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On More Perfect Union: How Amazon Broke Online Shopping
November 15, 2023
This video from More Perfect Union tells the story of why Amazon has become a chaotic jumble of junk ads and questionable products, how that's connected to the company's abuse of independent businesses, and why Amazon now faces a major antitrust case. If you’re looking for help explaining the FTC’s lawsuit to your friends, look no further.READ MORE
In The Nation: the FTC Lawsuit Against Amazon Is the Biggest Antitrust Fight of Our Time
Ron Knox
November 15, 2023
This lawsuit is a testament to the power of a grassroots coalition determined to check Amazon's dominance — and a test of whether the federal government has the power, and the political will, to rein in corporate monopoly power, writes Ron Knox in The Nation.READ MORE
ILSR Press Event: Sellers and Small Businesses Applaud FTC’s Amazon Lawsuit
Katy Milani
September 26, 2023
Third-party sellers and small business leaders joined the Institute for Local Self-Reliance's virtual press briefing to applaud the FTC’s antitrust lawsuit against Amazon, hailing the action as a critical step to ending Amazon’s abuses and opening the online market to competition.READ MORE
The Federal Antitrust Case Against Amazon: An Explainer
September 26, 2023
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed suit against Amazon for monopolizing e-commerce in violation of U.S. antitrust laws. This explainer looks at why the lawsuit was filed and what it seeks to accomplish.READ MORE
New Research: Amazon's Monopoly Tollbooth in 2023
September 21, 2023
The steep and rapidly growing fees Amazon extracts from the businesses that have little choice but to rely on its site to reach customers are a striking measure of its monopoly power. These exorbitant fees are crushing many sellers, raising consumer prices, and funding Amazon’s expanding empire.READ MORE
Amazon's Tight Grip on Cloud Computing Poses Multiple Threats. ILSR Urges FTC Action.
Ron Knox
June 29, 2023
In a letter to the Federal Trade Commission, ILSR warned that control over cloud computing, the backbone of the modern economy, is dangerously concentrated. Amazon Web Services (AWS), which controls more than 40 percent of global cloud infrastructure, has exploited its position to lock-in customers, shut out rivals, and reap unfair advantages in its other non-cloud business lines. ILSR urges the FTC to use its authorities to open the market to needed competition.READ MORE
Report: Tax Dodging is a Monopoly Tactic
March 30, 2023
Local and federal policymakers have systematically structured tax policy in a way that deepens the concentration of corporate power, Stacy Mitchell and Susan Holmberg argue in this issue brief, co-published with the Roosevelt Institute.READ MORE
FEATURED REPORTS
ILSR's Testimony on Amazon's Dominance Before the House Judiciary Committee
Stacy Mitchell
July 15, 2019
In The Nation: Amazon Doesn’t Just Want to Dominate the Market—It Wants to Become the Market
Stacy Mitchell
February 15, 2018
RECENT ARTICLES
In The Sling: When Confronting Amazon’s Anticompetitive Conduct, the FTC Should Invoke Its Section 5 Authority
Ron Knox
July 10, 2023
As the Federal Trade Commission sets its sights on challenging Amazon's dominance in online retail, Ron Knox argues in The Sling that the agency must leverage its most potent weapon against anticompetitive behavior: Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act.READ MORE
In The New York Times: Stacy Mitchell Makes the Case to Break Up Jeff Bezos's Empire
Stacy Mitchell
October 8, 2020
In the American Prospect: Revoking Big Tech’s Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card
Susan Holmberg
October 5, 2020
In The Atlantic: Amazon Is a Private Government. Congress Needs to Step Up.
Stacy Mitchell
August 11, 2020
"Amazon's Grip is Crushing Us": Stories and Testimonials from Amazon Sellers
Katy Milani
June 15, 2022
Fact Sheet: Why the "Ending Platform Monopolies Act" is Essential Reform
Stacy Mitchell
June 21, 2021
Featured Media Coverage
Stacy Mitchell is Profiled in the New York Times
Jess Del Fiacco
April 20, 2020
ILSR Co-Director Stacy Mitchell was profiled in the New York Times for her analysis of Amazon's monopoly and work to build a broad coalition to advocate for policies to check its outsized power.READ MORE
Watch Frontline Documentary on Amazon's Reign Over Us — Featuring ILSR's Research & Interviews with Stacy Mitchell
Susan Holmberg
February 4, 2020
FRONTLINE has drawn on ILSR’s research and interviews with co-director Stacy Mitchell to create a powerful documentary on the reign of Amazon.READ MORE
AUDIO & VIDEO
Germany’s National Broadcaster Features Stacy Mitchell, as Scrutiny of Amazon’s Power Grows
Luke Gannon
June 7, 2022
On Capitol Forum: Amazon Charges Steep Fees at the Expense of Small Businesses
Luke Gannon
January 5, 2022
On Intelligence Squared: Stacy Mitchell Debates, Is Amazon Good for Small Business?
Luke Gannon
November 30, 2021