“Senator Warren recognizes that antitrust law should be an integral part of a pro-worker agenda," Open Markets Legal Director Sandeep Vaheesan said in a statement. “We applaud her efforts to return power to workers.”
Read More
The below is a statement from Claire Kelloway, Reporter & Researcher at Open Markets Institute, regarding Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue’s comment “In America, the big get bigger and the small go out.”
Read More
“We believe that the plaintiffs have shown the existence of a collusive agreement among the ranchers and that the panel's decision is bad law and threatens to encourage other employer cartels,” said Open Markets Legal Director Sandeep Vaheesan.
Read More
“Corporations are using dirty tricks to control and restrict repair in virtually every industry, from consumer electronics and appliances, to agriculture, even the military," said Claire Kelloway, Open Markets Food and Power reporter. "The FTC has the authority to break up these repair monopolies, and we hope they step in to do what’s right for consumers, small businesses, and the planet.”
Read More
"This is the latest in a series of DOJ actions that threaten the legitimacy of the antitrust laws and suggest the Antitrust Division, led by Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim, is serving as an instrument of the White House," said Open Markets Legal Director Sandeep Vaheesan.
Read More
“We applaud the 50 attorneys general for taking this unprecedented stand against Big Tech by uniting to investigate Google’s destruction of competition in search and advertising,” said Open Markets Director of Enforcement Strategy in a statement. “Today’s announcement marks the start of a new era.”
Read More
"This morning's announcement is a major step forward in the broadening effort on the part of our democratic institutions to address Facebook's monopoly power," said Open Markets Deputy Director Sarah Miller in a statement today.
Read More
"The FTC has shown time and again that it is unwilling to stand up to corporate monopolies despite some window-dressing type announcements," said Open Markets Chief of Staff Laura Hatalsky in a statement.
Read More
"When a founding father of the information industry calls for breaking the monopoly power of big tech it means the time has come for the government to act," says Open Markets Executive Director Barry Lynn in a statement.
Read More
“From Net Neutrality on down, Ajit Pai continues to side with massive corporations over the American people,” says Open Markets Research and Reporter Matthew Buck. “Today’s recommendation is no different.”
Read More
On August 9th, Open Markets Institute joined Public Justice and the American Association for Justice in filing an amicus brief in support of the consumer antitrust action against Qualcomm.
Read More
Open Markets Institute calls on U.S. anti-monopoly enforcers to block EssilorLuxottica’s nearly $8 billion acquisition of GrandVision. The deal would mean even higher prices for glasses - which are already far too expensive - and would further limit real choice over where Americans can get their eyewear.
Read More
The Open Markets Institute led a coalition of public interest groups and academics in demanding the Department of Justice block the proposed merger of Cengage and McGraw Hill.
Read More
Today, the Open Markets Institute calls on the Federal Trade Commission to block the just-announced merger of Mylan and Pfizer’s Upjohn unit, which recently headquartered in China.
Read More
The Open Markets Institute condemns the Department of Justice Antitrust Division for approving T-Mobile's plan to acquire its wireless competitor Sprint.
Read More
The Open Markets Institute denounces the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) official $5 billion settlement with Facebook.
Read More
Today, LSC Communications and Quad/Graphics, the two biggest magazine and book printers and distributors in America, abandoned their plans to merge.
Read More
On the heels of Open Markets publicly demanding Libra’s launch partners “walk away” from the project, OMI, Public Citizen, Demand Progress Education Fund, and Revolving Door Project sent a joint letter to all 27 partners.
Read More