Barry C. Lynn, Open Markets Institute · [email protected]

April 30, 2020 at 5:45 PM

The Corner Newsletter: Open Markets Details A Merger Moratorium Proposed by Lawmakers, a Conference on Building Resilient International Systems Co-Hosted with the OECD, and a Conference on Right to Repair Co-Hosted with U.S. PIRG

No images? Click here Welcome to The Corner. In this issue, we discuss proposals for a merger moratorium for the duration of the COVID-19 crisis, an online conference on building resilient international systems that was co-hosted by the Open Market Instituteand…

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  Claire Kelloway · [email protected]

April 23, 2020 at 3:55 PM

Food & Power - Consolidated and Inflexible Food Supply Chains Drive Both Shortages and Waste

Food resiliency experts say this tragic combination of food waste and shortages have a shared cause: rigid and consolidated supply chains.‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …

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  Open Markets Institute · [email protected]

April 19, 2020 at 8:30 PM

Mya Frazier for The Guardian: The Food Workers on the Coronavirus Front Line

'If one of us gets sick, we all get sick'‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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  Barry Lynn · [email protected]

April 17, 2020 at 3:30 PM

Invitation to Shock Proof: Building Resilient International Systems in the 21st Century - April 23 at 9 a.m. ET

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

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  Barry C. Lynn, Open Markets Institute · [email protected]

April 16, 2020 at 9:03 PM

The Corner Newsletter: Open Markets Details How the COVID-19 Pandemic is Devastating News Organizations, Announce the Release of Our New Report on Right to Repair, and Invite Readers to Join Our Conference in Cooperation With the OECD

No images? Click here Welcome to The Corner. In this issue, we discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic is devastating news organizations and what we can do about it, we announce the release of our new report on right to repair and our webinar next Tuesday on the topi…

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  Barry Lynn · [email protected]

April 13, 2020 at 7:30 PM

RSVP for Fixing America: A Discussion on Monopolies and Fragile Repair Systems in a Time of Crisis – April 21, 2020

Please join Open Markets and U.S. PIRG for a virtual event on Tuesday, April 21st as we explore what's next.‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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  Barry Lynn · [email protected]

April 10, 2020 at 4:03 PM

Save the Date: April 23, 2020 – Symposium on Building Resilient Global Systems for the 21st Century

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

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  Claire Kelloway · [email protected]

April 9, 2020 at 5:53 PM

Food & Power - USDA Allows Faster Meat Processing Line Speeds During Pandemic, Threatening Frontline Workers and Consumers

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

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  Barry C. Lynn, Open Markets Institute · [email protected]

April 2, 2020 at 9:45 PM

The Corner Newsletter: Open Markets Details Our Proposal to Ban Mergers During the COVID-19 Pandemic and How the Ventilator Shortage Demonstrates How Monopolists Make Us Unsafe

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 …

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  Claire Kelloway · [email protected]

March 25, 2020 at 6:30 PM

Food & Power - Ranchers and Lawmakers Decry Market Manipulation, as Cattle Prices Plummet and Monopolies Profit on Coronavirus

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

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  Barry Lynn · [email protected]

March 21, 2020 at 4:49 PM

Open Markets Calls for Ban on Takeovers by Large Corporation and Funds for Duration of Crisis

  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…

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  Barry C. Lynn, Open Markets Institute · [email protected]

March 19, 2020 at 4:01 PM

The Corner Newsletter: Open Markets Details Our Webpage on Supply Chain Monopoly and Systems Fragility, Sally Hubbard’s Recent Testimony to the U.S. Senate, and Explain Our Comment to the USDA

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…

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  Claire Kelloway · [email protected]

March 12, 2020 at 5:00 PM

Food & Power - Big Ag Eyes Cut of Farmers’ Profits in New Pricing Program

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.‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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  Barry C. Lynn, Open Markets Institute · [email protected]

March 5, 2020 at 6:40 PM

The Corner Newsletter: Open Markets Details Our FTC Comment Regarding the Proposed Vertical Merger Guidelines and Present Our Views on the Supreme Court's 2018 Decision Ohio v. American Express

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…

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  Claire Kelloway · [email protected]

February 27, 2020 at 2:40 PM

Food & Power - U.S. Lifts Ban on Brazilian Beef, Threatening Ranchers and Consumers

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…

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  Barry C. Lynn, Open Markets Institute · [email protected]

February 20, 2020 at 11:03 PM

The Corner Newsletter: Open Markets Details Frontline’s New Report on Amazon and Explains How State Attorneys General Can Appeal a Court Decision Approving T-Mobile’s Purchase of Sprint

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…

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  Barry Lynn · [email protected]

February 15, 2020 at 5:00 PM

Open Markets Recommends New Frontline Episode About Amazon, Airing on PBS on Tuesday, Feb. 18 at 9 p.m. Eastern/6 p.m. Pacific

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…

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  Claire Kelloway · [email protected]

February 13, 2020 at 7:02 PM

Food & Power - Canadian Antitrust Enforcers Investigating Big Ag for Stifling Startup

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…

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  Barry C. Lynn, Open Markets Institute · [email protected]

February 6, 2020 at 8:10 PM

The Corner Newsletter: Open Markets Presents Our Views on How the Courts, the Justice Department, and the FTC are Failing to Protect Workers from Monopolies

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…

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  Claire Kelloway · [email protected]

January 30, 2020 at 5:42 PM

Food & Power - Personalization or Price Discrimination?

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…

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  Barry C. Lynn, Open Markets Institute · [email protected]

January 23, 2020 at 8:21 PM

The Corner Newsletter: Open Markets Promotes Health Care Reform to Lower Prices Without Raising Taxes or Ending Private Insurance

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. …

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  Claire Kelloway · [email protected]

January 16, 2020 at 8:04 PM

Food & Power - Trump’s USDA Sides With Corporate Meatpackers Over Farmers in Latest GIPSA Proposal

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…

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