America has let go of its maritime edge at its own peril.

The price tag, once a symbol of fairness and transparency, has disappeared.

“A thrilling true crime story about how the largest corporate monopolies in America have hatched a scheme to pick our pockets. Gouged is the book corporate America does not want you to read.”—Robert.....

Every day, companies find better, and sneakier, ways to reach deeper into our wallets. They trap us in subscriptions, bury fees until checkout, use algorithms to collude with competitors, and mine our...

New technology is enabling companies to reinvent the rip-off right under our noses; we need new laws to protect us.

“A thrilling true crime story about how the largest corporate monopolies in America have hatched a scheme to pick our pockets. Gouged is the book corporate America does not want you to read.”—Robert B...

NBC News volunteers saw eight different prices for the exact same Harry Styles ticket on StubHub. The company said it’s running random price experiments.

How the subscription squeeze is ending.

Lindsay Owens’s new book details all the ways that corporations seek to maximize profits at your expense.

The modern economy has given rise to a new kind of gouging: companies can now manufacture the appearance of scarcity.

Lindsay Owens’s new book details all the ways that corporations seek to maximize profits at your expense.

Lindsay Owens, author of the incredible new book Gouged, tells us why the Robin Hood theory of surveillance pricing is a myth.

Walmart, weighing in on the controversial practice of dynamic pricing, says consumers have nothing to fear from its future tactics. On Friday Walmart Chief Executive John Furner posted a statement onl...

After customers raised concerns about alleged targeted strategies, Walmart's CEO said the retailer does not charge shoppers based on their personal data.

There were many exciting parts of your new car — the heated seats, a shiny new navigation system, three free months of satellite radio. Three months and one day later, the radio kept playing. You bare...

The price tag, once a symbol of fairness and transparency, has disappeared.

Consumer advocate Lindsay Owen’s new book, Gouged, traces how corporations use software—from ever-changing prices to opaque algorithms—to squeeze every penny from you.

“A thrilling true crime story about how the largest corporate monopolies in America have hatched a scheme to pick our pockets. Gouged is the book corporate America does not want you to read.”—Robert B...

Companies have changed the way they price their products — and shoppers are getting deliberately overcharged. Here are steps you can take to ensure you are getting the best deal.

“A thrilling true crime story about how the largest corporate monopolies in America have hatched a scheme to pick our pockets. Gouged is the book corporate America does not want you to read.”—Robert B...

Lindsay Owens’s new book details all the ways that corporations seek to maximize profits at your expense.

Weber’s Anti-Fascist Economics and Owens’s Gouged help to flesh out a heterodox way of thinking about economic policy.

How can we fix our pricing crisis? Economic sociologist Lindsay Owens urges tough new rules – and a consumer uprising

Despite threats from the wealthy elite, new IRS data proves that higher taxes on the rich do not drive them away from New York City. The myth of tax flight is debunked.

Weber’s Anti-Fascist Economics and Owens’s Gouged help to flesh out a heterodox way of thinking about economic policy.