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Monopoly Matters


Giving Tuesday - 2021
Giving Tuesday - 2021

Donate to Open Markets Institute on #GivingTuesday, and help us take on America's monopoly problem — and win.

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EventsOpen MarketsNovember 30, 20212021, November 2021, Primary Feature
Noema Magazine - The Climate Movement’s Secret Weapon
Noema Magazine - The Climate Movement’s Secret Weapon

Senior legal analyst Daniel Hanley writes about how federal agencies have an opportunity to take immediate action against climate change using anti-monopoly policy.

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Op-EdsDaniel HanleyNovember 30, 2021November 2021, 2021, Daniel Hanley, Antitrust Law, Primary Feature, Decarbonization
Fair World Project - Get Big or Get Out: Dairy Farmers of America
Fair World Project - Get Big or Get Out: Dairy Farmers of America

Claire Kelloway, food systems program manager, was featured on the “For a Better World” podcast discussing dairy farm monopolies.

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ClippingsClaire KellowayNovember 30, 20212021, November 2021, Claire Kelloway, Food & Agriculture, Labor
Congressman DeSaulnier - Congressman DeSaulnier Introduces Legislative Package to Support and Preserve Local Journalism
Congressman DeSaulnier - Congressman DeSaulnier Introduces Legislative Package to Support and Preserve Local Journalism

Center for Journalism & Liberty director Jody Brannon was quoted in a press release applauding new legislation aimed at supporting and protecting local journalism.

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ClippingsJody BrannonNovember 29, 20212021, November 2021, Center for Journalism & Liberty, Jody Brannon, Law
The New Yorker - Lina Khan’s Battle to Rein in Big Tech
The New Yorker - Lina Khan’s Battle to Rein in Big Tech

Executive director Barry Lynn was extensively quoted in a detailed piece about Lina Khan’s work to rein in Big Tech.

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ClippingsBarry LynnNovember 29, 20212021, November 2021, Barry Lynn, Big Tech, Politics, Antitrust Law
S&P Global - SenseTime's Hong Kong IPO; TikTok's resources if algorithm opt-out bill passes
S&P Global - SenseTime's Hong Kong IPO; TikTok's resources if algorithm opt-out bill passes

Senior Legal Analyst Daniel Hanley comments on U.S. lawmakers' focus on recommender algorithms.

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ClippingsDaniel HanleyNovember 24, 20212021, November 2021, Big Tech, Daniel Hanley, Technology & Power, International Systems
Boston Review -  Are Low Wages a Market Failure?
Boston Review - Are Low Wages a Market Failure?

Chief economist Brian Callaci reviews Eric A. Posner’s book, How Antitrust Failed Workers, asserting that while he expertly lays out how antitrust can do better by workers, his view is too narrow.

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Op-EdsBrian CallaciNovember 23, 2021Secondary Feature, 2021, Competition Law & Philosophy, November 2021, Brian Callaci, Labor, Books
DOJ Move to Block Big Sugar Merger Shows How to Use Anti-Monopoly Law to Attack Supply Chain Chokepoints and Dangerous Inflation
DOJ Move to Block Big Sugar Merger Shows How to Use Anti-Monopoly Law to Attack Supply Chain Chokepoints and Dangerous Inflation

Open Markets points to the DOJ’s commitment to preventing further consolidation as a major factor in merger decision.

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Press ReleasesOpen MarketsNovember 23, 20212021, Antitrust Law, November 2021, Competition Law & Philosophy, Secondary Feature, Food & Agriculture
Broadband and Breakfast - Verizon, TracFone Deal Gets FCC and California Approval
Broadband and Breakfast - Verizon, TracFone Deal Gets FCC and California Approval

Senior legal analyst Daniel Hanley’s opinion piece was cited for his criticism of the Verizon TracFone merger.

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ClippingsDaniel HanleyNovember 23, 20212021, November 2021, Big Tech, Mergers & Acquisitions, FCC, Competition Law & Philosophy, Daniel Hanley
Labor, Anti-Monopoly, and Justice Groups Send Letter to Top Financial Regulators Amplifying Calls for Enhanced Regulation of Amazon’s AWS
Labor, Anti-Monopoly, and Justice Groups Send Letter to Top Financial Regulators Amplifying Calls for Enhanced Regulation of Amazon’s AWS

Open Markets spearheads a coalition letter to FSOC urging them to bring AWS under the supervision of the Federal Reserve as a utility.

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Press Releases, Testimony & Comment LettersOpen MarketsNovember 23, 20212021, Antitrust Law, November 2021, Competition Law & Philosophy, Brian Callaci, Primary Feature
Open Markets Documents Grave Concerns with Facebook’s Digital Wallet Pilot Program
Open Markets Documents Grave Concerns with Facebook’s Digital Wallet Pilot Program

The Justice Department, Federal Trade Commission, and Financial Regulators should examine and mitigate the risks the pilot presents.

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Testimony & Comment LettersOpen MarketsNovember 23, 20212021, November 2021, Competition Law & Philosophy, Facebook, Secondary Feature
Open Markets Encourages President Biden to Name Former Federal Reserve Governor Sarah Bloom Raskin, Economist Lisa Cook to Open Fed Seats
Open Markets Encourages President Biden to Name Former Federal Reserve Governor Sarah Bloom Raskin, Economist Lisa Cook to Open Fed Seats

In light of Biden’s nomination of Jerome Powell for Chair of the Federal Reserve, Open Markets urges the President to nominate Dr. Lisa Cook and Sarah Bloom Raskin to remaining open Fed Board seats.

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Press ReleasesOpen MarketsNovember 22, 20212021, November 2021, Democracy & Ideology, Primary Feature
Idaho State Journal - COVID, not Biden, is the cause of major problems
Idaho State Journal - COVID, not Biden, is the cause of major problems

Executive director Barry Lynn’s analysis that concentration would create weak supply chains was cited in an opinion piece about the current supply chain issues.

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ClippingsBarry LynnNovember 19, 20212021, November 2021, Barry Lynn
The Corner Newsletter: November 19, 2021
The Corner Newsletter: November 19, 2021

In this issue, we take a closer look at Facebook’s smart-glasses partnership with the eyewear monopolist Luxottica, Alexis Goldstein’s testimony on regulatory gaps in cryptocurrency, and Jonathan Kanter’s confirmation to lead the DOJ’s Antitrust Division.

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NewslettersOpen MarketsNovember 19, 20212021, November 2021, Big Tech, Mergers & Acquisitions, Secondary Feature
Professor Saule Omarova is the Sharp, Uncompromising Leader the OCC Needs to Curb Dangerous Concentrations of Power in the Financial System
Professor Saule Omarova is the Sharp, Uncompromising Leader the OCC Needs to Curb Dangerous Concentrations of Power in the Financial System

Open Markets urges the Senate to support Omarova’s nomination to lead the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency in light of hearing.

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Press ReleasesBarry LynnNovember 18, 20212021, November 2021, Democracy & Ideology, Wins, Primary Feature
Testimony by Open Markets Financial Policy Director Alexis Goldstein at Joint Economic Committee Hearing on “Demystifying Crypto: Digital Assets and the Role of Government”
Testimony by Open Markets Financial Policy Director Alexis Goldstein at Joint Economic Committee Hearing on “Demystifying Crypto: Digital Assets and the Role of Government”

Financial Director Alexis Goldstein testified at the U.S. Congress’s Joint Economic Committee Hearing on “Demystifying Crypto: Digital Assets and the Role of Government.”

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Testimony & Comment LettersOpen MarketsNovember 17, 2021Competition Law & Philosophy, 2021, Secondary Feature, November 2021
ProMarket - Antitrust Law’s Unwritten Rules of Unfair Competition
ProMarket - Antitrust Law’s Unwritten Rules of Unfair Competition

Sandeep Vaheesan, legal director, argues that the Federal Trade Commission should use its expansive “unfair methods of competition” authority to codify and strengthen existing norms of fair competition under the Sherman Act.

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Op-EdsSandeep VaheesanNovember 17, 20212021, Competition Law & Philosophy, Sandeep Vaheesan, Antitrust Law, November 2021, Politics, Law
Bipartisan Senate Vote Confirming Kanter to Lead DOJ Antitrust Tolls the End of Big Tech’s Reign
Bipartisan Senate Vote Confirming Kanter to Lead DOJ Antitrust Tolls the End of Big Tech’s Reign

Jonathan Kanter’s confirmation signals that it’s time for Big Tech executives to figure out how to make a living by serving people, not picking pockets.

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Press ReleasesBarry LynnNovember 17, 20212021, November 2021, Democracy & Ideology, Wins, Big Tech, Primary Feature
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