Our team fights the unchecked power of corporate monopolies and champions policies that level the playing field for small independent businesses.
ILSR’s virtual event, featuring State AGs Keith Ellison (Minn.) and Kris Mayes (Ariz.), centers on the vital role states can play (and have played) in using antitrust enforcement to rein in corporate power.
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In The Atlantic, Stacy Mitchell explains the true origin of food deserts in America. Before the 1980s, many neighborhoods that are now food deserts actually had a diverse and competitive grocery landscape. The problem isn’t the neighborhoods themselves; the problem is price discrimination that favors big chains over independent grocers.
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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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A bill in the Rhode Island House could level the state's grocery playing field, and encourage other states to join the fight against monopoly power.
On Talking Headways, Stacy Mitchell talks with Jeff Wood about how the rules that govern our built environment have fueled corporate concentration and harmed democracy
Ron Knox talks to the "You're Probably Getting Screwed" podcast about the importance of small businesses and the challenges they face from corporate monopolies.
Kennedy Smith shares her research and perspective about good zoning's role in economic resilience.
Toledo’s Dorr Street is emblematic of what happened in cities across the country. Community leaders are charting a path for rebirth. By Ron Knox and Susan R. Holmberg
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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...
Stacy Mitchell's rousing address to the 2024 Bioneers Conference arguing that the growing antimonopoly movement is our best hope at outrunning the forces of authoritarianism.
How Amazon uses its monopoly power to extract extreme and rapidly growing fees from businesses on their site that have little choice to reach customers.