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Author Teachout, Zephyr, author.

Title Break 'em up : recovering our freedom from big ag, big tech, and big money / Zephyr Teachout ; foreword by Bernie Sanders.

Publication Info. New York, NY : All Points Books, an imprint of St. Martin's Publishing Group, 2020.
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 Canton Public Library - Adult Department  338.82 TEACHOUT    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  338.8 TEA    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  338.82 TEACHOUT    Check Shelf
 Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Nonfiction  338.82 TEACHOUT    Check Shelf
 Simsbury Public Library - Non Fiction  338.82 TEACHOUT    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  338.82 TEACHOUT    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  338.82 TE    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description xii, 308 pages ; 22 cm
Contents Introduction -- The chickenization of the American middle class -- Big Tech's governmental ambitions -- Oh, journalism was murdered? Too bad! -- Replacing justice with power -- The body snatchers -- Race and monopoly power -- The wage mystery -- The money power -- No, you don't have to quit Facebook -- We have the tools -- Nationalize or decentralize? Big Pharma and the Green New Deal -- Moral markets -- Epilogue: 2040.
Summary "A passionate attack on the monopolies that are throttling American democracy. Every facet of American life is being overtaken by big platform monopolists like Facebook, Google, and Bayer (which has merged with the former agricultural giant Monsanto), resulting in a greater concentration of wealth and power than we've seen since the Gilded Age. They are evolving into political entities that often have more influence than the actual government, bending state and federal legislatures to their will and even creating arbitration courts that circumvent the US justice system. How can we recover our freedom from these giants? Anti-corruption scholar and activist Zephyr Teachout has the answer: Break 'Em Up. This book is a clarion call for liberals and leftists looking to find a common cause. Teachout makes a compelling case that monopolies are the root cause of many of the issues that today's progressives care about; they drive economic inequality, harm the planet, limit the political power of average citizens, and historically-disenfranchised groups bear the brunt of their shameful and irresponsible business practices. In order to build a better future, we must eradicate monopolies from the private sector and create new safeguards that prevent new ones from seizing power. Through her expert analysis of monopolies in several sectors and their impact on courts, journalism, inequality, and politics, Teachout offers a concrete path toward thwarting these enemies of working Americans and reclaiming our democracy before it's too late"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 264-299) and index.
Subject Monopolies.
Big business.
Corporate power.
Corporations -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Big business. (OCoLC)fst00831592
Corporate power. (OCoLC)fst00879682
Corporations -- Moral and ethical aspects. (OCoLC)fst00879893
Monopolies. (OCoLC)fst01025673
Added Author Sanders, Bernard, writer of foreword.
Added Title Break them up
Recovering our freedom from big ag, big tech, and big money
ISBN 9781250200891 (hardcover)
125020089X (hardcover)
9781250200907 electronic book
Standard No. 40030076297
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