Conference | Ignited by Tech, The Next Merger (Guidelines) Wave

Legal Director Sandeep Vaheesan speaks at the 3rd annual Antitrust & Tech Conference co-hosted by The George Washington University Competition Law Center and Crowell & Moring.

EventsSandeep VaheesanDecember 1, 2021May 2021, 2021, Barry Lynn, International Systems

Student Borrower Protection Center - The Nation's Top Consumer Watchdog Can End Predatory Practices Trapping Workers in Employer-Driven Debt

Daniel Hanley, senior legal analyst at Open Markets, co-writes with Chris Hicks, Senior Policy Advisor at Student Borrower Protection Center, about how employers are increasingly using predatory student debt to trap workers in jobs.

Op-EdsDaniel HanleyDecember 1, 20212021, December 2021, Primary Feature, Daniel Hanley, Labor

The Washington Monthly - To Fix the Supply Chain Mess, Take on Wall Street

Research associate Garphil Julien articulates how Wall Street financiers bent on short-term profits are largely responsible for America’s shortage of semiconductors and other key materials.

Giving Tuesday - 2021

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

EventsOpen MarketsNovember 30, 20212021, November 2021, Primary Feature

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.

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

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

ClippingsClaire KellowayNovember 30, 20212021, November 2021, Claire Kelloway, Food & Agriculture, Labor

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.

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

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

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

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

ClippingsDaniel HanleyNovember 24, 20212021, November 2021, Big Tech, Daniel Hanley, Technology & Power, International Systems

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Press ReleasesOpen MarketsNovember 22, 20212021, November 2021, Democracy & Ideology, Primary Feature

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.

ClippingsBarry LynnNovember 19, 20212021, November 2021, Barry Lynn

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.

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

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

Press ReleasesBarry LynnNovember 18, 20212021, November 2021, Democracy & Ideology, Wins, Primary Feature

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