The Open Markets Institute released the following statement today after the Federal Trade Commission cleared the $80 billion merger of Praxair, Inc. and Linde AG
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Open Markets Institute, Public Knowledge, Common Cause, the Writer's Guild of America and the Consumers Union has filed a public comment to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding the proposed merger of Sprint and T-Mobile.
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When Robert Pitofsky died at his home on October 6, at age 88, the antitrust community lost not only a courageous enforcer of the law but a serious scholar of history who understood that private monopoly is one of the greatest threats to American liberty and democracy.
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This week’s FTC hearings on the growing power of companies like Amazon, Facebook, and Google only included economists who have taken money, directly and indirectly, from giant corporations that have a stake in the debate.
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In this issue, we highlight the powerful speeches of Sens. Booker, Capito, Warner, and SEC Commissioner Jackson at Open Markets' "Right to Compete" conference. And we remember the life and legacy of former FTC Chairman Robert Pitofsky.
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Open Markets Institute Senior Fellow Lina Khan testified at the Federal Trade Commission’s Third Hearing in its “Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century” series at the George Mason University.
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Laissez-faire economics has left firms bending the knee to Beijing.
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Open Markets statement on the passing of former FTC Chairman Robert Pitofsky.
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Federal crop insurance and livestock indemnity programs mainly serve larger, industrial farms. After a disaster like Hurricane Florence, where do small farmers turn? Open Markets Food & Power reporter Claire Kelloway published a story on Civil Eats highlighting the damage done to farmers after Hurricane Florence and how the Federal crop insurance is failing small farmers.
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The Federal Trade Commission should get tough and break up Facebook. It has the power to force spinoffs of Instagram and WhatsApp, and needs to use it.
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Jeff Bezos runs a powerful monopoly that causes him to exert huge power and control. We shouldn’t be praising him but tackling his power
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In this issue, we look at how Wall Street chokes America's railroads, in turn hurting manufacturers, farmers, and the economy. And SEC Commissioner Robert Jackson explains how an investment banking cartel for IPOs hurts growing small and midsize businesses.
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