On The Hustle, Kennedy Smith spells out why dollar stores are so problematic for our pocketbooks and our communities.
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...
In Nonprofit Quarterly, ILSR Senior Researcher Kennedy Smith describes the federal Equitable Lending Leaders program and some of its biggest lessons.… Read More
Our tax system used to serve as a check on corporate power. Now it fuels market concentration, write Susan Holmberg and Niko Lusiani in ProMarket.
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.
ILSR investigates how dollar store chains are using predatory tactics to kill off grocery stores and other local businesses, harming rural and urban communities alike.
Amazon’ strategy — which includes securing tax advantages — offers a road map of how to harness the tax system to build a monopoly.
We wrote a letter in response to Melinda Cooper’s arguments in Dissent Magazine linking Trumpism with small business owners.
Susan Holmberg details the evidence showing that tech giants are in fact killing new ideas, limiting new inventions and blocking new businesses from getting a...
ILSR's Kennedy Smith moderated a panel about how cities can leverage federal recovery funds to revitalize their commercial districts, create small businesses, and reduce inequality.
Stacy Mitchell joined the North American Hardware and Paint Association's Dan Tratensek to discuss the building momentum to level the playing field for small business.
After decades of a misguided approach to antitrust policy, Washington has a new antimonopoly fervor, writes Senior Researcher Ron Knox.
On Capitol Forum's podcast Second Request, Senior Research Ron Knox chatted about music industry monopolies and how to restore the music industry's middle class.
On WBUR’s On Point, Stacy Mitchell talked about Amazon's power, the secrets of Amazon’s online marketplace, and how the tech giant preys on third-party sellers.
Dozens of locally based alternatives to the big third-party delivery apps have debuted during the pandemic, proving that in the food-delivery sector, local is better.