The Myth of Capitalism: Monopolies and the Death of Competition

The Myth of Capitalism tells the story of how America has gone from an open, competitive marketplace to an economy where a few very powerful companies dominate key industries that affect our daily lives. Digital monopolies like Google, Facebook, and Amazon act as gatekeepers to the digital world. Amazon is capturing almost all online shopping dollars. We have the illusion of choice, but for most critical decisions, we have only one or two companies, when it comes to high speed Internet, health insurance, medical care, mortgage title insurance, social networks, Internet searches, or even consumer goods like toothpaste. Every day, the average American transfers a little of their pay check to monopolists and oligopolists. The solution is vigorous anti-trust enforcement to return America to a period where competition created higher economic growth, more jobs, higher wages and a level playing field for all. The Myth of Capitalism is the story of industrial concentration, but it matters to everyone, because the stakes could not be higher. It tackles the big questions of: why is the US becoming a more unequal society, why is economic growth anemic despite trillions of dollars of federal debt and money printing, why the number of start-ups has declined, and why are workers losing out.

About the Author :
Jonathan Tepper is coauthor of The Myth of Capitalism: Monopolies and the Death of Competition and the New York Times bestseller Endgame: The End of the Debt Supercycle, a book on the sovereign debt crisis. Jonathan is chairman of Variant Perception, a macroeconomic research group that caters to asset managers. Jonathan is a Rhodes Scholar. Since leaving Oxford, he has worked as an equity analyst at SAC Capital and as a Vice President in proprietary trading at Bank of America. Jonathan earned a BA with Highest Honors in History and Economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an MLitt in Modern History from Oxford University. As a former international 747 pilot for Delta Airlines, Capt. Pamela Almand's smooth, low-pitched voice from the flight deck calmed and reassured her passengers and crew through routine flights as well as emergencies. Now, with over a decade of professional award-winning SAG/AFTRA voice acting experience with Audie Award nominations, AudioFile Earphones Awards, and Voice Arts Awards and numerous nominations, her voice has not only enthusiastic professionalism and authority in nonfiction titles, but also conversational and compelling story-telling warmth and depth for multiple accents, genders, and ages in fiction titles. Medical, business, and technical nonfiction titles come naturally, the result not only of growing up the daughter of a Colorado cattle rancher and moving into a highly technical aviation career, but also aided by naturally clear diction and a neutral English, easy-to-understand style. Pamela is continuously honing her skills and has coached with Scott Brick, Paul Ruben, Carol Monda, Johnny Heller, Patrick Fraley and others and is an Audible Approved Producer. Pam works from her professional recording studio for clients all over the world, including Tantor, Blackstone Publishing, Brilliance Audio, Vibrance Press, Oasis Publishing, World Wide AudioBooks, Verity Publishing, Two Words Publishing, Suspense Publishing, Author's Republic, and ACX. Denise Hearn writes, presents, and consults on economic justice and human flourishing. She is coauthor of The Myth of Capitalism: Monopolies and the Death of Competition, which was named one of the Financial Times's Best Books of 2018 and endorsed by two Nobel Prize winners.