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Antitrust & Trade Reg.

Oct. 28, 2024

Anti-monopoly parties once roamed the land - and it's time for them to return

Anti-monopoly parties arose in the 1870s in the old Northwest, driven by farmers, laborers, and dissatisfied proprietors fighting against trusts and monopolies. With recent corporate consolidation and monopolization on the rise, their return would be timely.

Dan VanDeMortel

Marketing Communications Specialist, Joseph Saveri Law Firm, LLP

The New York Times

"Proper enforcement of the antitrust laws makes a difference in the lives of people across the country, period, full stop."

- Jonathan Kanter, Assistant Attorney General of the Department of Justice Antitrust Division

"Our founding fathers recognized almost 250 years ago what a growing number of people are once again recognizing today: that if you live in fear of unchecked power, you can never be truly free."

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