Financial Times - Who wins in the battle between nation states and Big Tech?

In the FT’s Swamp Notes, FT Global Business Columnist and Open Markets board member Rana Foroohar recommends our report on AI and monopoly power.

ClippingsOpen MarketsNovember 17, 20232023

Euractiv - MEPs ask Commission to act after revelations of sensitive EU data sell-off

Two reports from Senior Fellow Johnny Ryan and the Irish Council for Civil Liberties revealed that sensitive data on high profile government officials is collected through Real-time bidding (RTB). Euractiv covered reactions from the European Parliament.

ClippingsOpen MarketsNovember 17, 20232023, Johnny Ryan

The Washington Post - Haley walks back declaration that all social media users must be verified

The Washington Post quotes CJL Director Courtney Radsch in its coverage of Haley’s comments.

ClippingsOpen MarketsNovember 15, 20232023

Houston Chronicle - Exxon, Chevron mergers face test at Biden's FTC

Barry Lynn is quoted in the Houston Chronicle from a statement urging US regulators to block both buyouts.

ClippingsOpen MarketsNovember 14, 20232023, Barry Lynn, FTC, November 2023, Mergers & Acquisitions

Financial Times - Web browsing data collected in more detail than previously known, report finds

The Financial Times covers two reports from Senior Fellow Johnny Ryan and the Irish Council for Civil Liberties which show that access to government officials’ personal and sensitive data is broader than was previously believed.

ClippingsOpen MarketsNovember 14, 20232023, Johnny Ryan

WBUR - More than money: Defining American antitrust law, from Bork to Khan

Executive director Barry Lynn was featured on WBUR’s On Point radio program.

ClippingsOpen MarketsDecember 29, 20222022, Barry Lynn

Washington Monthly - Jeff Bezos’s Next Monopoly: The Press

This Center for Journalism & Liberty exposé details how the Washington Post’s owner has built a premium publishing platform that could compound – or ease – issues facing a struggling news industry.

PV Magazine - Legal petition calls for an FTC investigation into electric utility abuses

Legal Director Sandeep Vaheesan was quoted voicing his position which is calling for the FTC to investigate potential fraud by electrical utility companies.

NPR - A Formula Shortage Shows How Policy, Societal Pressure Impact Babies & Parents

Program manager Claire Kelloway was was cited in an article in about the consolidation of the grocery distribution industry.

Wired - How GDPR Is Failing

Fellow and adviser Johnny Ryan was quoted discussing an independent review of how to reform and strengthen the Data Protection Commission,

ClippingsOpen MarketsJune 6, 2022Johnny Ryan, 2022, Privacy, Digital advertising, June 2022, Secondary Feature

NPR - Economists are weighing in on America's baby formula shortage

Program manager Claire Kelloway was was cited in an article in about the consolidation of the grocery distribution industry.

The Markup - Gas Prices Are High—Does the Popular App Upside Save Money?

Research Associate Garphil Julien was quoted discussing the app Upside, which uses user data and machine learning to calculate participants’ willingness to pay.

ClippingsOpen MarketsMay 4, 2022Garphil Julien, 2022, May 2022, Secondary Feature

Politico - EU, U.S. need to reduce supply-chain dependency on single countries, Barry Lynn says

Executive director Barry Lynn was featured throughout an article that highlights supply-chain discrepancies throughout the globe and the relations with off-shore reliance.

ClippingsOpen MarketsApril 22, 2022Barry Lynn, Politics, Antitrust Law, 2022

WTTW Chicago - Profits for Meat Producers Soar as Prices Jump

Food systems program manager Claire Kelloway amplifies the inflated prices consumers are paying for meat, and the industry’s struggles.

Clippings, Videos & AudioClaire KellowayApril 5, 20222022, April 2022, Claire Kelloway, Food & Agriculture

Politico - The 20-somethings Scaring Liberal Think Tanks

Open Markets’ report on monopolization of America’s food system from 2019 was cited.

ClippingsOpen MarketsApril 1, 2022April 2022, 2022

FP- Russia’s War Is the End of Magical Thinking

Executive director Barry Lynn was quoted regarding his views on globalization.

ClippingsBarry LynnMarch 31, 2022Barry Lynn, Politics, Antitrust Law, 2022, March 2022

The Pantagraph - Big Food makes Big Ag look like a piker

Program manager Claire Kelloway was was cited in an article in about the consolidation of the grocery distribution industry.

Common Dreams - New Treasury Report Highlights How Employer Power in Labor Markets Drives Down Wages and Reduces Freedom

Open Markets’ featured statement discusses the Treasury Department on the State of Labor Market Competition applauding the emphasis on the negative effects of coercive contracts but urging stronger action to protect workers.

ClippingsOpen MarketsMarch 7, 20222022, March 2022, Antitrust Law

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