nullagentDec 1, 2024

Some excellent reporting on food deserts in the Atlantic today.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/12/food-deserts-robinson-patman/680765/

#FoodDeserts #RobinsonPatman #stacymitchell #BlackMastodon

The Hidden Cause of Food Deserts

How a federal policy change in the 1980s created the modern food desert

The Atlantic
Steve Randy WaldmanSep 25, 2023

"Amazon now takes 45 cents in fees out of every dollar of third-party sales at its marketplace, according to updated statistics in a new report from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance." @ddayen citing #StacyMitchell #ILSR https://prospect.org/power/2023-09-21-amazons-185-billion-pay-to-play-system/

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Amazon’s $185 Billion Pay-to-Play System

A new report shows that Amazon now takes 45 percent of all third-party sales on its website, part of the company’s goal to become a monopoly gatekeeper for economic transactions.

The American Prospect