Publications
This morning, the Open Markets Institute joined the Electronic Privacy Information Center, the Center for Digital Democracy, Consumer Watchdog, and Fight for the Future in the release of the following letter to EU Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager.
Read MoreBarry Lynn believes that although Google is unlikely to make significant changes to its business, there may be other positive consequences to EU's decision.
Read MoreWith legal fellow Lina Khan now at the FTC, will the e-commerce giant soon face antitrust scrutiny?
Read MoreOpen Markets, EPIC, and other civil society groups express strong support for EU Competition Commissioner's decision to fine Google for abusing the dominance of its Android mobile operating systems.
Read MoreMatt Stoller explains the truth behind Amazon's fabricated holiday.
Read MoreExecutive Director Barry Lynn writes in a paper for the AFL-CIO Commission on the Future of Work and Unions, about the political origins of America’s monopoly problem, the magnitude of the problem, and some of the specific ways in which Big Tech corporations such as Google and Uber make the monopoly problem worse.
Read MoreIn this issue of The Corner, we look at U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's extreme pro-corporate record in antitrust cases. We report on the troubling implications of Match Group's roll-up of dating apps and question its intentions. And we interview Stacy Mitchell on Amazon's effort to grab power over your local government's procurement business.
Read MoreIn an article for Civil Eats, Open Markets' fellow Austin Frerick explains how the Iowa Farm Bureau is hurting rural communities. Although it was created to advocate for farmers and rural communities and is registered as a non-profit corporation, it now receives 84 percent of its revenue from its for-profit insurance arm, the FBL Financial Group, which controlled $10.1 billion in assets in 2017 alone. Its holdings include millions of dollars of investments in large agribusiness conglomerates like Monsanto and Tyson.
Read MoreLina Khan, "the trustbuster", was the main feature of the Atlantic's July/August 2018 Issue.
Read MoreSarah explained the significance of CWA joining the Freedom From Facebook Coalition.
Read More"We should all be deeply concerned by Facebook’s power over our lives and democracy," said Communications Workers of America researcher Brian Thorn.
Read MoreOMI's own, Lina Khan, will join the office of Federal Trade Commissioner Rohit Chopra as a legal fellow for the next few months.
Read MoreLina Khan, recent Director of Legal Policy at Open Markets Institute, will work as a legal fellow at the FTC for the next few months.
Read MoreIn the letter, OMI expressed concern over the proposed change that could inflict additional economic hardship on patients and their families and threaten patient health.
Read MoreOn Thursday, Bayer closed its $62.5 billion purchase of Monsanto. This comes roughly a week after the Department of Justice (DOJ) approved the merger, on the condition that the corporations sell off $9 billion worth of assets, including seed divisions, intellectual property, research projects, and more. Yet even after these divestitures, the combined entity will be the largest global seed and agrochemical corporation, and U.S. based field crop growers fear the power of the new combine.
Read MoreIn the Take Care blog, Lina Khan explains why the SCOTUS decision on AmEx shows stunning disregard for traditional antitrust principles.
Read MoreIn an article for Vice, Open Markets Food & Power reporter Claire Kelloway explains why from hot dogs to beer to chips and even charcoal, you don’t have much of a choice in whom you pay to celebrate. Even though the average grocery store carries tens of thousands of products, Americans' Independence Day shopping dollars overwhelmingly go to a tiny number of enormous companies.
Read MoreLina Khan explains how the decision in favor of American Express will make it easier for big tech companies to pressure workers, suppliers, and customers.
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