Amazon has a long history of abusing monopoly power. Now, during Covid-19, Amazon has begun to turn its quest for dominance against its own customers.
ILSR Legal Fellow Shaoul Sussman and Zephyr Teachout explain how Amazon's new patent solidifies the company’s aims to consolidate its power over sellers.
ILSR Co-Director Stacy Mitchell released the following statement in response to the news that the European Union will file antitrust charges against Amazon.
Stacy Mitchell talks to Canadian national radio about understanding Amazon’s structural power and its consequences, and about growing momentum in Congress to do something.
Stacy Mitchell provides the House Judiciary Committee with recommendations for future antitrust legislation.
ILSR Legal Fellow Shaoul Sussman and co-author Hal Singer discredit the idea that all businesses behave like Amazon.
ILSR's Ron Knox explains how a regulatory system that is supposed to protect the food supply has instead led to giant slaughterhouses rampant with Covid-19.
Stacy Mitchell’s statement in response to the House Judiciary Committee’s letter calling Jeff Bezos to testify.… Read More
ILSR Co-Director Stacy Mitchell discusses the pandemic's disruptions to our supply chains, the importance of competition, and the growing movement to regulate Amazon.
Many people assume that local pharmacies are declining because they can’t compete. In fact, research by Consumer Reports and others has found that independent pharmacies...
Stacy Mitchell and Shaoul Sussman describe how Amazon rigs its algorithm to produce results that favor its own interests, harming shoppers and third-party sellers.
Independent pharmacies could flourish, helping solve the growing problem of healthcare deserts — if only policymakers would stand up to big players in the drug...
ILSR Co-Director Stacy Mitchell testified on Amazon's market power before the House Judiciary Committee as part of its antitrust investigation into dominant digital platforms.
In 203 markets, Walmart controls 50% or more of the grocery market. No other corporation has ever amassed this much control over the food system.
ILSR's comments explain why this merger will harm competition, undermine independent office supply businesses, and accelerate Amazon’s dominance of this industry.