This draft heralds an overdue end to the dangerous, destructive approach of the last four decades, Stacy Mitchell, ILSR Co-Executive Director, says in the statement.
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.
In a letter to the FTC, ILSR warns that control over cloud computing is dangerously concentrated thanks in large part to Amazon Web Services (AWS).
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.
Amazon exploited its chokehold of the online retail sector by extracting more than $155 billion in fees from Amazon marketplace sellers, Stacy Mitchell says.
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.
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,...
Ron Knox writes in Slate how the shocking collapse of Taylor Swift's tour ticket presale was an inevitable failure of the monopoly Ticketmaster.
Amazon’ strategy — which includes securing tax advantages — offers a road map of how to harness the tax system to build a monopoly.
Ron Knox joined Vox’s Today Explained podcast where he details the danger, harm, and effects of the proposed Kroger-Albertsons merger.
"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"
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...
Alvaro Bedoya brings expertise in how food, pharmacy, and tech monopolies are harming Americans and harming the resiliency of our economy and democracy.
ILSR welcomes the legislation introduced today by Senator Warren and Representative Jones, as a long-overdue step toward a more equitable and dynamic economy.
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.