Teach Them Yo Damn Self

Tim Egan writes, in the midst of some sensible commentary on Walmart and Starbucks’ role in combating inequality: It’s a sad day when we have to look to corporations for education… But there is a certain kind of education–especially in the technology sector–for which it makes eminent sense to “look to corporations for education.”  ToContinue reading “Teach Them Yo Damn Self”

Amazon, E-Commerce and Monopolies

A couple of interesting comments in response to my post yesterday on Matthew Yglesias and Amazon. First, JW writes: I’m not sure I agree with your point…I think the reason e-commerce and Amazon are less scary is that it is harder to charge monopolistic prices because entry is so easy. If Amazon starts charging monopolisticContinue reading “Amazon, E-Commerce and Monopolies”