Publications
Welcome to The Corner. In this issue we look at what The New York Times missed in its otherwise excellent recent story on location tracking by Google, Facebook, and app developers. We also put the UK Parliament's release of the Six4Three documents in the context of rising anger around the world with Facebook’s abuses of power.
Read MoreIn this issue of The Corner, we report on the fast-building pressure on the FTC to address Facebook's abuse and misuse of its power, and we share some more details from our new report, "America's Concentration Crisis." We also announce two opportunities for reporters and future lawyers to work with Open Markets.
Read MoreWelcome to The Corner. In this issue, we condemn Amazon's HQ2 decision, and call on Congress to reopen an Office of Technology Assessment. And we look at who might chair some key committees in the next House of Representatives.
Read MoreIn this issue, we criticize the FTC for targeting the little while letting the big play. And we wonder why the Brookings Institution is perpetuating the myth airline deregulation worked.
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreWelcome to The Corner. In this edition, we ask if the FTC's big series of hearings is just a big waste of public money. And we point out the dangers - and hypocrisies - in the DOJ's approval of the Cigna-Express Scripts merger.
Read MoreWelcome to The Corner. In this issue, we look at how the Trump Administration is helping Big Tech, and highlight how Spotify and other music platforms hurt musicians - and listeners.
Read MoreWelcome to The Corner. In this issue, we argue that the Department of Justice should continue to prevent movie studios from buying theater chains. We also examine the potential harms of Facebook and other tech giants getting into the banking business, or simply into your bank account. And we look at why a lone dissent in an obscure FTC case is much more than it may first appear.
Read MoreThis week, we highlight Sen. Mark Warner's surprisingly tough proposal to regulate Google and other platform monopolists. We also look at how New York City turned to simple 20th century policies to fix its Uber problems. Finally, we point out how consolidation in Canada drives inequality.
Read MoreIn this issue, we ask whether the EU’s $2.7 billion fine on Google last year has fixed online shopping in Europe, identify some of the facts left out of a recent Wired article about Amazon, and examine how T-Mobile’s takeover of Sprint merger would likely harm rural Americans.
Read MoreIn this issue of The Corner, we look at U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's extreme pro-corporate record in antitrust cases. We report on the troubling implications of Match Group's roll-up of dating apps and question its intentions. And we interview Stacy Mitchell on Amazon's effort to grab power over your local government's procurement business.
Read MoreIn this issue of The Corner, we look at U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's extreme pro-corporate record in antitrust cases. We report on the troubling implications of Match Group's roll-up of dating apps and question its intentions. And we interview Stacy Mitchell on Amazon's effort to grab power over your local government's procurement business.
Read MoreIn this issue of The Corner, we highlight several ways to protect the Free Press from Facebook and Google, proposed by participants in OMI's "Breaking the News" conference on June 12. We also explain why the Department of Justice should appeal the recent decision allowing AT&T to complete its takeover of Time Warner.
Read MoreIn this issue of The Corner, we explain Open Market's new campaign to address the various threats Facebook poses to American society and democracy. We then detail how Warren Buffett's dominant position in making and selling mobile homes will benefit from the newly-passed bank deregulation bill, look at how powerful retailers like Walmart drive down wages at their suppliers, and track the building support for OMI's recent "single-price" health care proposal. Finally, we invite you to OMI's upcoming conference on the intersection of news, tech monopoly, and democracy.
Read MoreIn this issue, we examine how platform monopolies are trying to use trade policy to escape responsibility for the content posted on their sites. We also look at the cornering of the police body camera market and at the airline industry's plans to engage in price discrimination based on your social media profile.
Read MoreIn this issue of The Corner, we explore the coming clash between the FTC and Facebook, look at the ways that House Democrats are changing their party's understanding of labor markets and power, and highlight how antitrust regulators are rethinking when and how to use consent decrees.
Read MoreIn this issue of The Corner, we look at how the Zuckerberg hearings on the Hill may prove the beginning of the end for Facebook, and dig into the real reason for the escalating collapse of America’s independent car dealerships.
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