ILSR submitted an in-depth comment letter applauding the FTC and DOJ for the significant changes contained in the agencies’ Draft Merger Guidelines and suggesting ways...
Stacy Mitchell explains why this pivotal moment in antitrust can last beyond its current leaders at our enforcement agencies. Her piece is part of a...
In Nonprofit Quarterly, ILSR Senior Researcher Kennedy Smith describes the federal Equitable Lending Leaders program and some of its biggest lessons.… Read More
In a popular New York Times TikTok, Stacy Mitchell explained why we need to look past the headlines about inflation to understand why our grocery...
The Biden Administration’s proposed merger guidelines represent a significant shift in policy from the current guidelines. If implemented, the guidelines would help stop harmful mergers...
The Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division are proposing new Merger Guidelines and they want you to share your stories. You are...
Communities are adopting innovative strategies to sustain their grocery stores or create new ones amidst the challenges posed by grocery sector consolidation. Some local governments...
“This draft heralds a long overdue end to the dangerous and destructive approach of the last four decades,” Stacy Mitchell, ILSR Co-Executive Director, says in...
As the Federal Trade Commission sets its sights on challenging Amazon’s dominance in online retail, Ron Knox argues in The Sling that the agency must...
Tony Bartelme discusses how utilities have wagered and lost billions of customer dollars, why customers are on the hook when utilities take financial risks, and...
In a letter to the Federal Trade Commission, ILSR warned that control over cloud computing, the backbone of the modern economy, is dangerously concentrated. Amazon...
Inflation in the grocery sector is a cover story for monopoly power, Stacy Mitchell explains on the Capitol Forum podcast. The real cost of groceries...
Mitchell goes on to highlight that last year, Amazon exploited its chokehold of the online retail sector by extracting more than $155 billion in fees...
Our new fact sheet explains how credit card monopolies and banks are imposing swipe fees — what is essentially a monopoly tax — to rake...
Mitchell points to Amazon’s ability to bully and exploit other businesses through its integration across business lines as an example of why the bill is...