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3 weeks ago | 
minnesotareformer.com | Justin Stofferahn
by Justin Stofferahn, Minnesota Reformer April 4, 2025 For Minnesota legislators looking for ways to protect workers, an unlikely source has provided an important blueprint. Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson is establishing a Joint Labor Task Force that will prioritize investigating corporate conduct that harms workers.
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3 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Justin Stofferahn
A recent $180 million wage-fixing settlement among the largest firms in the poultry industry shows another consequence of unchecked monopoly power. Photo by Stephen Ausmus/Agricultural Research Service, USDA. For Minnesota legislators looking for ways to protect workers, an unlikely source has provided an important blueprint. Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson is establishing a Joint Labor Task Force that will prioritize investigating corporate conduct that harms workers.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
screwed.substack.com | Justin Stofferahn
Welcome to You’re Probably Getting Screwed, a weekly newsletter and video series from J.D. Scholten and Justin Stofferahn about the Second Gilded Age and the ways economic concentration is putting politics and profits over working people.
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Jul 25, 2024 | 
screwed.substack.com | Justin Stofferahn
Welcome to You’re Probably Getting Screwed, a weekly newsletter and video series from J.D. Scholten and Justin Stofferahn about the Second Gilded Age and the ways economic concentration is putting politics and profits over working people. There has been a jolt of energy into the presidential race, but I’m not here to talk about coconut trees, brat summer or the K-Hive. Rather the energy I want to focus on is coming from Wall Street and Big Tech.
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May 24, 2024 | 
startribune.com | Justin Stofferahn
Opinion editor's note: Star Tribune Opinion publishes a mix of national and local commentaries online and in print each day. To contribute, click here. ••• For several decades a pro-monopoly consensus has ruled Washington, D.C., allowing our country to become increasingly captured by a handful of powerful companies stripping away our economic freedoms.
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Mar 7, 2024 | 
screwed.substack.com | Justin Stofferahn
Welcome to You’re Probably Getting Screwed, a weekly newsletter and video series from J.D. Scholten and Justin Stofferahn about the Second Gilded Age and the ways economic concentration is putting politics and profits over working people. Ahead of Tonight’s State of the Union Address during a meeting of the Competition Council on Tuesday, President Biden announced formation of a new Strike Force on Unfair and Illegal Pricing.
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Feb 8, 2024 | 
dailyrecordnews.com | Justin Stofferahn
In recent months a lot of economic commentators have been flabbergasted that despite low unemployment, steady job growth and easing inflation, the public mood about the economy remains dour. Pundits have blamed social media, partisanship and negative media headlines. But what if our headline economic data simply fails to tell a complete story? Dig a little deeper and the economic challenges confronting the country sound a lot more like the misery of monopoly than bad vibes or misinformation.
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Feb 6, 2024 | 
wisconsinexaminer.com | Justin Stofferahn
by Justin Stofferahn, Wisconsin Examiner February 6, 2024 In recent months a lot of economic commentators have been flabbergasted that despite low unemployment, steady job growth and easing inflation, the public mood about the economy remains dour. Pundits have blamed social media, partisanship and negative media headlines. But what if our headline economic data simply fails to tell a complete story?
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Feb 2, 2024 | 
washingtonstatestandard.com | Justin Stofferahn
by Justin Stofferahn, Washington State Standard February 2, 2024 In recent months a lot of economic commentators have been flabbergasted that despite low unemployment, steady job growth and easing inflation, the public mood about the economy remains dour. Pundits have blamed social media, partisanship and negative media headlines. But what if our headline economic data simply fails to tell a complete story?
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Feb 1, 2024 | 
oregoncapitalchronicle.com | Justin Stofferahn
by Justin Stofferahn, Oregon Capital Chronicle February 1, 2024 In recent months a lot of economic commentators have been flabbergasted that despite low unemployment, steady job growth and easing inflation, the public mood about the economy remains dour. Pundits have blamed social media, partisanship and negative media headlines. But what if our headline economic data simply fails to tell a complete story?
