December 19, 2024

Stick It to The Man

A site of rebellion.

Monopolies Are Taking Over Your Supermarket

We know that they dominate our clothing choices and health care and so on.  But they’re also hiding in plain sight at your supermarket.

The American Economic Liberties Project did a deep dive into the subject.  They’ve issued a report entitled The Illusion of Choice.  It’s  28-pages long, most of the pages are charts showing the brands various consumer products giants control.  The image above is one such chart.

Vox’s Emily Stewart has a summary of the work here.