In Washington Monthly: Amazon’s AI Algorithms are Raising Prices
Amazon maintains its monopoly power in part thanks to AI-driven pricing systems that monitor the cost of everything, often leading to higher prices for consumers.
Amazon maintains its monopoly power in part thanks to AI-driven pricing systems that monitor the cost of everything, often leading to higher prices for consumers.
A conversation about how we organize networks—and who they serve
ILSR applauds the guilty verdict in the Live Nation / Ticketmaster monopolization trial of 2026
A deep dive into one of the most successful municipal fiber networks in the country—and what other communities can learn from it
Blair Levin returns to reflect on the decisions that built today’s Internet—and why we may not be ready for what comes next with AI
Unbuffered is here. Chris Mitchell introduces a new chapter that builds on Community Broadband Bits while expanding the conversation around power and local control
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ILSR endorses the Fair Prices for Local Businesses Act introduced by Senators Murphy (D-Conn.), Welch (D-Vt.), Gallego (D-Ariz.), Fetterman (D-Pa.), and Blumenthal (D-Conn.).
A law that would give New Yorkers the power to fight rising grocery prices and shrink food deserts is now one step closer to becoming...
A More Perfect Union documentary explains a Pepsi/Walmart price discrimination scheme — exposed by an FTC lawsuit unsealed by ILSR.
With support from ILSR and other allies, California is now one step closer to enacting the strongest antimonopoly law in the country.
ILSR's statement on California Law Revision Commission’s Vote To Recommend Single Firm Conduct Legislative Language.
Ron Knox explores the growing movement of localized anger at corporate power, and how it can offer "a light out of the darkness."
Analysis reveals Amazon's contracts undermine procurement safeguards while independent suppliers offer better prices, service, and transparency.
The story of 19 small Western Massachusetts towns that worked together over a decade and a half to build an alternative to the monopoly marketplace.