ANTITRUST Taking on Monopoly Power from the Gilded Age to the Digital Age

Senator Amy Klobuchar delivers the introduction, first chapter, and conclusion of her audiobook with intellectual confidence. The familiarity of her speech helps connect this richly detailed economics lesson with the likable Minnesota lawmaker. Nan McNamara narrates the remainder of the audio with more vocal color than the senator and equal skill with her often complex sentences. The interpretive skills of both women deserve credit for making such an esoteric topic sound accessible and absorbing. Senator Klobuchar sees the government's fight against monopolies as part of the broader struggle between concentrated wealth and ordinary citizens, between the power-hungry rich and the moderating forces of government oversight. This is a graduate-level broadside on what government should do to balance capitalism with the needs of consumers. T.W. © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine [Published: JUNE 2021]