielle Gurley (@gurleygg) looks at Trump's gained support with Black men, and finds that there was always a sliver of this population with a conservative streak.
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"Black Trump supporters are not products of spontaneous generation. They have a long lineage in America, so to be surprised by Trump’s success requires a certain amount of historical amnesia." prospect.org/politics/black…
And finally, some comics! Rick Ragsdale has made these amazing comic book covers depicting the madness of the election. prospect.org/culture/the-tr…
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