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Open Markets Weights in on Final USDA Rule to Bring Greater Fairness to Poultry Farming and Unfair Practices Rule Withdrawal
Statements, Press Releases
Open Markets Weights in on Final USDA Rule to Bring Greater Fairness to Poultry Farming and Unfair Practices Rule Withdrawal
Statements, Press Releases

Open Markets Institute food program manager Claire Kelloway comments on the USDA’s finalized rule against deceptive poultry payment tactics and withdrew a proposed rule easing access to justice for unfair treatment by meatpackers.

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Statements, Press Releases
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America needs a real challenger to corporate greed, not conspiracy-riddled RFK Jr.
Op-Eds
America needs a real challenger to corporate greed, not conspiracy-riddled RFK Jr.
Op-Eds

Food program manager Claire Kelloway argues that the US needs a true opponent of corporate greed, rather than someone like Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whose stance is entangled with conspiracy theories.

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Op-Eds
Open Markets Institute Files Second Amicus Brief Supporting FTC’s Nationwide Ban on Non-Compete Clauses
Amicus Briefs & Petitions, Press Releases
Open Markets Institute Files Second Amicus Brief Supporting FTC’s Nationwide Ban on Non-Compete Clauses
Amicus Briefs & Petitions, Press Releases

The Open Markets Institute filed an amicus brief in Ryan v. FTC, marking the second appellate case in which Open Markets has defended the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) landmark prohibition on non-compete clauses.

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Amicus Briefs & Petitions, Press Releases
Open Markets Lauds the Justice Department for Ramping Up RealPage Lawsuit to Include Landlords Engaged in Price-Fixing
Press Releases, Statements
Open Markets Lauds the Justice Department for Ramping Up RealPage Lawsuit to Include Landlords Engaged in Price-Fixing
Press Releases, Statements

Open Markets Institute Chief Economist Brian Callaci lauds the Justice Department for expanding its RealPage lawsuit to include landlords engaged in price-fixing.

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What We Do

research • policy • advocacy

Shining a light on monopoly power and its dangers to democracy.

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America needs a real challenger to corporate greed, not conspiracy-riddled RFK Jr.
Claire Kelloway
America needs a real challenger to corporate greed, not conspiracy-riddled RFK Jr.
Claire Kelloway

Food program manager Claire Kelloway argues that the US needs a true opponent of corporate greed, rather than someone like Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whose stance is entangled with conspiracy theories.

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Claire Kelloway
Washington Monthly - Make Transportation Fair Again
Phil Longman
Washington Monthly - Make Transportation Fair Again
Phil Longman

Policy director Phillip Longman argues that re-regulating airlines, rail, and trucking could improve service quality, reduce monopolistic practices, and revitalize America's heartland.

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Phil Longman
Washington Monthly - Corporate-Proof the Care Economy
Audrey Stienon
Washington Monthly - Corporate-Proof the Care Economy
Audrey Stienon

Industrial policy program manager Audrey Stienon argues that before increasing federal investment in child and elder care, measures should be taken to prevent large corporations from dominating these markets and compromising service quality for working-class families.

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Audrey Stienon
 

Newsletters

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The Corner Newsletter: Kanter departs, RPA Returns, and Trump’s First Big Challenge from China (December 20, 2024)
The Corner Newsletter: Kanter departs, RPA Returns, and Trump’s First Big Challenge from China (December 20, 2024)

In this issue, we celebrate AAG Kanter’s record and the FTC’s restoration of the Robinson-Patman Antitrust law. We also explore how China is using its dominance of key minerals to challenge President-elect Trump’s policies even before he takes office.

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The Corner Newsletter: Big Tech Fight Moves to States (December 06, 2024)
The Corner Newsletter: Big Tech Fight Moves to States (December 06, 2024)

In this issue, we take a look at how the fight to rein in Big Tech giants is moving to the states as the future for antitrust enforcement remains uncertain under the incoming Trump administration and Republican-controlled Congress.

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The Corner Newsletter: Will Trump Stop Price-Gouging by Ocean Freight Carriers? (November 21, 2024)
The Corner Newsletter: Will Trump Stop Price-Gouging by Ocean Freight Carriers? (November 21, 2024)

In this issue, we look at one of the first challenges the Trump Administration will face — as ocean freight carriers exploit their monopoly to drive freight rates to unprecedented levels. We also look at the DOJ’s plan to break up Google. In this issue,

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Exclusive Report Series

AMAZON’S PERVASIVE SURVEILLANCE

Amazon is a surveillance corporation, first and foremost. Surveillance of all parties—from workers to competitors to consumers—is a fundamental aspect of the corporation’s operations. It uses invasive surveillance tactics to enable and facilitate its predatory conduct and fortify its monopoly power. Our “Eyes Everywhere” two-part report series, illustrates the dangers of Amazon’s worker surveillance, Amazon’s competitor and consumer surveillance, and the solutions available.

 
 
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What They’re Saying

Testimonials

“A tiny nonprofit that’s becoming a lightning rod for growing anger and frustration with Big Tech in America.”

-Quartz

“Open Markets is doing revolutionary and essential work when monopoly looms over American life.”

- VICE

“The Open Markets group led by Lynn contains many of the most respected voices in an increasingly prominent discussion about technology and telecom monopolies, and its findings about corporate consolidation and monopolistic power have been extremely influential in turning antitrust into an important policy issue.”

- New York Magazine

“There have been few think tank teams as effective as Barry Lynn’s [and the Open Market Institute’s].”

- The Atlantic

“The whole idea of a think tank is to cultivate ideas that have an actual impact on The Debate. Barry Lynn [and the Open Markets Institute] has done that better than anyone.”

- Chris Hayes, MSNBC

“The past couple of years have seen a resurgence of political interest in antitrust policy, which is increasingly seen as a potential solution to America’s current dilemma of high corporate profits and slow economic growth…It’s fair to say that the primary intellectual mover behind all of this has been Barry Lynn [and the Open Markets Institute].”

- Vox

“It's difficult to overstate Mr. Lynn’s [and Open Market Institute’s] influence in raising concerns about the market dominance of Google, as well as other tech companies such as Amazon and Facebook.”

- The New York Times

 

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