Commissioner Bedoya made a powerful case that the guiding aim of antitrust should be fairness, including fairness for small businesses. This would represent a fundamental shift for the agency, which has long allowed misguided ideas about “efficiency” to trump fairness. READ MORE
Muninetworks.org is cited in telling the story of a Michigan man who built his own ISP network and is now getting government funding to expand it to more of his neighbors. READ MORE
Ron Knox, senior researcher and writer for ILSR’s Independent Business Initiative shares why Amazon's Roomba acquisition may be the most invasive and dangerous in the company's history. READ MORE
The new guidelines will likely make it harder for large corporations to amass power by buying other companies and will over time shape how judges understand and apply the antitrust laws in their rulings. READ MORE
In a statement, ILSR’s Co-director Stacy Mitchell responded to the New York Senate's passage of the 21st Century Antitrust Act. “The New York Senate’s passage of the 21st Century Antitrust Act is a win for New York’s small businesses, working people, READ MORE
A new report endorsed by state legislators highlights the urgency of the 21st Century Antitrust Act for New York small businesses.
As high inflation rages on, dominant corporations threaten the ability for New York small businesses to compete. Legislature can reverse READ MORE
Alvaro Bedoya brings to the FTC deep expertise in the ways that monopolies in sectors like food, pharmacy, and tech are harming Americans and sapping the resiliency out of our economy and democracy. READ MORE
We issued a statement on the House Judiciary's Referral of Amazon to the DOJ for Potential Criminal Obstruction of Congress. "Amazon’s attempt to obstruct Congress only further underscores the need for legislation to rein in Big Tech's outsized power." READ MORE
ILSR issued a report that shows how local communities can seize the opportunity presented by the American Rescue Plan Act’s funding to rethink their local economic development strategies to favor local, independent businesses. READ MORE
