America faces supply-chain disruption and shortages. Here’s why | Matt Stoller

Shortages in the United States are piling up. Covid isn't the only reason for the problem

There's a quiet panic happening in the US economy. Medical labs are running out of supplies like pipettes and petri dishes, summer camps and restaurants are having trouble getting food, and automobile, paint and electronics firms are curtailing production because they can't get semiconductors. One man told me he couldn't get a Whopper meal at a Burger King in Florida, as there was a sign saying Sorry, no french fries with any order. We have no potatoes."

Imagine that, no french fries in America.

Matt Stoller is a writer and former policymaker who focuses on the politics of market power and antitrust