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Open Markets Institute Statement on the FTC’s Lawsuit Reviving the Robinson-Patman Act
Statements, Press Releases
Open Markets Institute Statement on the FTC’s Lawsuit Reviving the Robinson-Patman Act
Statements, Press Releases

In response to the Federal Trade Commission initiating a lawsuit against Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits, LLC for engaging in unlawful price discrimination, the Open Market Institute's senior legal analyst Daniel Hanley issued a statement.

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Statements, Press Releases
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Open Markets Institute Statement on OR, WA Preliminary Injunctions against Kroger-Albertsons Takeover
Statements, Press Releases
Open Markets Institute Statement on OR, WA Preliminary Injunctions against Kroger-Albertsons Takeover
Statements, Press Releases

In response to a federal judge in Oregon granting the FTC’s request for a preliminary injunction against Kroger’s takeover of Albertsons and a state judge siding with the Washington Attorney General’s suit to block the deal, the Open Market Institute's Food Systems Program Manager Claire Kelloway issued a statement.

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Statements, Press Releases
Nieman Lab - Adaptive partnerships in the AI data marketplace
Op-Eds
Nieman Lab - Adaptive partnerships in the AI data marketplace
Op-Eds

CJL director Courtney Radsch evaluates how AI collaborations can restructure the media landscape, offering opportunities for publishers while challenging smaller outlets to adapt.

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Op-Eds
Nieman Lab - Antitrust and AI news converge and get local
Op-Eds
Nieman Lab - Antitrust and AI news converge and get local
Op-Eds

Senior reporter Karina Montoya explores the expanding intersection of antitrust issues and AI in journalism, shining a light on the need for local coverage on how AI hinders competition and harms labor rights.

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What We Do

research • policy • advocacy

Shining a light on monopoly power and its dangers to democracy.

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Publications
Nieman Lab - Adaptive partnerships in the AI data marketplace
Courtney Radsch
Nieman Lab - Adaptive partnerships in the AI data marketplace
Courtney Radsch

CJL director Courtney Radsch evaluates how AI collaborations can restructure the media landscape, offering opportunities for publishers while challenging smaller outlets to adapt.

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Courtney Radsch
Nieman Lab - Antitrust and AI news converge and get local
Karina Montoya
Nieman Lab - Antitrust and AI news converge and get local
Karina Montoya

Senior reporter Karina Montoya explores the expanding intersection of antitrust issues and AI in journalism, shining a light on the need for local coverage on how AI hinders competition and harms labor rights.

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Karina Montoya
AJC - Rent control is inflation control, and Atlanta is ground zero
Open Markets
AJC - Rent control is inflation control, and Atlanta is ground zero
Open Markets

Legal director Sandeep Vaheesan and chief economist Brian Callaci advocate for rent control in Atlanta as a vital solution to combat housing affordability issues and economic inequality.

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Newsletters

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The Corner Newsletter: Big Tech Fight Moves to States (December 06, 2024)
The Corner Newsletter: Big Tech Fight Moves to States (December 06, 2024)

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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The Corner Newsletter: Will Trump Stop Price-Gouging by Ocean Freight Carriers? (November 21, 2024)
The Corner Newsletter: Will Trump Stop Price-Gouging by Ocean Freight Carriers? (November 21, 2024)

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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The Corner Newsletter: The US Election and US Democracy (November 8, 2024)
The Corner Newsletter: The US Election and US Democracy (November 8, 2024)

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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Featured
Fixing the Information Crisis Before It's Too Late (For Democracy)
Fixing the Information Crisis Before It's Too Late (For Democracy)
Children Before Profits: Private Equity in Child Care
Children Before Profits: Private Equity in Child Care
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USA Today - What is behind the steep increase in rental prices?
USA Today - What is behind the steep increase in rental prices?
KPFA Radio - How Google Monopolized Almost Everything
KPFA Radio - How Google Monopolized Almost Everything
 
 

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AMAZON’S PERVASIVE SURVEILLANCE

Amazon is a surveillance corporation, first and foremost. Surveillance of all parties—from workers to competitors to consumers—is a fundamental aspect of the corporation’s operations. It uses invasive surveillance tactics to enable and facilitate its predatory conduct and fortify its monopoly power. Our “Eyes Everywhere” two-part report series, illustrates the dangers of Amazon’s worker surveillance, Amazon’s competitor and consumer surveillance, and the solutions available.

 
 
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What They’re Saying

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“A tiny nonprofit that’s becoming a lightning rod for growing anger and frustration with Big Tech in America.”

-Quartz

“Open Markets is doing revolutionary and essential work when monopoly looms over American life.”

- VICE

“The Open Markets group led by Lynn contains many of the most respected voices in an increasingly prominent discussion about technology and telecom monopolies, and its findings about corporate consolidation and monopolistic power have been extremely influential in turning antitrust into an important policy issue.”

- New York Magazine

“There have been few think tank teams as effective as Barry Lynn’s [and the Open Market Institute’s].”

- The Atlantic

“The whole idea of a think tank is to cultivate ideas that have an actual impact on The Debate. Barry Lynn [and the Open Markets Institute] has done that better than anyone.”

- Chris Hayes, MSNBC

“The past couple of years have seen a resurgence of political interest in antitrust policy, which is increasingly seen as a potential solution to America’s current dilemma of high corporate profits and slow economic growth…It’s fair to say that the primary intellectual mover behind all of this has been Barry Lynn [and the Open Markets Institute].”

- Vox

“It's difficult to overstate Mr. Lynn’s [and Open Market Institute’s] influence in raising concerns about the market dominance of Google, as well as other tech companies such as Amazon and Facebook.”

- The New York Times

 

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