Open Markets submitted a letter advocating for the Consumer Grocery Pricing Fairness Act to level the playing field for independent grocers by curbing discriminatory pricing practices from large retailers like Walmart and Amazon.
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In this issue, we look at how the Trump DOJ’s pursuit of a Google breakup could help rewrite the rules of the internet and AI for the future.
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Transportation analyst Arnav Rao warns that targeting Chinese shipping could disrupt global supply chains and escalate economic tensions.
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Food systems program manager Claire Kelloway emphasizes the need for regional supply chains, sustainable farming, and fair labor to achieve greater self-sufficiency in food production.
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Legal director Sandeep Vaheesan emphasizes that expanding public power is crucial for fighting climate change, as it allows for faster and fairer transitions to clean energy.
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Europe director Max von Thun advocates for stronger political leadership and unity to defend the EU’s digital rulebook against threats from the US administration.
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Open Markets Institute’s Europe Director Max von Thun, in collaboration with partners European Policy Centre and Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, has published a policy briefing urging European Union leaders to strengthen their resolve in tackling Big Tech despite increasing pressure from the new Trump administration and US tech billionaires.
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In this issue, we look at efforts by Big Tech and the Trump Administration to disrupt European democracy, and explore Amazon’s latest move to consolidate control over online retail and advertising.
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Open Markets Institute’s transportation policy analyst, Arnav Rao, published an op-ed arguing that instead of making grandiose claims about the Panama Canal, President Trump should focused on restoring U.S. shipbuilding as well as adopting a more robust maritime policy to reclaim the seas from China and foreign corporations.
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Senior EU Fellow Cori Crider expressed how after the AI summit in Paris, Europe must avoid succumbing to Trump's influence and should assert its independence, rejecting appeasement toward the US and Big Tech, which threaten its political and economic sovereignty.
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In this issue, we discuss how Biden blocked Nippon Steel’s takeover of U.S. Steel. Now the Trump team has to figure out how to save the tottering corporation, and America’s broader steel industry.
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Food systems program manager Claire Kelloway is quoted advocating for stronger antitrust enforcement and the Packers and Stockyards Act to curb corporate consolidation in the meat industry.
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Europe director Max von Thun argues that the EU should resist US pressure to ease Big Tech regulations and instead strengthen its digital sovereignty for economic and security reasons.
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Executive director Barry Lynn was referenced in The Guardian article discussing Lina Khan's legacy at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Lynn critiques Khan’s tenure, highlighting the complexities and challenges faced in advancing antitrust policy under her leadership, particularly in relation to corporate concentration and Big Tech's influence.
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CJL director Courtney Radsch conducted an interview with the Polish Public Television to emphasize the unprecedented levels that the connection between business and politics have reached through Elon Musk and his ties with the Trump Administration.
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Senior reporter Karina Montoya writes about the Biden-Harris administration’s transformative antimonopoly efforts, their enduring impact on U.S. competition policy, and the uncertain prospects for continued enforcement under President Trump.
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In this issue, we discuss Biden’s foreboding about a tech-industrial complex and ask whether President Trump will use competition law to break corporate power, or concentrate power in his own hands.
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