Stacy Mitchell talks to WBUR's 1A about the economic and policy forces creating a challenging environment for independent businesses.
Analysis reveals Amazon's contracts undermine procurement safeguards while independent suppliers offer better prices, service, and transparency.
Amazon has quietly captured a growing share of government purchasing. This major report explains how, and what to do about it.
You know why your local and state governments shouldn't be buying from Amazon. Here's what you can do about it.
Non-compete clauses prevent workers from changing jobs within an industry or starting their own competing firm. Banning non-competes would spur job creation and economic growth.
ILSR and 15 Small Business Rising partners co-hosted a briefing exposing predatory tactics used by large corporations to bully suppliers into providing illegal pricing deals.
In Inequality, Ron Knox analyzes the recent settlement in FTC's "Dark Patterns" case against Amazon.
ILSR and allies intervened in an antitrust lawsuit to ensure that the Robinson-Patman Act can continue to be used to prevent retail discrimination and unfairness.
An ILSR event with independent business associations exploring how your business can stand up to big corporate power and level the playing field.
Ron Knox’s advocacy and analysis have helped allies push California towards crucial reforms to its antitrust law, the Cartwright Act.
Energy democracy experts discuss how locally owned clean energy projects are helping communities grow jobs and build wealth and power.
In The American Prospect, Ron Knox outlines some recent local wins against corporate monopolies like Live Nation and Amazon.
Ron Knox testified in support of a proposed bill that would strictly prohibit corporations from using monopoly power to abuse workers, small businesses and consumers.
ILSR hosted a congressional briefing featuring antitrust experts, small business owners, and lawmakers to hear about unfair corporate pricing practices that are squeezing small businesses.
99% Invisible, with Stacy Mitchell's help, devotes an episode to the relationship between food deserts and the federal government's abandonment of Robison-Patman Act enforcement.