In this report, we look at how the dollar chains are using predatory tactics to kill off grocery stores and other local businesses, harming rural...
Amazon’ strategy for dominance — which includes securing government favors, particularly tax advantages — offers a road map of how to harness the tax system...
We wrote a letter in response to Melinda Cooper’s arguments in Dissent Magazine linking Trumpism with small business owners.… Read More
In the Financial Times, Susan Holmberg details the evidence showing that in their quest to maintain dominance tech giants are in fact killing new ideas,...
At the Future Cities conference, ILSR Senior Researcher Kennedy Smith moderated a panel discussion about how cities can leverage federal recovery funds to revitalize their...
ILSR’s Stacy Mitchell joined Dan Tratensek of the North American Hardware and Paint Association to talk about the momentum in Washington, and at the local...
After decades of a misguided approach to antitrust policy, Washington has a new antimonopoly fervor, writes Senior Researcher Ron Knox.… Read More
Senior Research Ron Knox was the featured guest on Capitol Forum’s podcast, Second Request. They chatted about music industry monopolies and how to restore the...
Labor and small business were once natural allies in a New Deal coalition that backed muscular policies to limit corporate power and build a thriving...
Stacy Mitchell was the featured guest on WBUR’s On Point for their series on Amazon. She talked about Amazon’s power, the inner workings of Amazon’s...
Unlike the predatory Wall Street-backed apps, local delivery services charge lower fees, support restaurants, keep wealth in the community, and demonstrate that when it comes...
Ron Knox’s groundbreaking Wired article — on monopoly power in the music industry — struck a chord. He’s talked to Sound & Vision, Sound Opinions,...
Stacy Mitchell joined Baratunde Thurston on his “How to Citizen with Baratunde” podcast to talk about how she became an antimonopolist, as well as America’s...
Mary Timmel was the Small Business and Consumer Organizer for ILSR’s Independent Business initiative.
Ron Knox is a Senior Researcher and Writer for ILSR’s Independent Business Initiative. A combined storyteller and antitrust expert, Ron is building our deep bench...