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Small Businesses, Consumers and Antimonopoly Advocates Urge Congress to End the Swipe Fee Duopoly

Small Businesses, Consumers and Antimonopoly Advocates Urge Congress to End the Swipe Fee Duopoly

Katy Milani

September 19, 2023

ILSR co-hosted a virtual press event alongside consumer advocates, antimonopoly reformers, and small businesses urging Congress to pass the Credit Card Competition Act.READ MORE


ILSR Comment Letter Supporting FTC and DOJ’s Proposed Merger Guidelines

ILSR Comment Letter Supporting FTC and DOJ’s Proposed Merger Guidelines

Katy Milani

September 19, 2023

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 the agencies should amend their draft guidelines to better discern and block harmful mergers, promote a decentralized economy, safeguard American liberty, and fulfill the aims of the antitrust laws enacted by Congress.READ MORE


Share Your Story. How Has Monopoly Affected Your Life, Your Business, Your Community?

Share Your Story. How Has Monopoly Affected Your Life, Your Business, Your Community?

Katy Milani

August 9, 2023

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 the experts on how monopolies — like Amazon, CVS, Dollar General, Comcast, and beyond — have impacted your communities and these stories are key to ensuring the final guidelines are strong. See the link in this post on how to share your stories!READ MORE


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The Biden Administration’s Proposed Merger Guidelines: An Explainer

The Biden Administration’s Proposed Merger Guidelines: An Explainer

Stacy Mitchell

August 10, 2023

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 that concentrate power in too few hands. Our new explainer breaks down the basics of the new merger guidelines and explains how they could reshape merger enforcement, the economy, and our democracy.READ MORE


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WATCH: Fixing the Food Gap

WATCH: Fixing the Food Gap

Katy Milani

May 23, 2023

This virtual event featured Federal Trade Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya alongside community leaders, independent grocers, and advocates—to examine the ways these dominant retailers exert their power, how community leaders are fighting back, and what federal leaders must do to cultivate fairness in our food system.READ MORE