Legal director Sandeep Vaheesan publishes a story on the foul-play of Amazon’s giant web of third party sellers and subcontractors, fueling unfair business practices.
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In this issue, we look back at our the groundbreaking conference we hosted this week, “Renewing the Democratic Republic.” And we ask whether European Commission regulators are fully committed and able to enforce important new legislation to reign in Big Tech’s dominance.
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Join us on Wednesday February 15th as Open Markets & Partners Convene Top Antimonopoly Thinkers, Including Senator Elizabeth Warren, AAG for Antitrust Jonathan Kanter, Novelist Ayad Akhtar, CWA President Sara Nelson, & others!
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Sen. Warren delineated four priorities for the administrative branch of government: break up the giants, stop harmful mergers to prevent new giants from emerging, stop the anticompetitive practices (tricks) that giant corporations use to reinforce their economic and political power, and put the executives who violate antitrust law behind bars.
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Open Markets Institute Europe Director Max von Thun leads an official submission to the EC alongside other partnered interest groups emphasizing the threats of Amazon’s intentions to takeover iRobot.
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The Open Markets Institute Europe Director Max von Thun released the following statement with regard to the United Kingdom Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) issuing of provisional findings from its investigation into Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
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In this issue, we dissect the Department of Justice’s painstakingly constructed case against Google for the illegal stranglehold it maintains over the digital advertising market and in doing so, explain how the ad tech market works.
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A ban on non-competes will help Latino communities thrive in both blue- and white-collar jobs.
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Reporter Karina Montoya shows how non-competes can disproportionally affect Latino workers in different sectors.
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The Open Markets Institute legal director Sandeep Vaheesan led a release of the following Amicus Brief regarding the illegal and deceptive work practices of Amazon, backing The District of Columbia’s appeal of their dismissed lawsuit.
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The Open Markets Institute executive director Barry Lynn released the following statement on the Department of Justice’s intent to bring suit against Google parent company, Alphabet, over its monopolization of digital advertising.
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Legal director Sandeep Vaheesan urges on the much needed proposal by the FTC to ban non-compete clauses across all US industries.
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Chief economist Brian Callaci contributes a strong scoped essay on the fluctuations of employment and wages in the labor market, and the connection to Union power.
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In this issue, we look at how the antimonopoly struggle will play out this year on an international, national, and state level. We also see our advocacy come to fruition in the FTC’s proposal to ban non-competes.
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Open Markets Institute and Food & Water Watch this week submitted joint comments on the USDA’s proposed Packers and Stockyards rules.
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Senior legal analyst Daniel Hanley elaborates on a pertinent issue in the entertainment industry. Ticketmaster dominates the ticketing services, causing chaos with consumers attempting to purchase attendance to shows.
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Executive director Barry Lynn publishes an explanatory article in the Washington Monthly on supply chains within the Biden Administration’s international policies and chokepoint strategy.
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