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Town Hall Featuring FTC Chair Lina Khan Draws Hundreds of Small Businesses
Katy Milani
March 12, 2024
Hundreds of independent businesses from across the country tuned into a virtual town hall — featuring Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan — to mark the progress and build momentum to rein in monopoly power and level the playing field for small, independent businesses.READ MORE
REGISTER NOW: Small Business vs. Monopoly Power—March 4th
Katy Milani
February 15, 2024
Join independent businesses from across the country for a virtual town hall event to mark our progress and build momentum to rein in monopoly power and level the playing field for small, independent businesses. READ MORE
ILSR Responds to the CFPB’s Proposed Guardrails for Digital Banking
Katy Milani
January 24, 2024
ILSR supports the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's proposed “open banking” rule to establish important guardrails for digital banking. But it needs additional provisions to ensure that smaller, relationship-oriented financial institutions can access fair competition.READ MORE
Cleanup on Aisle 1990
Luke Gannon
December 14, 2023
Communities nationwide proactively address food security by opening grocery stores that adopt innovative ownership, access, and governance approaches.READ MORE
Why the Antitrust Revolution is Likely To Last
Susan Holmberg
September 7, 2023
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 series of two dozen essays on the state of the U.S. revolution in antitrust, published by The Journal of Antitrust Enforcement.READ MORE
In a NY Times TikTok, We Explain Why Your Groceries Are Still So Expensive
Luke Gannon
August 10, 2023
In a popular New York Times Tik Tok, Stacy Mitchell explained why we need to look past the headlines about inflation to understand why our grocery bills are still rising.READ MORE
FEATURED REPORTS
Boxed Out: How Big Retailers are Flexing Their Supply Chain Power to Kill Off Small Businesses
Stacy Mitchell
September 22, 2022
Report: How New Federal Antimerger Guidelines Can Roll Back Corporate Concentration and Build Local Power
Stacy Mitchell
June 29, 2022
Our Guide Gives State and Local Leaders Tools to Fight Corporate Monopolies
Jess Del Fiacco
July 15, 2020
RECENT ARTICLES
In Project Syndicate: Is America's Merger Fever Breaking?
August 2, 2023
A major shift is afoot in the federal government’s stance on big business. The US Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission’s draft merger guidelines represent a major break with the neoliberal assumptions that have underpinned US antitrust enforcement for the last 40 years. In the Project Syndicate, Stacy Mitchell and Ron Know write how the draft guidelines, if adopted, would stop runaway corporate consolidation, rebuild local economies, and help preserve US democracy.READ MORE
Fact Sheet: Credit Card Swipe Fees — A Hidden Monopoly Tax on Small Businesses and Shoppers
Katy Milani
June 20, 2023
In the New York Times: The Real Reason Your Groceries Are Getting So Expensive
Luke Gannon
May 29, 2023
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OUR ADVOCACY WORK
Statement on FTC lawsuit to block Kroger’s acquisition of Albertsons
Stacy Mitchell
February 26, 2024
FEATURED FROM OUR PODCAST
How to Get Away With Merger Season Recap
Luke Gannon
December 21, 2023
Local initiatives are resisting profit-driven mergers by mobilizing their communities and building robust local economies.READ MORE