Must-Read: Mark Thoma: To Overcome Rising Inequality, Workers Need More Bargaining Power: “Many people confuse free markets with the textbook ideal of competitive markets… Markets that are free from government intervention are also free to accumulate a significant amount of market power. Rising inequality has more than one cause, and solving the problem will require … Continue reading Must-Read: Mark Thoma: To Overcome Rising Inequality, Workers Need More Bargaining Power