{"product_id":"monopolies-suck-7-ways-big-corporations-rule-your-life-and-how-to-take-back-control-paperback","title":"Monopolies Suck: 7 Ways Big Corporations Rule Your Life and How to Take Back Control - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSally Hubbard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn urgent and witty manifesto, \u003ci\u003eMonopolies Suck\u003c\/i\u003e \"lucidly explains how monopolies threaten democracy, worsen inequality, and imperil the American Dream--and why it's more important than ever to take action\" (David Cicilline).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSomething's not right. No matter how hard you work, life seems to only get harder. When your expenses keep going up but your income stays flat, when you're price-gouged buying medicine for your child's life-threatening allergy, when you live in a hyped-up state of fear and anxiety, monopoly power is playing a key role. In \u003ci\u003eMonopolies Suck\u003c\/i\u003e, antitrust expert and director at the Open Markets Institute, Sally Hubbard, shows us the seven ways big corporations rule our lives--and what must be done to stop them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThroughout history, monopolists who controlled entire industries like railroads and oil were aptly called \"robber barons\" because they extracted wealth from everyone else--and today's monopolies are no different. By charging high prices, skirting taxes, and reducing our pay and economic opportunities, they are not only stealing our money, but also robbing us of innovation and choice, as market dominance prevents new companies from challenging them. They're robbing us of the ability to take care of our sick, a healthy food supply, and a habitable planet by using business practices that deplete rather than generate. They're a threat to our private lives, fair elections, a robust press, and ultimately, the American Dream that so many of us are striving for. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this \"accessible guide\" (Zephyr Teachout, author of \u003ci\u003eBreak 'Em Up\u003c\/i\u003e), Sally Hubbard gives us an easy-to-understand overview of the history of monopolies and antitrust law, and urges us to use our voices, votes, and wallets to protest monopoly power. Emboldened by the previous century when we successfully broke up monopoly power in the US, we have the tools to dismantle corporate power again today--before their lobbying threatens to undermine our economy and democracy for generations to come.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSally Hubbard is an antitrust expert and Director of Enforcement Strategy at the Open Markets Institute, an organization developing solutions to America's monopoly crisis. She served as an Assistant Attorney General in the NYAG Antitrust Bureau, and was an investigative journalist covering mergers, monopolies, and privacy. She has testified in the US House of Representatives and before the Federal Trade Commission. She appears and is cited regularly as an antitrust expert in a wide range of media, including \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, CNN, BBC\u003ci\u003e World News\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Vanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWired\u003c\/i\u003e, and hosts the podcast \u003ci\u003eWomen Killing It\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 21, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767871766816,"sku":"9781982149710","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4b37ead3ee1e5a89ae92cb9ede1dc386.webp?v=1780319284","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/monopolies-suck-7-ways-big-corporations-rule-your-life-and-how-to-take-back-control-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}