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Statement on FTC's Amazon Lawsuit
"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
New Research: Amazon's Monopoly Tollbooth in 2023
The steep and rapidly growing fees Amazon extracts from the businesses that have little choice but to rely on its site to reach customers are a striking measure of its monopoly power. These exorbitant... READ MORE
Report: Tax Dodging is a Monopoly Tactic
Local and federal policymakers have systematically structured tax policy in a way that deepens the concentration of corporate power, Stacy Mitchell and Susan Holmberg argue in this issue brief, co-pub... READ MORE
2022 Independent Business Survey: Top Challenges and Policy Priorities
ILSR surveyed 908 small, independent businesses across across the country. We asked about the challenges they face and the policies they believe would improve the survival and success of independent b... READ MORE