Listen: Big Music Should Be On The Antitrust Agenda
Ron Knox joined WVON’s The Morning Show to jam about how monopoly power in the music industry, which is preventing independent streaming platforms from competing and hurting artists.… Read More
Biden’s Executive Order Takes Aim at Monopoly Power on Behalf of Small Businesses, Farmers, and Workers
President Biden just signed a sweeping Executive Order aimed at undoing concentrated corporate control and ending decades of consolidation throughout our economy. The order’s provisions reflect many of the specific issues and priorities that ILSR has been working to advance. See our write-up on the details of this historic move. … Read More
Congressional Testimony: How Concentrated Corporate Power Undermines Shared Prosperity
ILSR Co-Director Stacy Mitchell testified before the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee on Wednesday, July 14th. She spoke about how the U.S. has abandoned its antimonopoly policies, which has undermined independent businesses and the vital role they play in our economy and democracy.… Read More
Statement: Biden Repudiates Decades of Pro-Monopoly Policies and Takes a Major Step Toward Restoring Fair Markets for Small Businesses, Farmers, and Workers
In today’s speech and executive order, President Biden forcefully rebuked the destructive antitrust framework that has allowed monopoly power to grow unchecked for more than 40 years. The order includes more than 70 specific provisions, many of which reflect ILSR’s long-standing work and priorities. It marks a major turning point. … Read More
Fact Sheet: Why the “Ending Platform Monopolies Act” is Essential Reform
Our latest fact sheet shows that lawmakers cannot achieve their aim of restoring competition to our online markets without passing the structural separation bill. … Read More
Listen to Ron Knox on Capitol Forum’s Podcast
Senior Research Ron Knox was the featured guest on Capitol Forum’s podcast, Second Request. They chatted about music industry monopolies and how to restore the music industry’s middle class.… Read More
In The New York Times: How a Labor & Small Business Alliance Could Rebuild the Middle Class
Labor and small business were once natural allies in a New Deal coalition that backed muscular policies to limit corporate power and build a thriving middle class. A growing antimonopoly movement is rekindling this alliance, writes Stacy Mitchell in The New York Times.… Read More
Sen. Klobuchar Calls for Breakups in Town Hall Co-Hosted by Small Business Rising
“Unless you force some divestiture of assets, [monopolies are] going to just keep going the way they are… Yes, breakup[s have] to be on the table when it comes to these companies,” Senator Klobuchar at a town hall event co-hosted by Small Business Rising. She was responding to a question posed by an independent bookstore owner in Minneapolis.… Read More
Fact Sheet: How Amazon Exploits and Undermines Small Businesses, and Why Breaking It Up Would Revive American Entrepreneurship
In splashy campaigns and lobbying at the Capitol, Amazon claims that it has “a mutually beneficial relationship” with the small businesses that depend on its platform. This fact sheet tells the real story, and explains what Congress needs to do. … Read More