THE LATEST
New Report: The Dollar Store Invasion
February 28, 2023
In this report, we spotlight communities rising up against dollar chains and how federal policymakers need to address the ways in which misguided policies are fueling the destructive proliferation of dollar stores. 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
Issue Brief: Why the 21st Century Antitrust Act is Critical for New York Small Businesses
Katy Milani
May 19, 2022
RECENT ARTICLES
In the Antitrust Chronicle: Ending Monopolization Via Mergers
Luke Gannon
March 6, 2023
Ron Knox writes in Competition Policy International that in order to foster a more democratic economy we must strengthen merger guidelines and enforce anti-merger laws, promote anti-merger enforcement in Congress, and educate federal judges about the intent behind anti-merger laws.READ MORE
FROM OUR PODCAST
A Food Oasis in North Tulsa
Luke Gannon
March 16, 2023
Aaron Johnson, founder and owner of Oasis Fresh Market in North Tulsa, Oklahoma, tells his journey of opening a grocery store to provide a refuge, safe place, and shelter to a community that had been a food desert for fourteen years. On the second half of the episode, Stacy Mitchell explains the policy decisions that have led to an increasingly consolidated grocery sector and the steps to take to support locally-owned, community-centric grocery models.READ MORE
FEATURED AUDIO & VIDEO
Community is Central to Building a Post-Neoliberal Future
Luke Gannon
December 22, 2022
Stacy Mitchell spoke at "Rethinking Globalization, Intermediation, and Efficiency," on exploring new paradigms for a post-neoliberal world. Community, Stacy argued, is the foundational basis for this paradigm shift.READ MORE
On Vox's Today Explained: Ron Knox on Blocking the Kroger-Albertsons Supermerger
Luke Gannon
October 31, 2022
OUR ADVOCACY
"Trustbusting Is Making a Comeback": Stacy Mitchell's Keynote at the National Rural Grocery Summit:
Luke Gannon
June 22, 2022
"Amazon's Grip is Crushing Us": Stories and Testimonials from Amazon Sellers
Katy Milani
June 15, 2022
ILSR Calls for New Merger Standards to Halt Concentration, Revive Local Economies
Stacy Mitchell
April 27, 2022