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...
This draft heralds a long overdue end to the dangerous and destructive approach of the last four decades, Stacy Mitchell says in ILSR's statement
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.
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...
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...
The Biden Administration’s proposed merger guidelines represent a shift in policy from the current guidelines; our explainer breaks down the basics of the new guidelines
In the Project Syndicate, Stacy Mitchell and Ron Knox write how the FTC's merger guidelines, if adopted, would stop corporate consolidation and preserve US democracy.
This draft heralds an overdue end to the dangerous, destructive approach of the last four decades, Stacy Mitchell, ILSR Co-Executive Director, says in the statement.
In a letter to the FTC, ILSR warns that control over cloud computing is dangerously concentrated thanks in large part to Amazon Web Services (AWS).
On the Capitol Forum podcast, Stacy Mitchell explains that the real cost of groceries can be traced to Walmart's predatory tactics and failed antitrust enforcement.
Amazon exploited its chokehold of the online retail sector by extracting more than $155 billion in fees from Amazon marketplace sellers, Stacy Mitchell says.
Amazon's ability to bully and exploit other businesses through its integration across business lines is an example of why the bill is so important.
Stacy Mitchell explains how big retailers exploit their financial control over suppliers, threatening independent grocers and increasing prices. Enforcing the Robinson Patman Act could help.
In a conversation with MECEP's Arthur Phillips, Stacy Mitchell discusses how concentrated corporate power has impacted Maine and what state leaders can do about it.
Local and federal policymakers have systematically structured tax policy in a way that deepens the concentration of corporate power, Stacy Mitchell and Susan Holmberg argue.