Amazon has a long history of using its monopoly power to squeeze its workers and the small businesses that depend on its platform. Now, under the strains of Covid-19, Amazon has begun to turn its quest for dominance against its own customers.… Read More
In the wake of her in-depth piece on Amazon’s growing economic dominance, ILSR co-director Stacy Mitchell was interviewed by The Nation’s Start Making Sense podcast host Jon Wiener. This conversation is a great overview of Mitchell’s work on the subject of Amazon.… Read More
In The Nation, cooperative model researcher Nathan Schneider details the economic development potential of cooperatives for furthering issues like renewable energy and broadband Internet access. In his piece he quotes our research at Institute for Local Self-Reliance.… Read More
In the wake of the release of our landmark report on Amazon’s growing stranglehold of our economy, The Nation‘s labor reporter, Michelle Chen, detailed our findings and the impacts that they have on our economy. In her article, Chen details Amazon’s effect on Main Street and competition, generally.… Read More
