First published 2021
Senator Amy Klobuchar examines how monopolies threaten American consumers and competition. She traces the battle against corporate concentration from the Gilded Age robber barons like Rockefeller and Vanderbilt through Theodore Roosevelt's trust busting to today's tech giants and pharmaceutical companies. Klobuchar shows how Google controls ninety percent of search while Big Pharma manipulates drug prices. She details landmark legislation including the Sherman Act, Clayton Act, and Federal Trade Commission Act that shaped antitrust policy. Drawing on her experience as ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on competition policy, Klobuchar presents concrete reforms to strengthen enforcement and protect consumers. The book offers readers both historical context for understanding corporate power and practical solutions for restoring marketplace competition.
Genres: history, business, political-science, economics, non-fiction, 21st-century
Vibes: analytical, informative, thought-provoking
Tropes: investigative-journalism, policy-reform
Period: Gilded Age, 21st Century
624 pages · Hardcover · Knopf