Open Markets submits comment on USDA's proposal to define unfair practices under the Packers & Stockyards Act.
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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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Legal director Sandeep Vaheesan and chief economist Brian Callaci have co-written an article on the impact that unaffordable housing is having on regional and national economics, specifically high living cost areas, and what to do to fix the problem.
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The collaboration between Open Markets Institute and the NWLC to publish a report warning that private equity investments in child care risk compromising safety and service stability for profit was mentioned in the Colorado Sun.
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Senior reporter Karina Montoya was a featured podcast guest brought to discuss the start of a significant antitrust trial against Google, focusing on its alleged monopoly in online advertising, with concerns about its negative impact on competition and journalism, highlighting the broader implications for tech regulation.
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Legal director Sandeep Vaheesan speaks on this podcast episode to discusses the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) ban on noncompete clauses, which prevent workers from taking jobs with competitors and a recent court ruling that temporarily blocked the ban.
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Food program manager Claire Kelloway argues that the Kroger-Albertsons merger would likely lead to store closures, job losses, and reduced wages for workers, emphasizing the need for the Federal Trade Commission to consider these labor impacts in its antitrust review
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Open Markets speaks out advocating for a lawsuit filed today by the Department of Justice and eight states to hold RealPage accountable for its part in the scheme of landlords are colluding to raise prices by using the software.
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Legal director Sandeep Vaheesan states that RealPage's software "essentially amounts to a cartel" by enabling landlords to coordinate rent increases, thereby reducing competition and harming tenants.
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Open Markets Institute and the Center for Journalism and Liberty released a statement on the partnership announced between Google and California Governor Gavin Newsom to provide financial support to California news publishers and to launch an “AI Accelerator."
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CJL director Courtney Radsch wrote an article emphasizing Google's need to pay news organizations for the media content it uses to fuel its lucrative and monopolistic search and ad businesses.
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The Open Markets Institute released a statement on the decision Judge Ada Brown of the Northern District of Texas to strike down a landmark new rule enacted by the Federal Trade Commission that would have banned non-compete clauses in employment contracts.
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Europe director Max von Thun acknowledges here that while Margrethe Vestager faced criticism for not fully curbing tech monopolies, she was for many years the only politician on the global stage trying to check the dominance of Big Tech.
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Chief economist Brian Callaci notes that while some franchise owners may face challenges due to California's minimum wage increase for fast-food workers, the overall impact on the industry is expected to be minimal
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In this issue, we look at the BIOSECURE Act, and how it fails to address chokepoints and dangerous dependencies in the supply of vital drugs. We also look at the DOJ’s transformative victory in the Google search case.
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Europe director Max von Thun highlights Epic Games’ new iOS app store as a significant challenge to Apple’s market dominance, boosted by the EU’s Digital Markets Act.
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CJL director Dr. Courtney C. Radsch was included in this report emphasizing the necessity of fair compensation for human content creators whose work is utilized to train AI models.
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Senior legal analyst Daniel Hanley emphasizes in Common Dreams the need for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to block Mars Inc.'s acquisition of Kellanova arguing that this merger would significantly reduce competition in the snack and cereal bar market.
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