ILSR details how current enforcement policy deviates from Congress's anti-merger laws, and outlines as set of recommendations for updating the policy to revive local economies.
ILSR welcomes the legislation introduced today by Senator Warren and Representative Jones, as a long-overdue step toward a more equitable and dynamic economy.
Ron Knox was featured on Australian talk radio show The Grapevine, where he discussed Epic Games' acquisition of Bandcamp and its effect on independent artists.
In the 1970s, several Supreme Court cases upended U.S. antitrust laws. This issue brief argues that Congress must take action to undo these decisions.
Ron Knox was featured on The Heartland Labor Forum on KKFI, where he discussed his recent reporting detailing how corporate mergers helped create monopolies that...
Statement from Stacy Mitchell, Co-Director of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, on the introduction of the Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021.
Ron Knox writes in The American Prospect about how decades of unchecked mergers has killed jobs, suppressed wages, and smothered independent businesses. But there's hope.
As community and local financial institutions disappear or merge with larger banks, more entrepreneurs and business owners are struggling to obtain the capital they need
President Biden signed a sweeping Executive Order aimed at undoing concentrated corporate control and ending decades of consolidation across the economy.
Biden's executive order marks a turning point in the fight against monopoly power. It includes more than 70 provisions, many of which reflect ILSR’s priorities.
Ron Knox explains that the beer industry is not a craft brewery utopia. Misguided policies have allowed monopolies to dominate the market, undermining small breweries.
ILSR's comments explain why this merger will harm competition, undermine independent office supply businesses, and accelerate Amazon’s dominance of this industry.
As monopoly utilities merge and grow bigger, they wield more power. This commentary advises South Carolina regulators, legislators, and residents to be cautious of a...
A wave of consolidation has swept across the U.S. economy over the past decade, reshaping already-powerful corporations into financial and political powerhouses. The trend has...
In response to Amazon’s announced acquisition of Whole Foods, Stacy Mitchell, co-director of ILSR and co-author of Amazon’s Stranglehold, made the following statement.