ILSR Press Releases and Selected Media Coverage

NEW REPORT: Forthcoming Revisions to the Merger Guidelines Mark a Pivotal Shift in Antitrust

NEW REPORT: Forthcoming Revisions to the Merger Guidelines Mark a Pivotal Shift in Antitrust

Reggie Rucker

June 29, 2022

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


Statement from ILSR on New York Senate’s Passage of the 21st Century Antitrust Act

Statement from ILSR on New York Senate's Passage of the 21st Century Antitrust Act

Reggie Rucker

May 26, 2022

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


NEW REPORT Endorsed by State Legislators Highlights Urgency of 21st Century Antitrust Act for New York Small Businesses

NEW REPORT Endorsed by State Legislators Highlights Urgency of 21st Century Antitrust Act for New York Small Businesses

Reggie Rucker

May 19, 2022

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


Statement from ILSR on Alvaro Bedoya’s Confirmation to the Federal Trade Commission

Statement from ILSR on Alvaro Bedoya’s Confirmation to the Federal Trade Commission

Reggie Rucker

May 12, 2022

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


Report Shows How Local Governments Can Use American Rescue Plan Funding to Focus on Small Business

Report Shows How Local Governments Can Use American Rescue Plan Funding to Focus on Small Business

Jess Del Fiacco

January 25, 2022

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


In Inside Climate News: California’s Controversial New Rooftop Solar Proposal

In Inside Climate News: California’s Controversial New Rooftop Solar Proposal

Jess Del Fiacco

December 16, 2021

ILSR's John Farrell is quoted in Inside Clean Energy.  READ MORE


In the American Conservative: How Amazon Crushes Small Business

In the American Conservative: How Amazon Crushes Small Business

Jess Del Fiacco

December 15, 2021

ILSR's Amazon research is featured in the American Conservative.  READ MORE


In the New York Times: What Happened to Amazon’s Bookstore?

In the New York Times: What Happened to Amazon’s Bookstore?

Jess Del Fiacco

December 3, 2021

ILSR research cited in The New York Times.  READ MORE


In Vox: ILSR’s Research Exposes Amazon’s Exploitation of Marketplace Sellers

In Vox: ILSR's Research Exposes Amazon’s Exploitation of Marketplace Sellers

Jess Del Fiacco

December 1, 2021

ILSR's research into Amazon is featured in Vox.  READ MORE


New Report: Amazon’s Fees on Small Businesses Have Soared

New Report: Amazon’s Fees on Small Businesses Have Soared

Virgil McDill

December 1, 2021

A new report from ILSR finds that Amazon has exploited its power as a monopoly gatekeeper to impose increasingly steep fees on the independent businesses that sell on its site. Amazon now pockets a 34 percent cut of the revenue  READ MORE