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On More Perfect Union: How Amazon Broke Online Shopping
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
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
Community Wins: How Do You Buy Groceries When There’s No Grocery Store? These Communities Figured It Out
From mobile markets to refrigerated food pick-up lockers, communities are exploring innovative new approaches to making sure their residents have convenient, affordable access to healthy food. Check out the latest in our Community Wins series. … Read More
On The Hustle, Kennedy Smith Explains the Bad Economics of Dollar Stores
Kennedy Smith was on The Hustle to spell out why dollar stores are so problematic for our pocketbooks and our communities.… Read More
ILSR Press Event: Sellers and Small Businesses Applaud FTC’s Amazon Lawsuit
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
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
Media Advisory: Sellers and Small Businesses Applaud FTC’s Amazon Lawsuit
“This draft heralds a long overdue end to the dangerous and destructive approach of the last four decades,” Stacy Mitchell, ILSR Co-Executive Director, says in the statement.… Read More
Statement on FTC’s Amazon Lawsuit
“This draft heralds a long overdue end to the dangerous and destructive approach of the last four decades,” Stacy Mitchell, ILSR Co-Executive Director, says in the statement.… Read More
New Research: Amazon’s Monopoly Tollbooth in 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
Small Businesses, Consumers and Antimonopoly Advocates Urge Congress to End the Swipe Fee Duopoly
ILSR co-hosted a virtual press event alongside consumer advocates, antimonopoly reformers, and small businesses urging Congress to pass the Credit Card Competition Act. … Read More
ILSR Submits Comments to Strengthen Proposed Merger Guidelines
ILSR submitted an in-depth comment letter applauding the FTC and DOJ for the significant changes contained in the agencies’ Draft Merger Guidelines and suggesting ways the agencies should amend their draft guidelines to better discern and block harmful mergers, promote a decentralized economy, safeguard American liberty, and fulfill the aims of the antitrust laws enacted by Congress.… Read More
Why the Antitrust Revolution is Likely To Last
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
Getting Capital to Underserved Entrepreneurs: Some Pandemic Lessons
In Nonprofit Quarterly, ILSR Senior Researcher Kennedy Smith describes the federal Equitable Lending Leaders program and some of its biggest lessons.… Read More
In a NY Times TikTok, We Explain Why Your Groceries Are Still So Expensive
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
The Biden Administration’s Proposed Merger Guidelines: An Explainer
The Biden Administration’s proposed merger guidelines represent a significant shift in policy from the current guidelines. If implemented, the guidelines would help stop harmful mergers that concentrate power in too few hands. Our new explainer breaks down the basics of the new merger guidelines and explains how they could reshape merger enforcement, the economy, and our democracy.… Read More