Open Markets Executive Director Barry Lynn released a statement on the Federal Trade Commission’s decision to oppose Intercontinental Exchange’s (ICE) $13 billion takeover of prominent mortgage data company Black Knight.
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Open Markets strategic counselor Caroline Fredrickson confronts the contradictory practices of conservative jurists that demand “textualism” to get what they want, except when a statute’s words thwart their desired goal.
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In this issue, we look at the potential effects of the Supreme Court’s review of Section 230. We also describe a new Open Markets report that details the dangers of a new carbon credits scheme run by Big Ag.
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Chief economist Brian Callaci published a piece on the vitality of instilling effective merger guidelines that would force corporations to innovate rather than seek acquisitions in order to grow
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Director of Europe and Transatlantic Partnerships Max von Thun examines how the European Union’s regulatory authorities maybe falling behind in the fight for competition.
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Director of Europe and Transatlantic Partnerships Max von Thun writes a piece on the EU’s green subsidy response to the Inflation Reduction Act, risking the success of small businesses.
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Claire Kelloway, food program director , and Jason Davidson, senior food and agriculture campaigner at Friends of the Earth, collaborate in this policy brief revealing the reality farmers face in the midst of carbon markets and the presence of Big Ag.
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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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