Testimony by Open Markets Chief Economist Brian Callaci at Senate Judiciary Hearing on 21st Century Antitrust Reforms and the American Worker

Open Markets Chief Economist Brian Callaci testified at Part 4 of the Senate Judiciary hearings on Reviving Competition: 21st Century Antitrust Reforms and the American Worker.

The American Prospect - Entrepreneurship, Amazon Style

Chief economist Brian Callaci illustrates how Amazon’s new “franchising model” for trucking companies is really a way for the corporation to pay lower wages and outsource risk.

William & Mary Law Review - The Morality of Monopolization Law

Legal director Sandeep Vaheesan writes a paper describing how the FTC can use its expansive “unfair methods of competition” powers to strengthen fair competition under the Sherman Act.

The Corner Newsletter: September 24, 2021

In this issue, we discuss the implications of the Epic Games v. Apple decision and our recent webinar on the power, potential, and fragility of the news industry.

NewslettersOpen MarketsSeptember 24, 20212021, Karina Montoya, September 2021, Nikki Usher

New Research - Amazon Continues to Radically Expand Worker Surveillance Practices That Predominantly Harm People of Color

New paper reveals major escalations of Amazon’s invasive worker surveillance.

Press ReleasesOpen MarketsSeptember 23, 2021Amazon, Labor, Privacy, September 2021, 2021, Big Tech, Secondary Feature

Report Update | Eyes Everywhere: Amazon's Worker Surveillance Continued

This research paper is an update to Open Markets’ 2020 report, “Eyes Everywhere: Amazon's Surveillance Infrastructure and Revitalizing Worker Power,” and details Amazon’s further attempts to amplify and widen employee monitoring into September 2021.

Reports & White PapersDaniel HanleySeptember 23, 2021Amazon, Daniel Hanley, Privacy, Big Tech, Primary Feature, September 2021, 2021

NPR Morning Edition - A Handful Of Big Meat Packing Companies May Be Pushing Up The Price Of Groceries

Senior reporter and researcher Claire Kelloway is featured on NPR’s Morning Edition commenting on the dangers of food supply consolidation.

With Bedoya on Board, the FTC Should Move Swiftly to Stop Monopolistic Power

Open Markets Institute applauds Biden’s plan to nominate Alvaro Bedoya as the third Democratic commissioner of the FTC.

The Corner Newsletter: September 10, 2021

Welcome to The Corner. In this issue, we examine Facebook’s move to block independent research of social media and the regulation of alcohol markets. We also announce details about a Sept. 22 webinar on the power, challenges, and potential of the news industry.

NewslettersOpen MarketsSeptember 10, 20212021, Karina Montoya, September 2021, Nikki Usher

Book Event | Professor Nikki Usher and Matt Thompson of NYT Discuss Usher's New Book on How Place and Power Distort American Journalism

Professor Nikki Usher and Matt Thompson of The New York Times discuss Usher’s recent book, “News for the Rich, White, and Blue,” and ideas for recreating American news media in a more equitable, inclusive, and justice-centered way.

EventsOpen MarketsSeptember 10, 2021Books, 2021, Nikki Usher, September 2021, Center for Journalism & Liberty

Democracy Journal - Pass Corporate Chartering Power to Washington

Senior Legal Analyst Daniel Hanley demonstrates why Congress should incorporate federal corporate chartering into their antimonopoly agenda to democratize the economy and to ensure corporations operate in the public interest.

A Personal Note from Daniel Hanley: Without You, I Would Not be Able to do This Work

Daniel Hanley, senior legal analyst, writes about the staff and the successes of Open Markets— Together we are striving to ensure our mission of ridding the economy of corporate monopolies, becomes a reality.

BlogsDaniel HanleySeptember 7, 2021September 2021, 2021, Daniel Hanley

Open Markets comments on Investments and Opportunities for Meat and Poultry Processing Infrastructure

Open Markets Institute submitted a comment to the USDA putting forth gratitude for seeking public input on how to invest in a more robust, diverse, and competitive meatpacking sector.

Bloomberg - Crypto Doesn’t Have to Enable Tax Cheats

Financial policy director Alexis Goldstein writes about how the decentralized nature of cryptocurrencies does not correlate with the inability to comply with tax laws.

Op-EdsOpen MarketsAugust 26, 20212021, Technology & Power, Primary Feature, August 2021

Open Markets Files Comment Letter with U.S. Treasury Department Calling on Biden to Reinforce State Control Over Alcohol Markets

Open Markets filed a public comment letter with the U.S. Treasury Department calling on the Biden administration to reinforce state control over alcohol markets.

StatementsOpen MarketsAugust 25, 20212021, August 2021, Food & Power, Secondary Feature

Squawk Box - Behind the debate on whether the U.S. tax system is fair

Financial policy director Alexis Goldstein discusses the inequities of the U.S. tax system with CNBC’s Squawk Box team.

Clippings, Videos & AudioOpen MarketsAugust 20, 20212021, August 2021, Politics, Secondary Feature

The Corner Newsletter: August 13, 2021

In this issue, we discuss NYC’s data-sharing mandate for restaurant delivery apps, the fight for a crypto tax-reporting carveout, and how to realize the promise of the massive railroad funding in the infrastructure bill.

NewslettersOpen MarketsAugust 13, 20212021, Secondary Feature, August 2021, Karina Montoya

The Washington Monthly - Amtrak Joe vs. the Modern Robber Barons

Policy director Phil Longman argues that President Biden’s big bet on rail infrastructure will be wasted unless he takes on the financiers who control the industry.

Op-EdsPhil LongmanAugust 9, 20212021, August 2021, Phil Longman, Transportation, Primary Feature

Monopoly Matters