Greg Sanders
Greg Sanders is Senior Correspondent: Corporate Power & Antitrust at Just Right News, where he investigates how concentrated economic power shapes prices, speech, and opportunity in American life. He leads coverage of Corporate Power & Antitrust and writes The Titans and the Toll, a signature series that tracks what happens when boardroom decisions ripple through family budgets, small businesses, and local communities. Born on 8/8/1975 in Denver, Colorado, and now based in Chicago, Illinois, Greg brings the perspective of someone who has loaded the truck, read the contract, and felt the squeeze. Greg grew up in a household where dinner-table conversations were about payroll, suppliers, and making the month. His first jobs were blue-collar—early mornings on loading docks, late nights in inventory and procurement—where he saw how a single vendor’s price hike or a merged distributor’s new “policies” could wipe out margins overnight. Later, in operations and risk roles across logistics and energy-adjacent sectors, he learned to read the fine print in exclusivity clauses, to spot quiet coordination among “competitors,” and to see how access to rails, ports, and payment rails can be used as leverage. Those years taught him that real competition is fragile—and that when power concentrates, the costs don’t vanish; they are simply passed down the line. The financial crisis cemented his skepticism toward “too big to fail” and the cozy handshake between sprawling firms and the officials meant to police them. He began writing for trade publications, translating complex filings and market structures into plain English. Whistleblowers started calling. Small manufacturers mailed him invoices showing sudden “compliance” surcharges; independent grocers sent photos of empty shelves after a merger rationalized distribution; entrepreneurs described payment processors that could silence a business with a single policy change. Moving to Chicago put him at the crossroads of America’s freight, food, and finance—close to the shop floors and courtrooms where these fights play out. At Just Right News, Greg’s mandate is straightforward: follow the money, follow the rules, and follow the incentives. He files document-heavy investigations grounded in court records, regulatory dockets, shareholder reports, and public records requests. He pairs that with on-the-ground reporting from warehouses, farm co-ops, and industrial parks. The Titans and the Toll dissects everything from pricing algorithms and “preferred partner” arrangements to censorship-by-contract and ESG pressure campaigns—asking who benefits, who pays, and whether the law still favors open markets over managed cartelization. Greg’s North Star is conservative and practical: markets work when competitors compete, rules are clear, and the referee isn’t taking a cut. He is tough on corporate empires that use scale to smother rivals and just as tough on agencies that confuse press releases with enforcement. He believes antitrust should protect the right to enter, build, and speak in the marketplace—without gatekeepers in finance, tech, or distribution tilting the field. He lives on the Northwest Side of Chicago, where he mentors first-time founders and tries not to miss a Saturday morning at the rink. What keeps him at the desk late is simple: accountability—because when the Titans get their way, someone always pays the toll.
