The Federal Antitrust Case Against Amazon: An Explainer
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed suit against Amazon for monopolizing e-commerce in violation of U.S. antitrust laws. This...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed suit against Amazon for monopolizing e-commerce in violation of U.S. antitrust laws. This...
The steep and rapidly growing fees Amazon extracts from the businesses that have little choice but to rely on its...
Stacy Mitchell explains why this pivotal moment in antitrust can last beyond its current leaders at our enforcement agencies. Her...
Local and federal policymakers have systematically structured tax policy in a way that deepens the concentration of corporate power, Stacy...
In this report, we look at how the dollar chains are using predatory tactics to kill off grocery stores and...
More than 75 cities and towns have defeated dollar store projects in the last four years. Our new strategy guide...
Community leaders have good reason to be concerned about chain dollar stores. … Read More
Powerful retailers are killing off small businesses by dominating supply chains. Our new report argues it’s time to revive the...
Earlier this year the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice announced plans to revise their merger guidelines, setting...
Rampant market power abuse is endangering the economic dynamism that New York small businesses generate. State lawmakers have an opportunity...
ILSR surveyed 908 small, independent businesses across across the country. We asked about the challenges they face and the policies...
When we surveyed over 900 small, independent businesses across the U.S., 94 reported being third-party sellers on Amazon’s Marketplace. This...
Beginning in the late 1970s, a series of Supreme Court cases upended U.S. antitrust laws — laws that were once...
One of the biggest challenges facing America’s towns and cities is leveling the playing field for small businesses. Our new...
Amazon is exploiting its position as a gatekeeper to impose steep and growing fees on the small businesses that must...