Rob Larson

Rob Larson is a professor of economics at Tacoma Community College and author of several books including Bit Tyrants, Capitalism vs. Freedom, and Mastering the Universe.

8 articles

The D&S Debrief

Interview: The Consumer Credit Oligopoly

An interview with Rob Larson

Rob Larson Nov 28, 2025

November/December 2025

Discredited

The Ham-fisted Tyranny of the Credit Agency Oligopoly

Rob Larson Nov 24, 2025

January/February 2020

Rebooting Big Tech

What's the best way to fix Silicon Valley?

Rob Larson Jan 1, 2020

July/August 2018

Neutralized

Big Tech's Retreat from Net Neutrality

Rob Larson Jul 1, 2018

July/August 2015

The Economics of Net Neutrality

First in an article series: MONEY YELLS!--Market Power and Corporate Control of Information.

Rob Larson Jul 1, 2015

July/August 2013

Frackonomics

The Science and Economics of the Gas Boom

Rob Larson Jul 1, 2013

November/December 2010

Underwater

Profits and pay are sky-high, even as bad loans are sinking the megabanks.

Rob Larson Nov 1, 2010

July/August 2010

Not Too Big Enough

How the "too-big-to-fail" banks got that way, and why the current banking reform won't solve the problem.

Rob Larson Jul 1, 2010

When All Else Is Out of Bounds, Zap Labor

Interview: The Plutonomy and the Coming Crisis

Minor Improvements and Much Confusion