Catalyzing Local Business, A Common Good Approach to Monopoly Power
During the pandemic we have seen an increased awareness and public anger directed against monopolies. We are now seeing legal, political and grassroots mobilization efforts
News From the Network: April 2021
Dane Buy Local grant retrospective Dane Buy Local was able to catapult its impact during the pandemic, thanks to a carefully-cultivated relationship with the county’s leadership. This charming story from a Dane Buy Local business member tells the story of the impact...
Anti-Monopoly Activism: Reclaiming Power Through Racial Justice
By Alexa Frangopoulos Anti-Monopoly Activism: Reclaiming Power through Racial Justice by Jeremie Greer and Solana Rice for the advocacy group Liberation in a Generation emphasizes the intersection of race and anti-monopoly problems and proposed solutions. This paper...
Market Monopoly
Amazon’s sales topped $1 billion a day in 2020, according to Bloomberg Technology. Amazon benefited disproportionately from COVID-19 and the shift towards online sales caused by the pandemic. In fact,
Local Leaders Roundtable: Nuts & Bolts 6/10/21
We’re slowly coming out of our pandemic shell. We know what it looks like to be free of Covid but what does this in-between stage look like? We’re going to take a close look at hybrid events—