Facebook Faces Multibillion £ Class Action Suit for Abuse of Market Dominance in UK

Groundbreaking effort seeks financial redress for data exploitation of 44 million users.

Best of 2021

Check out our team's top accomplishments from 2021.

BlogsOpen MarketsJanuary 1, 20222021, Primary Feature, December 2021, Wins

Open Markets Welcomes the Extension of the Federal Student Loan Suspension

Extension gives Department of Education time to tackle “Too Big to Fail” student loan servicing.

Press ReleasesOpen MarketsDecember 22, 20212021, December 2021, Primary Feature, Politics, Wins

Democracy Journal - Ending Corporate America’s Coercive Contracts

Senior Legal Analyst Daniel Hanley discusses how the existing contractual legal regime allows corporations to further exploit workers—and how public policy can change that.

Op-EdsDaniel HanleyDecember 21, 20212021, Competition Law & Philosophy, December 2021, Primary Feature

Warren Calls on Commerce to Address Semiconductor Shortages by Combating Industry Consolidation

Citing Open Markets Executive Director Barry Lynn, Warren condemns manufacturing concentration.

Press ReleasesBarry LynnDecember 17, 20212021, December 2021, Primary Feature, International Systems, Barry Lynn, Wins

Open Markets Welcomes OCC’s Request for Feedback on Climate Risk

In order to further tackle the climate crisis, the Acting Comptroller should pursue the same climate proposal with the FDIC Board.

Press ReleasesOpen MarketsDecember 17, 20212021, Competition Law & Philosophy, December 2021, Primary Feature, Wins

Open Markets Applauds FDIC Board for Voting to Examine Bank Mergers

Open Markets condemns FDIC chair’s attempt to obstruct efforts to rein in Too Big to Fail banks.

Amazon’s Sloppy Management of Vital Cloud Services Proves Need for Strict Regulation

Open Markets strengthens calls to regulators to move to protect the public from AWS in light of outage and the NASDAQ announcement.

Press ReleasesBrian CallaciDecember 8, 20212021, December 2021, Primary Feature, Brian Callaci, Amazon, Secondary Feature

Student Borrower Protection Center - The Nation's Top Consumer Watchdog Can End Predatory Practices Trapping Workers in Employer-Driven Debt

Daniel Hanley, senior legal analyst at Open Markets, co-writes with Chris Hicks, Senior Policy Advisor at Student Borrower Protection Center, about how employers are increasingly using predatory student debt to trap workers in jobs.

Op-EdsDaniel HanleyDecember 1, 20212021, December 2021, Primary Feature, Daniel Hanley, Labor

Giving Tuesday - 2021

Donate to Open Markets Institute on #GivingTuesday, and help us take on America's monopoly problem — and win.

EventsOpen MarketsNovember 30, 20212021, November 2021, Primary Feature

Noema Magazine - The Climate Movement’s Secret Weapon

Senior legal analyst Daniel Hanley writes about how federal agencies have an opportunity to take immediate action against climate change using anti-monopoly policy.

Op-EdsDaniel HanleyNovember 30, 2021November 2021, 2021, Daniel Hanley, Antitrust Law, Primary Feature, Decarbonization

Labor, Anti-Monopoly, and Justice Groups Send Letter to Top Financial Regulators Amplifying Calls for Enhanced Regulation of Amazon’s AWS

Open Markets spearheads a coalition letter to FSOC urging them to bring AWS under the supervision of the Federal Reserve as a utility.

Open Markets Encourages President Biden to Name Former Federal Reserve Governor Sarah Bloom Raskin, Economist Lisa Cook to Open Fed Seats

In light of Biden’s nomination of Jerome Powell for Chair of the Federal Reserve, Open Markets urges the President to nominate Dr. Lisa Cook and Sarah Bloom Raskin to remaining open Fed Board seats.

Press ReleasesOpen MarketsNovember 22, 20212021, November 2021, Democracy & Ideology, Primary Feature

Professor Saule Omarova is the Sharp, Uncompromising Leader the OCC Needs to Curb Dangerous Concentrations of Power in the Financial System

Open Markets urges the Senate to support Omarova’s nomination to lead the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency in light of hearing.

Press ReleasesBarry LynnNovember 18, 20212021, November 2021, Democracy & Ideology, Wins, Primary Feature

Bipartisan Senate Vote Confirming Kanter to Lead DOJ Antitrust Tolls the End of Big Tech’s Reign

Jonathan Kanter’s confirmation signals that it’s time for Big Tech executives to figure out how to make a living by serving people, not picking pockets.

Press ReleasesBarry LynnNovember 17, 20212021, November 2021, Democracy & Ideology, Wins, Big Tech, Primary Feature

Legislation Aims to Stop Big Tech Platforms From Making Acquisitions That Grow Their Market Power and Kill Competitive Threats

Open Markets applauds Senator Klobuchar for developing bipartisan legislation that aims to prevent platform monopolists from cementing and augmenting their already dangerous levels of power.

DOJ Blocks Bertelsmann Merger with Simon & Schuster in Win for Authors, Readers, Editors, and Publishers

Open Markets celebrates the Department of Justice’s vote to file a civil antitrust lawsuit to block the proposed merger between Penguin Random House, a subsidiary of Bertelsmann, and Simon & Schuster.

Following Release of Stablecoins Report, Open Markets Urges Regulators to Use Existing Tools to Protect Investors and Mitigate Systemic Risks

Addressing threats to fair competition, and investors and consumers should come before facilitating the growth of private money.

Press ReleasesOpen MarketsNovember 1, 20212021, November 2021, Primary Feature

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