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Why the Antitrust Revolution is Likely To Last

Why the Antitrust Revolution is Likely To Last

Susan Holmberg

September 7, 2023

Stacy Mitchell explains why this pivotal moment in antitrust can last beyond its current leaders at our enforcement agencies. Her piece is part of a series of two dozen essays on the state of the U.S. revolution in antitrust, published by The Journal of Antitrust Enforcement.READ MORE


In a NY Times TikTok, We Explain Why Your Groceries Are Still So Expensive

In a NY Times TikTok, We Explain Why Your Groceries Are Still So Expensive

Luke Gannon

August 10, 2023

In a popular New York Times Tik Tok, Stacy Mitchell explained why we need to look past the headlines about inflation to understand why our grocery bills are still rising.READ MORE


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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In Project Syndicate: Is America’s Merger Fever Breaking?

In Project Syndicate: Is America's Merger Fever Breaking?

Stacy Mitchell

August 2, 2023

A major shift is afoot in the federal government’s stance on big business. The US Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission’s draft merger guidelines represent a major break with the neoliberal assumptions that have underpinned US antitrust enforcement for the last 40 years. In the Project Syndicate, Stacy Mitchell and Ron Know write how the draft guidelines, if adopted, would stop runaway corporate consolidation, rebuild local economies, and help preserve US democracy.READ MORE


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Media Advisory: Sellers and Small Businesses Applaud FTC’s Amazon Lawsuit

Media Advisory: Sellers and Small Businesses Applaud FTC's Amazon Lawsuit

Reggie Rucker

September 26, 2023

"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


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A Rotten Waste Merger

A Rotten Waste Merger

Luke Gannon

September 21, 2023

An environmental lawyer and activist calls bigness the most pressing issue in the waste industry.READ MORE


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