Is Congress Starting to Take Antitrust Seriously? (Episode 79)
Building Local Power Host Zach Freed is joined by ILSR’s Stacy Mitchell to discuss the team’s most recent efforts in fighting monopolies.… Read More
Survey: Independent Businesses See Major Threats in Amazon, Corporate Concentration
ILSR’s Independent Business Survey offers insight and guidance to elected officials looking to build a more equitable, entrepreneurial, competitive, and dynamic economy.… Read More
ILSR’s Zach Freed Appears on San Francisco’s KALW to Discuss Amazon’s Warehouse Conditions and Market Power
ILSR Researcher Zach Freed was featured on “Your Call,” a program of KALW, a San Francisco NPR affiliate, to discuss Amazon’s warehouse and labor practices.… Read More
ILSR’s Testimony on Amazon’s Dominance Before the House Judiciary Committee
ILSR Co-Director Stacy Mitchell testified on Amazon’s market power before the House Judiciary Committee as part of its antitrust investigation into dominant digital platforms. … Read More
Independent Musicians and the Anti-Monopoly Movement (Episode 76)
Host Zach Freed is joined by Kevin Erickson, Director of the Future of Music Coalition, to talk about the music industry’s role in the growing anti-monopoly movement. … Read More
Report: Walmart’s Monopolization of Local Grocery Markets
In 43 metropolitan areas and 160 smaller markets, Walmart controls 50 percent or more of the local grocery market. No other corporation in history has ever amassed this degree of control over the U.S. food system. Our findings provide a stark illustration of the failings of contemporary antitrust policy.… Read More
Australian National Radio Talks With Stacy Mitchell about America’s Anti-Monopoly History and Big Tech
ILSR Co-Director Stacy Mitchell was featured on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s radio news program Rear Vision for an episode on monopoly power in America.… Read More
Statement on House Antitrust Investigation into Big Tech
In response to the House Judiciary Committee’s announcement that it will begin a study of the impact of dominant technology platforms, the Institute for Local Self-Reliance released the following statement.… Read More
Stacy Mitchell in The Atlantic: Democrats Were Once Small Business Champions
In The Atlantic, Stacy Mitchell focuses on the Democrats’ forgotten role as small business champions, and on Elizabeth Warren’s reclaiming of the monopoly trustbusting tradition.… Read More