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In The Sling: When Confronting Amazon’s Anticompetitive Conduct, the FTC Should Invoke Its Section 5 Authority
Ron Knox argues that the FTC must leverage its most potent weapon against Amazon's anticompetitive behavior: Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act.
On the Capitol Forum Podcast: Food Deserts, Rising Prices, and Antitrust
On the Capitol Forum podcast, Stacy Mitchell explains that the real cost of groceries can be traced to Walmart's predatory tactics and failed antitrust enforcement.
“[FTC] lawsuit reveals Amazon’s utter contempt for its customers,” says Stacy Mitchell in Statement on Amazon Prime Lawsuit
Amazon exploited its chokehold of the online retail sector by extracting more than $155 billion in fees from Amazon marketplace sellers, Stacy Mitchell says.
Watch: Stacy Mitchell’s Keynote on Monopoly at the Maine Center for Economic Policy’s Annual Conference
In a conversation with MECEP's Arthur Phillips, Stacy Mitchell discusses how concentrated corporate power has impacted Maine and what state leaders can do about it.
In the Antitrust Chronicle: Ending Monopolization Via Mergers
Ron Knox writes in Competition Policy International that in order to foster a more democratic economy we must strengthen merger guidelines and enforce anti-merger laws,...
“Americans don’t need another mega-grocer.” Stacy Mitchell Responds to Kroger’s Bid to Buy Albertsons
"Kroger/Albertsons would control $1 of every $4 American dollars spent on groceries. That’s as big as Walmart, [which] has done widespread damage to communities"
ILSR Joins Ask for Federal Trade Commission to Investigate Utility Abuses
The Institute for Local Self-Reliance joined over 200 organizations this week in asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate abuses by electric utilities to protect...
Statement from ILSR on Alvaro Bedoya’s Confirmation to the Federal Trade Commission
Alvaro Bedoya brings expertise in how food, pharmacy, and tech monopolies are harming Americans and harming the resiliency of our economy and democracy.
ILSR Statement on the Introduction of the Prohibiting Anticompetitive Mergers Act
ILSR welcomes the legislation introduced today by Senator Warren and Representative Jones, as a long-overdue step toward a more equitable and dynamic economy.
Statement on House Judiciary’s Referral of Amazon to the DOJ for Potential Criminal Obstruction of Congress
ILSR's statement argues that Amazon’s attempt to obstruct Congress only further underscores the need for legislation to rein in Big Tech's outsized power.
