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Join the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) on Tuesday, March 3, from 1:00–2:00 pm ET for a live virtual event examining how pricing algorithms deployed by powerful corporations — including Amazon, Instacart, and major landlords — are inflating prices, undermining competition, and threatening independent businesses and communities.
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ILSR's virtual briefing on Amazon’s growing capture of your local public dollars — and what you can do about it.
A More Perfect Union documentary explains a Pepsi/Walmart price discrimination scheme — exposed by an FTC lawsuit unsealed by ILSR.
To demonstrate how corporate concentration has reshaped food access in the U.S., ILSR's interactive map shows food deserts alongside the location of grocery stores.
With support from ILSR and other allies, California is now one step closer to enacting the strongest antimonopoly law in the country.
New data from ILSR highlights the direct link between the decline in Robinson-Patman enforcement and the collapse of independent grocers — a clear example of how policy decisions shape our communities and everyday lives.
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Amazon has quietly captured a growing share of government purchasing. This major report explains how, and what to do about it.
In this ILSR event, two State AGs and other changemakers have a lively discussion about how states can advance the goals of the antitrust movement.
The groundbreaking report illustrates that racial disparity is not merely an outcome of monopoly power but a means by which corporations attain it.
Stacy Mitchell explains why this pivotal moment in antitrust can last beyond its current leaders at our enforcement agencies. Her piece is part of a...