Letter to European Commission Warns Against Over - Subsidizing Large, Dominant Corporations at the Expense of SMEs in Clean Energy Transition

Open Markets Institute Europe Director Max von Thun teams up with the Balanced Economy Project, and the European Digital SME Alliance sending an open letter to the EC on EU responses to U.S. investments in a clean energy transition.

FTC Moves to Prevent Risky Consolidation of Mortgage Market Information & Trading Firms

Open Markets Executive Director Barry Lynn released a statement on the Federal Trade Commission’s decision to oppose Intercontinental Exchange’s (ICE) $13 billion takeover of prominent mortgage data company Black Knight.

Report Reveals Big Ag's Plans to Use Carbon Markets, and Farmer Data to Tighten Stranglehold on Food System

Claire Kelloway, food program director , and Jason Davidson, senior food and agriculture campaigner at Friends of the Earth, collaborate in this policy brief revealing the reality farmers face in the midst of carbon markets and the presence of Big Ag.

Senator Warren Delivers Major Address on Antimonopoly at the Open Markets Institute

Sen. Warren delineated four priorities for the administrative branch of government: break up the giants, stop harmful mergers to prevent new giants from emerging, stop the anticompetitive practices (tricks) that giant corporations use to reinforce their economic and political power, and put the executives who violate antitrust law behind bars.

Open Markets Urges European Commission to Investigate Amazon’s Planned iRobot Takeover

Open Markets Institute Europe Director Max von Thun leads an official submission to the EC alongside other partnered interest groups emphasizing the threats of Amazon’s intentions to takeover iRobot.

Rebecca Kelly Slaughter to be Nominated for Another Term at the FTC

Press Releases, StatementsOpen MarketsFebruary 13, 20232023, Secondary Feature, February 2023, Politics, Law, FTC

Open Markets Weighs in on Latest in Microsoft’s Acquisition of Activision Blizzard

The Open Markets Institute Europe Director Max von Thun released the following statement with regard to the United Kingdom Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) issuing of provisional findings from its investigation into Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

Amicus Brief - DC v. Amazon

The Open Markets Institute legal director Sandeep Vaheesan led a release of the following Amicus Brief regarding the illegal and deceptive work practices of Amazon, backing The District of Columbia’s appeal of their dismissed lawsuit.

One of the Most Important Antitrust Cases in American History: Our Reaction to the DOJ’s Historic Suit Against Google

The Open Markets Institute executive director Barry Lynn released the following statement on the Department of Justice’s intent to bring suit against Google parent company, Alphabet, over its monopolization of digital advertising.

Barry Lynn in the Washington Monthly: “Manufacturing and Liberty. As Biden strives to break China’s hold on the West, it’s time to relearn America’s no chokepoint strategy.”

The Open Markets Institute executive director Barry Lynn featured his piece in the Washington Monthly laying out the next steps for the United States on industrial policy, to liberate from shackles of corporate monopolization.

Press ReleasesOpen MarketsJanuary 12, 2023Primary Feature, January 2023, 2023, Law, Barry Lynn, International Systems

NEW in the Washington Monthly: Phillip Longman Explains How One of America’s Lost Antimonopoly Laws Can Revolutionize the U.S. Economy

The Open Markets Institute Policy Director Phillip Longman explains why political demand is growing for renewed enforcement of the Robinson-Patman Act.

Open Markets Called for and Applauds FTC’s Plan to Ban Non-Compete Clauses for All Workers

The Open Markets Institute Legal Director Sandeep Vaheesan released the following statement applauding the FTC’s decision to propose a ban on non-compete clauses and functionally similar contracts for all workers.

Press Releases, StatementsOpen MarketsJanuary 5, 2023Sandeep Vaheesan, Labor, Law, Antitrust Law, January 2023, 2023, Secondary Feature, Wins, FTC

Open Markets & 10 Public Interest Groups Urge USG to Oppose Rail Merger Between Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern

The Open Markets Institute led a letter to the Surface Transportation Board alongside ten other public interest groups and allies, urging the board to oppose the merger between major rail carriers Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern that is currently under evaluation.

Open Markets puts out Privacy Protections Through Antitrust Enforcement Article

Open Markets Institute senior legal analyst Daniel Hanley and Center for Journalism & Liberty reporter Karina Montoya write in the year-end issue of Competition Policy International about the ways antitrust enforcement can provide baseline data privacy protections for consumers, despite the lack of a comprehensive federal privacy law.

Over 20 Public Interest, Labor Organizations Urge the FTC to Rulemaking to Ban Non-Competes

The Open Markets Institute and Public Citizen led a joint letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alongside consumer advocates and organized labor urging the agency to begin its work on a federal rule banning the use of non-compete clauses in employment contracts.

Statement on the FTC’s Move to Block Microsoft’s $69 Billion Acquisition of Major Game Developer Activision Blizzard

The Open Markets Institute released the following statement from Legal Director Sandeep Vaheesan regarding the Federal Trade Commission’s move to block Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of major game developer Activision Blizzard

Farm, Consumer, & Antimonopoly Groups All Urge the FTC to Oppose Kroger-Albertsons Merger

The Open Markets Institute submits a letter urging the FTC to block the pending merger between grocer giants, Albertsons and Kroger.

Open Markets, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties and 75 Civil Society Groups Urge the FTC to Crack Down on Surveillance Advertising

The Open Markets Institute, Irish Council for Civil Liberties, and the Trans Atlantic Consumer Dialogue, a forum of 75 NGOs, have sent the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) a joint submission on the privacy, market, and security hazards of surveillance advertising, urging the agency to act against commercial surveillance and to define “Real-Time Bidding” (RTB) as an unfair and deceptive practice.

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