In this issue, we discuss measures Europe has taken to reduce its dependence on U.S. tech corporations and mitigate the risks of technological coercion by the Trump administration.

Barry Lynn released a statement condemning the decision in U.S. v Google, in which U.S. District Court Judge Leonie Brinkema declined to order the breakup of Google’s AdX ad exchange.

Food systems program manager Claire Kelloway and legal directoy Sandeep Vaheesan argue that America’s affordability crisis is driven by corporate pricing power, not overpaid workers, and call for stronger antitrust enforcement, public investment, and higher wages to rein in concentrated power.

CMDG Director, Dr. Courtney Radsch, calls on policymakers and legislators to use this settlement as a minimum floor to pursue more expansive reforms that put an end to harmful platform design for all users.

OMI Legal filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit urging the court to allow an antitrust lawsuit, CareFirst v. Amgen, that challenges Amgen’s use of acquired patent rights to extend its monopoly over the blockbuster drug Enbrel. 

CMDG director Courtney Radsch explains that courts are beginning to hold Meta, TikTok, and other platforms accountable for harmful design choices that allegedly prioritized engagement over child safety, challenging their ability to hide behind Section 230.

OMI’s legal team filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit urging the court to reverse a lower court decision that shielded a no-hire agreement between grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons from antitrust liability. 

In this issue, we take a look at how FIFA manipulated World Cup ticket prices, and the lessons for Congress and enforcers.

A century ago, the US power industry was dominated by sprawling, heavily indebted holding companies until their collapse forced the federal government to break them up. Legal director Sandeep Vaheesan explains how the pattern is repeating, with mega-mergers and buyouts advancing a debt-heavy business model at the expense of households and communities.

“This decision effectively places FCC Chair Brendan Carr in open defiance of Congress, and it gives us yet again another reason to call for removing him from his post,” said CMDG director, Dr. Courtney Radsch.