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a kennedy

(34,974 posts) Wed Nov 19, 2025, 01:49 PM Nov 19

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Robert Reich should be making ALL Democrats use this stuff for their campaigns. It's sickening...... [View all]

‪Robert Reich‬
‪@rbreich.bsky.social‬

Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.

Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.

Four giants control 80% of meat processing.

A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.

The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere

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Robert Reich should be making ALL Democrats use this stuff for their campaigns. It's sickening...... [View all] a kennedy Nov 19 OP

If we had listened to Bernie Sanders we wouldn't be in this mess. Hassin Bin Sober Nov 19 #1

CVS and Walgreens dominate pharmacy. Supermarkets consolidating more and more BlueWaveNeverEnd Nov 19 #2

They tried to merge Kroger and Albertsons. Fell apart for now. Ritabert Nov 19 #5

Corporate monopolys! Should be illegal sunflowerseed Nov 19 #3

They are, when you have a DoJ that cares about enforcing the Sherman Act. Ocelot II Nov 19 #6

Also takes judges not from the class who own or hope to own lots of stock IbogaProject Friday #36

I thought they were .... Mossfern Nov 19 #20

And, You Were Correct ProfessorGAC Nov 19 #22

I think it would be more wise Greg_In_SF Nov 19 #4

Right, "everything is so expensive" is the concern AND IF THEY UNDERSTOOD WHAT Robert a kennedy Nov 19 #7

Not included, granted, but not unrelated, either. DFW Nov 19 #12

This does address what is at the top of voters' list ... the economy. KPN Nov 19 #13

This consolidation also harms job mobility IbogaProject Friday #37

Does sorta contradict that whole "we love competion, it's good for the market" nonsense these ceos keep spouting, mwmisses4289 Nov 19 #8

If you have two companies in a given business... WestMichRad Nov 19 #10

It Does, Indeed ProfessorGAC Nov 19 #23

It would fall flat in the NJ 7th JustAnotherGen Nov 19 #9

We're well on our way to Vonnegut's RAMJAC corporation that owned just about everything in America. TheRickles Nov 19 #11

Or Robert Ludlum's Matarese Circle. DFW Nov 19 #14

A thoroughly engrossing pot boiler from the comradebillyboy Thursday #33

Either that or BNL from WALL-E that did seem to own everything including the government. state of stupid Nov 19 #17

That is what you call Monopolies Farmer-Rick Nov 19 #15

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern Puppyjive Nov 19 #16

We're well past the dimensions of the Gilded Age Dave says Thursday #35

Orwell had it right in 1984 popsdenver Nov 19 #18

fascism is the appropriation of... ret5hd Thursday #25

and AMAZON is not a monopoly........ pansypoo53219 Nov 19 #19

If we had listened to those that wanted to be much tougher on... S/V Loner Nov 19 #21

It would be effective... eventually BaronChocula Nov 19 #24

Trump and allies are going to move heaven and earth NCDem47 Thursday #26

Can anyone think of a corporate merger/takeover that resulted in better service and value for the customer? Midnight Writer Thursday #27

And then declared bankruptcy after stealing all the assets. SharonAnn Thursday #30

And the magnitude of their evil... GiqueCee Thursday #28

ENFORCE THE SHERMAN ANTI-TRUST ACT! Clouds Passing Thursday #29

Same monopolists who own all that own Washington DC. Kid Berwyn Thursday #31

Don't see how Reich can compel any Dem to use his numbers in a campaign... Wounded Bear Thursday #32

I have Beowulf42 Thursday #34