When the Shortage Is the Strategy: How Corporations Turned Crises into Record Profits

This article exposes how corporations have used supply constraints and crises to raise prices far beyond what's justified, then refused to lower them even after costs fell. It details the 'rockets and feathers' phenomenon, citing record profit margins and executive admissions, and highlights a history of collusion, from LCD panels to RealPage. It also covers the $166 billion tariff refunds that went to companies, not consumers, and urges consumers to fight back through organized boycotts, citing the success of Croatia's boycott.