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.
Open Markets Executive Director Barry Lynn Testifies Before House Judiciary on How Extreme and Growing Market Concentration Chokes Supply Chains and Worsens Inflation
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Program manager Claire Kelloway was was cited in an article in about the consolidation of the grocery distribution industry.
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Open Markets writes two comments to the USDA appreciating the acknowledgment of corporate consolidation and retail distribution within many sectors of the agricultural industry.
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Open Markets writes two comments to the USDA appreciating the acknowledgment of corporate consolidation and retail distribution within many sectors of the agricultural industry.
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Senior fellow Nikki Usher asked 18 public health officials in 29 nonurban Illinois counties about the platform’s pros and cons.
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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.
Research Associate Garphil Julien was quoted discussing the app Upside, which uses user data and machine learning to calculate participants’ willingness to pay.
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Legal director Sandeep Vaheesan puts forth how Major League’s Baseball’s antitrust exemption perpetuates the collusive exploitation of minor league players.
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Legal director Sandeep Vaheesan shines a light on a recent court of appeals decision that opens the door for unionizing, collective bargaining, and strikes by gig workers and other workers classified as independent contractors.
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In response to Elon Musk buying Twitter Open Markets Institute Director Barry Lynn issues a statement on behalf of Open Markets.
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Executive director Barry Lynn was featured throughout an article that highlights supply-chain discrepancies throughout the globe and the relations with off-shore reliance.
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The Open Markets Institute filed a response to the request by the Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice for information on merger enforcement.
Food systems program manager Claire Kelloway discusses a class action lawsuit filed against poultry corporations by local farmers.
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Chief economist Brian Callaci animates the current state of congress in their progressions with antitrust laws. New bills being passed are a focal point of this discussion.
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Read our full amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to correct the errors of the lower courts and restore the plain meaning of the Clayton Act.
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Reporter Karina Montoya writes about a recent decision in California regarding data privacy that might have implications in other states.
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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.