Antitrust

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER - Antitrust enforcement is a critical issue in America today, with Amy Klobuchar, a respected senior senator from Minnesota, at the forefront. This insightful history of the antitrust movement reveals the factors leading to our current situation and proposes practical solutions to combat monopolies, enhance business competition, and foster innovation. As companies like Google dominate the search engine market and Big Pharma raises drug prices, consumers suffer, and market stagnation ensues. Klobuchar advocates for comprehensive reforms across economic, legislative, social welfare, and human rights policies, presenting plans and proposals to bolster antitrust laws and enforcement. She chronicles the historic battles against monopolies in America, from Standard Oil and the Sherman Anti-Trust Act to the Progressive Era's trust-busters and the breakup of Ma Bell. Klobuchar highlights the Gilded Age (1870s-1900), marked by the immense wealth of figures like J. P. Morgan and John Rockefeller, and discusses President Theodore Roosevelt's efforts to dismantle trusts during the Progressive Era. She examines key legislation, including the Clayton Act and the Federal Trade Commission Act, and addresses the challenges posed by today's Big Pharma and tech giants. As the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Klobuchar offers a compelling exploration of antitrust in America and a path forward