Please join Open Markets and the OECD for a virtual event on Wednesday, April 23rd as we explore what's next.‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …

While the country grapples with the COVID-19 crisis, USDA food safety officials have been making decisions that could further sicken Americans and thr‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …

No images? Click here Welcome to The Corner. In this issue, we discuss Open Markets’ proposal to ban mergers during the COVID-19 pandemic and how the ventilator shortage demonstrates how monopolists make us unsafe.To read previous editions of The Corner, click …

Wholesale beef prices are up, but payments to ranchers are plummeting. Ranchers blame monopolist meatpackers for market manipulation.‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

  Open Markets Calls for Ban on Takeovers by Large Corporation and Funds for Duration of Crisis As Congress continues to debate its response to the COVID-19 outbreak, Open Markets Institute released the statement below, calling for an immediate ban on all mer…

No images? Click here Welcome to The Corner. In this issue, we introduce Open Markets’ new webpage about our body of work on supply chain monopoly and systems fragility, we discuss Sally Hubbard’s recent testimony to the U.S. Senate about tech platforms, and we…

Agribusiness wants to dramatically change the way farmers value and pay for a bag of corn seed, to get a second bite at producer profits.‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

No images? Click here Welcome to The Corner. In this issue, we discuss Open Markets’ recent FTC comment regarding the proposed vertical merger guidelines and present Open Markets’ views on the Supreme Court’s 2018 decision in Ohio v. American Express.To read pr…

Did someone forward you this newsletter? Get your own copy by subscribing here, and to share this story click here. Photo courtesy of iStock by Getty Images U.S. Lifts Ban on Brazilian Beef, Threatening Ranchers and Consumers Food safety officia…

No images? Click here Welcome to The Corner. In this issue, we discuss Frontline’s new report on Amazon and Jeff Bezos, explain how state attorneys general can appeal a court decision approving T-Mobile’s purchase of Sprint, and explain some of the flaws in Sen…

Dear Friends,Just a brief note from the Open Markets team to encourage you to watch the Feb. 18 episode of the PBS documentary series Frontline, which is titled “Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos.” The Open Markets team worked closely with Frontline in p…

On Monday, the USDA thwarted a decade of efforts to help farmers seek justice for discrimination, retaliation, and unfair treatment by meatpackers. Did someone forward you this newsletter? Get your own copy by subscribing here, and to share this story click her…

No images? Click here Welcome to The Corner. In this issue, we present our views on how the courts, the Justice Department, and the FTC are failing to use antitrust law to protect workers from employers who have monopolies in labor markets.To read previous edit…

On Monday, the USDA thwarted a decade of efforts to help farmers seek justice for discrimination, retaliation, and unfair treatment by meatpackers. Did someone forward you this newsletter? Get your own copy by subscribing here, and to share this story click her…

No images? Click here Welcome to The Corner. In this issue, we talk about our plan for a health care reform that would lower health care prices without raising taxes or forcing people to change health plans. To read previous editions of The Corner, click here. …

On Monday, the USDA thwarted a decade of efforts to help farmers seek justice for discrimination, retaliation, and unfair treatment by meatpackers. Did someone forward you this newsletter? Get your own copy by subscribing here, and to share this story click her…