Monopoly

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• SOURCE: Democracy
  9/15/2022
  

  Economics is Power, not Math: Why the Dems Should Attack Monopoly

  by Barry C. Lynn

  Until the Reagan Revolution, American politics reflected the understanding that concentrated economic power was corrosive to democracy. Today, the Democrats need to revive that story as a political argument. 

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• SOURCE: The Atlantic
  2/21/2021
  

  The Prices on Your Monopoly Board Hold a Dark Secret

  The value hierarchy of properties on the Monopoly game board reflect the history of Atlantic City; the game was created as the Great Migration brought African Americans north to New Jersey and spurred northern cities and their white residents to create and defend residential segregation. 

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• 8/23/2020
  

  Monopoly in the 20th Century: Roosevelt Warns of Concentrated Wealth and Fascism (Excerpt)

  by Thom Hartmann

  Franklin Roosevelt recognized that the concentrated economic power of big businesses was a threat to democratic society and a step on the road to fascism, and wasn't afraid to say it. 

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• SOURCE: KIRO
  4/28/2020
  

  Internet Access Proves Necessary to ‘Participate in Life’ During Pandemic

  Harvard Law Professor Susan Crawford argues that the regulatory system for electric utilities established by Franklin Roosevelt in the 1930s is a model for necessary reforms to the telecommunicatins industry to ensure all Americans can access the internet.   

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• SOURCE: LA Times
  9/10/11
  

  Ms. Monopoly is here. Psst: A woman invented the game in the first place

  The Monopoly game was the brainchild of a woman named Lizzie Magie at the turn of the 20th century.

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• SOURCE: The New Republic
  2-5-15
  

  An Anti-Capitalist Woman Invented Monopoly and a Man Got All the Credit

  by Jen Doll

  The surprising origins of a beloved board game