This lawsuit is a test of whether the government has the power, and the political will, to rein in monopoly power, writes Ron Knox.
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...
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...
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.
Ron Knox provides a dispatch about how fishermen in the Pacific Northwest are taking a stand against Pacific Seafood, the dominant West Coast crab processor.
Ron Knox argues that the FTC must leverage its most potent weapon against Amazon's anticompetitive behavior: Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act.
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).
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,...
Minnesota lawmakers will have the opportunity this legislative session to put the state at the forefront of a movement to improve and strengthen antimonopoly laws.
Every purchase you make with a card has a swipe fee baked in. These fees alone make billions for big banks and card companies. We...
Ron Knox writes in Slate how the shocking collapse of Taylor Swift's tour ticket presale was an inevitable failure of the monopoly Ticketmaster.
Ron Knox joined Vox’s Today Explained podcast where he details the danger, harm, and effects of the proposed Kroger-Albertsons merger.
Powerful retailers are dominating supply chains. Our report argues it’s time to revive the Robinson-Patman Act to restore antitrust enforcement against predatory buying.
Ron Knox writes that if Amazon's acquisition of iRobot is allowed to happen, Amazon would buy its way to dominance in yet another industry.