Industrial Policy Program Manager Audrey Stienon discusses China’s mineral export ban and highlights its dominance over critical supply chains, posing a major challenge for U.S. strategies to reduce dependence and ensure national security.
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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 Open Markets Institute shares deep regrets that the European Commission chose not to intervene in Nvidia’s acquisition of Run:ai.
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On Monday, December 9, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) modified a 12-year-old consent order that previously prohibited independent pharmacies in Puerto Rico from collectively bargaining with pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and insurers.
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The Open Markets Institute, alongside eight partner organizations, has made a detailed submission to the European Commission, urging it to fully investigate U.S. chipmaker Nvidia’s planned acquisition of workload management startup Run:ai.
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Policy director Phillip Longman explains howThe Washington Monthly's role in mentoring future leaders, like Lina Khan, by providing a platform for impactful journalism that helped lay the groundwork for reshaping U.S. antitrust policy.
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In response to the Federal Trade Commission initiating a lawsuit against Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits, LLC for engaging in unlawful price discrimination, the Open Market Institute's senior legal analyst Daniel Hanley issued a statement.
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In response to a federal judge in Oregon granting the FTC’s request for a preliminary injunction against Kroger’s takeover of Albertsons and a state judge siding with the Washington Attorney General’s suit to block the deal, the Open Market Institute's Food Systems Program Manager Claire Kelloway issued a statement.
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CJL director Courtney Radsch evaluates how AI collaborations can restructure the media landscape, offering opportunities for publishers while challenging smaller outlets to adapt.
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Senior reporter Karina Montoya explores the expanding intersection of antitrust issues and AI in journalism, shining a light on the need for local coverage on how AI hinders competition and harms labor rights.
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CJL Director Courtney Radsch participated in a Brookings Institution event titled "Why an Equity Lens is Critical in the Design and Deployment of AI."
Reporter Austin Ahlman delves into Google’s ramped up state-level lobbying efforts and surpassing of federal spending, trying to counter legislation like California’s CJPA and sway data privacy and media compensation laws nationwide.
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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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Open Markets and partners effectively warn FTC about the dangers of data collection from real-time bidding firm Mobilewalla.
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Legal director Sandeep Vaheesan and chief economist Brian Callaci advocate for rent control in Atlanta as a vital solution to combat housing affordability issues and economic inequality.
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The Open Markets Institute filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, urging the court to grant a rehearing In re Merck Mumps Vaccine Antitrust Litigation. A class of physicians alleged that Merck misled the Food and Drug Administration about the shelf-life of its vaccine and thereby kept out a competing vaccine.
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Senior reporter Karina Montoya suggests in response to the the Google Ad Tech Case, that the DOJ believes Judge Brinkema recognizes their case against Google's monopolistic practices is strong, even under Google's own market definition.
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Center for Journalism & Liberty (CJL) at the Open Markets Institute Director Dr. Courtney Radsch shared a statement in response to closing arguments today in the U.S. Department of Justice’s case against Google for monopolizing several technology products central to digital advertising.
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