In response to the Supreme Court's decision in Ohio v. American Express, the Open Markets Institute released the following statement.
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In The Des Moines Register, Open Markets' fellow Austin Frerick writes about the Iowa Farm Bureau's power over agricultural policy and how its private revenue sources have given it significant clout both in Iowa and in the national agricultural space. It continues to push for cultivation of only a few crops without any consideration of the consequences of this model on rural Americans. Monopolies, however, thrive under this system.
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"We are not consumers, as they define us. We are not mere seekers of stuff, as they define us. We are not even merely workers, fighting merely for workers rights, as they define us. We are Citizens, and we seek nothing more, nor less, than a Citizen’s Liberty. Liberty to think freely. To share equally in all rule. To own our own selves absolutely."
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Barry explains why the US government is right to oppose the mega-merger a judge allowed this week and why an appeal must follow.
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In this issue of The Corner, we highlight several ways to protect the Free Press from Facebook and Google, proposed by participants in OMI's "Breaking the News" conference on June 12. We also explain why the Department of Justice should appeal the recent decision allowing AT&T to complete its takeover of Time Warner.
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Open Markets Executive Director Barry Lynn and fellow Lina Khan speak with Robert Levine at The Boston Globe about why monopoly is today's major challenge, how the definition of antitrust has changed over time, and why regulators and policymakers have failed to enforce it.
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Properly applied, antitrust enforcement helps to ensure a balance of power between workers and employers.
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In response to Judge Richard Leon's decision in the AT&T/Time Warner case today, the Open Markets Institute has released the following statement:
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Read the transcript of News Corp Chief Executive, Robert Thomson's remarks at the Open Markets Institute Conference, Breaking the News: Free Speech & Democracy in the Age of Platform Monopoly.
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Read the transcript of New York Times CEO, Mark Thompson's remarks at the Open Markets Institute Conference, Breaking the News: Free Speech & Democracy in the Age of Platform Monopoly.
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In this report, Open Markets Institute explores the historical role of competition policy in protecting independent journalism in America.
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A carefully crafted reading list, thanks to OMI staff and "Breaking the News" participants.
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Open Markets Institute and the Tow Center at the Columbia School of Journalism gather a variety of speakers to discuss how the power and business models of large online and telecom intermediaries affect the ability of reporters and editors to gather and distribute news in the 21st century.
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The Open Markets Institute filed an amicus brief opposing Facebook’s motion to seal records in its case against the former startup Six4Three.
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In the Yale Law Journal Forum, Lina Khan writes about America's market power problem.
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Read the Open Markets Institute's public comments to the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division for the agency's roundtable on anticompetitive regulations.
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In this issue of The Corner, we explain Open Market's new campaign to address the various threats Facebook poses to American society and democracy. We then detail how Warren Buffett's dominant position in making and selling mobile homes will benefit from the newly-passed bank deregulation bill, look at how powerful retailers like Walmart drive down wages at their suppliers, and track the building support for OMI's recent "single-price" health care proposal. Finally, we invite you to OMI's upcoming conference on the intersection of news, tech monopoly, and democracy.
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