In this issue, we look at how fixing Ticketmaster also means fixing the problem of exclusive dealing. And we lead a call on the FTC to issue bright-line rules to outlaw non-competes.
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In this issue, we explore how a drought threatens to keep the railroad industry in crisis mode even if the immediate threat of a strike is avoided. We also describe our urgent call on government agencies to investigate Elon Musk’s ownership of Twitter and Starlink, which poses threats to democracy and national security.
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In this issue, we explore the ramifications of Big Tech’s deep penetration into the auto industry, where its products have now become embedded in nearly all cars manufactured by major manufacturers.
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In this issue, we use the Kroger-Albertsons merger to investigate the changing nature of online advertising, as powerful retailers move into the business of selling ads that target their own customers. And we call on the government to block or regulate Elon Musk’s seizure of Twitter.
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In this issue, we take a look at how President Biden’s executive order on personal data transfers from Europe is unlikely to placate privacy advocates on either side of the Atlantic and may raise Constitutional questions.
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In this issue, we discuss how the misinterpretation of common carriage law by conservative courts threatens social media networks’ ability to de-platform users spreading misinformation in a case now headed to the Supreme Court.
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In this issue, we explore how a monopolized railroad industry damages the economy, abuses workers, and disrupts efforts to cut carbon emissions.
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In this issue, we explore Amazon’s rapidly growing online advertising business, fueled by its cloud services monopoly and already threatening traditional players Google and Facebook.
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In this issue, we take a look at how the Department of Transportation could exercise its authority to reign in the airlines as travelers suffer unprecedented travel delays and cancellations this summer.
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In this issue, we explore the ramifications of Amazon’s takeover of One Medical, which broaches both antitrust and privacy issues.
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In this issue, we discuss the key role of antitrust reform in moving forward meaningful privacy protections in the post-Roe world, and supply chain vulnerabilities affecting the U.S. and Europe.
In this issue, we discuss a major supply chain chokepoint that may pose an obstacle to increasing supply in the oil industry, Regeneron Pharmaceutical’s lawsuit against Novartis Pharma alleging monopolization and restraint of trade, and supply chain problems in the fertilizer industry.
In this issue, we take a closer look at oligopoly causing soaring prices in the U.S. home-building sector; grade the Biden Administration’s on its handling of food and farming consolidation; and offer insights into the baby formula shortage.
In this issue, we examine the need for stricter regulations to protect children’s data, and review Barry Lynn's address to U.K. enforcers and the European privacy community to boost their antitrust efforts.
In this issue, we discuss the legislative solutions to fix the semiconductor chip shortage, our Executive Director Barry Lynn’s testimony in the House on monopolists’ role in driving up inflation, and a newly launched European Grassroots Antimonopoly Group.
In this issue, we take a closer look at Elon Musk’s bid for Twitter, our amicus brief filed in support of the City of Oakland’s antitrust suit against the NFL’s Oakland Raiders, and our comment to the FTC and DOJ on merger enforcement.
In this issue, we examine the California attorney general’s decision on how personal data is defined and its implications for Big Tech’s surveillance advertising practices.
In this issue, we take a closer look at how the transition to renewable energy will be hampered if the U.S. continues its overreliance on minerals concentrated in nations considered to be foreign adversaries.
In this issue, we take a look at the threat posed to local television news by the rise of internet-based live television platforms, especially as must-carry regulations haven’t caught up to the new streaming environment.
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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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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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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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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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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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In this issue, we look at one of the first challenges the Trump Administration will face — as ocean freight carriers exploit their monopoly to drive freight rates to unprecedented levels. We also look at the DOJ’s plan to break up Google. In this issue,
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In this issue, we look at the lessons of the U.S. presidential election, and some next steps. We also explore how the EU’s AI strategy might concentrate even more power in the hands of Big Tech.
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In this issue, we look at Amazon’s failure to evade any of the three antitrust lawsuits that target its monopoly manipulation of prices across the internet.
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In this issue, Open Markets policy counsel Tara Pincock — who helped write the original lawsuit against Google — discusses a potential breakup.
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In this issue, we explore how Intel’s recent woes suggest that Biden administration’s CHIPS and Science Act was insufficient and recommend how the next administration must go further in investing in semiconductor manufacturing to protect the country’s national interest.
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In this issue, we report from the Virginia courthouse where the DOJ is laying out its case against Google for monopolization of ad tech. And we look at Europe’s fascinating debate on how to rebuild its economy.
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