The monopolization of record labels, streaming, and live venues is making it impossible for the broad “middle class” of artists to reach listeners.
In a presentation to ILSR staff, Christopher Mitchell shared key takeaways from six recent books on monopoly power in the United States.
Monopoly power in the peanut industry has pushed thousands of small farmers to the brink of bankruptcy. and made peanuts more expensive to taxpayers.
Stacy Mitchell joined SiriusXM's Tell Me Everything to talk about small businesses as critical allies with labor in the fight to check concentrated corporate power.
We summarized Congress's Big Tech report, particularly its findings on Amazon's monopoly and its recommendations for how Congress can liberate the economy from Amazon’s stranglehold.
We argue that the immediate federal response to the Covid-19 crisis must focus on enabling small, independent businesses to weather the economic collapse.
We lay out 24 policy recommendations across a 6-point agenda to enable independent businesses to weather the pandemic and thrive and grow in its aftermath.
Stacy Mitchell and Susan R. Holmberg argue that the left should embrace small business again; it is crucial to reversing inequality and rescuing democracy.
Stacy Mitchell talks to Strong Towns about how corporate power is concentrating during the pandemic, and possibilities for a congressional break up of big tech.
Amazon often functions as essential infrastructure This gives it an extraordinary view into the activities of other businesses and an unparalleled ability to manipulate markets.
ILSR helped organize and participated in a briefing making the case for Congress to break up and regulate Big Tech.
In light of the the House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee big tech hearing, we are seeing a monumental shift in the public debate surrounding Big Tech.
ILSR research was cited in the congressional hearing to investigate monopoly power in Big Tech.
Statement from Stacy Mitchell, Co-Director of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, regarding Jeff Bezos’ testimony before the House Antitrust Subcommittee.
This ILSR report finds that Amazon is exploiting its gatekeeper power to impose huge fees on the third-party sellers that rely on its marketplace.