Statement on Proposed New Merger Guidelines
“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 the statement.… Read More
“[FTC] lawsuit reveals Amazon’s utter contempt for its customers,” says Stacy Mitchell in Statement on Amazon Prime Lawsuit
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 from Amazon marketplace sellers, calling it, “an extraordinary measure of its monopoly power.”… Read More
“We are dismayed that Congress has yet to enact even these basic and obvious safeguards,” says Stacy Mitchell in statement on the reintroduction of the American Innovation and Choice Online Act
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 such “an important piece of legislation.”… Read More
Advocates Applaud Equitable Clean Energy Wins in Minn. Legislation, Look to Next Session for More Progress
A coalition of clean energy advocates celebrates new legislation in Minnesota, which will increase access to clean energy and local solar across the state.… Read More
Statement: Gigi Sohn “is a wonderful match” for the American Association of Public Broadband
“The dishonest attacks in opposition to her FCC nomination compromise the effectiveness of the FCC at this critical juncture in U.S. telecommunications, but advocates for better Internet access have gained a tremendous ally.”… Read More
NEW BRIEF: Tax Dodging is a Monopoly Tactic
“It’s time to revisit and reimagine the proactive role tax policy can have in enabling fair competition, tackling concentrated markets and in turn driving productivity and innovation, lowering prices, and fueling more and better jobs,” says Susan Holmberg, a co-author of the report.… Read More
Media Release: New Survey Reveals Community Composting is a Rapidly Growing Sector in the Recycling Industry
The community composting sector could create nearly as many new jobs as currently exists in the coal mining industry, according to the new report released by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR).… Read More
“Antitrust enforcers are again embracing their responsibility,” Stacy Mitchell Says of DOJ Lawsuit Against Google in Online Ads Market
Mitchell proclaims in the statement, “Google actively extracts resources from communities that need them most and threatens a free, local press that lies at the heart of our democracy.”… Read More
ILSR Urges Environmental Protection Agency to Prioritize Grants in Low-Income and Disadvantaged Communities
Katie Kienbaum, Senior Researcher for ILSR’s Energy Democracy Initiative made the following statement on the importance of submitting these comments to the agency.… Read More