Claire Kelloway · [email protected]

June 29, 2023 at 7:50 PM

Food & Power - New Legislation Could Help Break Up the Visa-Mastercard Duopoly

Visa and Mastercard’s duopoly over credit networks has driven up swipe fees and raised costs for small grocers. A new bill wants to give stores more options for accepting credit cards. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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

June 23, 2023 at 3:29 PM

The Corner Newsletter: Amb Tai Details New Trade Thinking at Open Markets Conference

No images? Click here Welcome to The Corner. In this issue, we look at U.S. Trade Rep Katherine Tai’s new vision for trade, which she detailed in a groundbreaking speech hosted by Open Markets.        At Open Markets Conference, U.S…

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  Barry Lynn · [email protected]

June 15, 2023 at 5:40 PM

LIVE NOW: 'The Next World System' with Ambassador Katherine Tai

Join us in a few minutes for an important speech by U.S Trade Representative Katherine Tai in which she will begin to detail President Biden's vision for a "new economic order." ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …

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  Claire Kelloway · [email protected]

June 15, 2023 at 3:11 PM

Food & Power - Bunge and Viterra’s Mega Merger Would Dramatically Consolidate Global Grain Trade

Bunge’s proposed merger with Glencore’s Viterra would be the largest grain trading deal in over a decade, creating a global agricultural commodity goliath to rival industry leaders Archer-Daniels-Midland and Cargill. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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  Barry Lynn · [email protected]

June 15, 2023 at 5:45 AM

LIVE NOW: 'The Next World System' with Ambassador Katherine Tai

Join us for an important speech by U.S Trade Representative Katherine Tai in which she will begin to detail President Biden's vision for a "new economic order." ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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  Barry Lynn · [email protected]

June 14, 2023 at 5:55 PM

Join our livestream tomorrow at 2pm for 'The Next World System' with Ambassador Katherine Tai

Join us tomorrow at 2pm for an important speech by U.S Trade Representative Katherine Tai in which she will begin to detail President Biden's vision for a "new economic order." ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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  Barry Lynn · [email protected]

June 13, 2023 at 7:20 PM

Join us this Thursday for our event 'The Next World System' with Ambassador Katherine Tai

Join us for an important speech by U.S Trade Representative Katherine Tai in which she will begin to detail President Biden's vision for a "new economic order." ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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

June 9, 2023 at 4:14 PM

The Corner Newsletter: The California law forcing Big Tech to pay for news they use

No images? Click here Welcome to The Corner. In this issue, we explore how Big Tech giants like Facebook are reacting to a proposed law in California that would require platforms to pay news publishers a fee for using their content in a bid to revive decimated …

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  Barry Lynn · [email protected]

June 8, 2023 at 3:55 PM

Join us next week for our event 'The Next World System' on June 15

Join us for an important speech by U.S Trade Representative Katherine Tai in which she will begin to detail President Biden's vision for a "new economic order." ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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  Claire Kelloway · [email protected]

June 1, 2023 at 5:25 PM

Food & Power - Farm Credit Seeks Exemption from CFPB Small Business Lending Transparency Rule

The Farm Credit system is the largest lender in agriculture. It wants an exemption from a new CFPB sunshine rule aimed at identifying discrimination in small business lending. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …

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  Barry Lynn · [email protected]

May 30, 2023 at 6:25 PM

Join us for our event 'The Next World System' on June 15

Featuring keynotes from U.S. Trade Rep. Katherine Tai, Tim Wu, and more ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …

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

May 25, 2023 at 4:58 PM

The Corner Newsletter: Regulatory Scrutiny of Cloud Services

No images? Click here Welcome to The Corner. In this issue, we look at how dominance of cloud services helps Microsoft, Google, and Amazon control Gen AI.       Generative AI Concerns Fuel Federal Trade Commission Scrutiny of Cloud …

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  Claire Kelloway · [email protected]

May 17, 2023 at 10:35 PM

Food & Power - Report Analyzes How Public Food Purchasing Can Promote Food Justice

A new report by the HEAL Food Alliance and Food Chain Workers Alliance draws on a decade of organizing to identify how public food purchasing programs can better advance racial equity and worker organizing. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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

May 12, 2023 at 3:53 PM

The Corner Newsletter:The AMERICA Act and Barry Lynn’s Senate Testimony

No images? Click here Welcome to The Corner. In this issue, we examine a new Senate bill called the AMERICA act that aims to break Big Tech’s control over advertising technology and platforms.       Senate Bill to Break Big Tech’s C…

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  Claire Kelloway · [email protected]

May 4, 2023 at 1:14 PM

Food & Power - As Food Prices Keep Rising, Study Finds Market Power Drove Pandemic Inflation

A new economic study makes the case that concentrated market power helped corporations pull off pandemic price hikes and reap record profits. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …

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

April 28, 2023 at 3:50 PM

The Corner Newsletter: The Death of BuzzFeed News and UK’s Big Moves

No images? Click here Welcome to The Corner. In this issue, we explore how Big Tech behemoths have always controlled the destiny of digital media outlets like BuzzFeed News, which shut down last week.       Closure of Buzzfeed News …

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  Claire Kelloway · [email protected]

April 20, 2023 at 5:09 PM

Food & Power - Colorado Passes First Tractor Right to Repair Law

Colorado will be the first state to require farm equipment makers to share or sell all the tools, manuals, and software that farmers need to fix their tractors and combines. 16 other states have introduced similar bills. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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

April 13, 2023 at 3:50 PM

The Corner Newsletter: UK’s Landmark Bill to Rein in Big Tech In Limbo?

No images? Click here Welcome to The Corner. In this issue, we review a new UK law that would help protect citizens from Big Tech predation but still lacks strong political support.       A Proposed UK Law Would Protect the Nation a…

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  Claire Kelloway · [email protected]

April 6, 2023 at 7:20 PM

Food & Power - Class Action Alleging Sheep Herder Wage-Fixing Moves Forward

Sheep ranchers hire guest workers, the bulk of their workforce, through a joint venture that offers the same, legal minimum wage across all openings. A class action suit alleges this violates antitrust laws. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …

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

March 30, 2023 at 9:36 PM

The Corner Newsletter: Congress’s Misguided TikTok Hearing

No images? Click here Welcome to The Corner. In this issue, we argue that Congress should focus on the national security threats posed by Apple, Google, Facebook, and Microsoft, along with TikTok.       Best Way to Tackle TikTok Thr…

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  Claire · [email protected]

March 23, 2023 at 7:03 PM

Food & Power - USDA Report Highlights Harms of Seed Consolidation and Restrictive IP

A USDA report reveals that a handful of monopolies control most the patents on top U.S. commodity crops, inhibiting critical seed research, diversification, and competition. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …

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

March 16, 2023 at 5:17 PM

The Corner Newsletter: Threats to Health Data Privacy

No images? Click here Welcome to The Corner. In this issue, we explore how evolving digital advertising trends make it increasingly difficult for regulators to protect Americans’ health data.       New Digital Ad Models Limit Reach o…

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  Claire Kelloway · [email protected]

March 9, 2023 at 5:53 PM

Food & Power - Report: Big Ag Soil Carbon Programs Entrench Corporate Power And Delay Real Climate Action

A new report by the Open Markets Institute and Friends of the Earth argues that corporate-led soil carbon offset programs risk increasing greenhouse gas emissions while entrenching agribusiness market power. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …

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

March 3, 2023 at 4:05 PM

The Corner Newsletter: Section 230 and the Supreme Court

No images? Click here Welcome to The Corner. In this issue, we look at the potential effects of the Supreme Court’s review of Section 230. We also describe a new Open Markets report that details the dangers of a new carbon credits scheme run by Big Ag.   …

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  Claire Kelloway · [email protected]

February 23, 2023 at 7:33 PM

Food & Power - Family Farmer Advocates Outline Farm Bill Priorities

As Congress prepares to pass the Farm Bill, many advocates have visited Washington to promote policies that challenge corporate consolidation in the food system. Food & Power has a roundup of their proposals. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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

February 17, 2023 at 7:13 PM

The Corner Newsletter: Europe’s Big Tech Legislation and Our Antimonopoly and Democracy Event

No images? Click here Welcome to The Corner. In this issue, we look back at our the groundbreaking conference we hosted this week, “Renewing the Democratic Republic.” And we ask whether European Commission regulators are fully committed and able to enforce impo…

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  Claire Kelloway · [email protected]

February 9, 2023 at 11:05 PM

F&P - Report Details Three Decades of Dairy Devastation

The average dairy farmer managed to turn an annual profit just twice between 2000 and 2021 driving two-thirds of family-scale farms out of business, a new report finds. Export-oriented dairy policies have failed to secure fair prices for farmers. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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  Barry Lynn · [email protected]

February 8, 2023 at 7:05 PM

NEXT WEEK: Join us on 2/15 for our Renewing the Democratic Republic Event

Featuring keynotes from Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Jonathan Kanter, Ayad Akhtar, Sara Nelson, and more ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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

February 3, 2023 at 9:12 PM

The Corner Newsletter: The DOJ’s Watershed Case Against Google

No images? Click here Welcome to The Corner. In this issue, we dissect the Department of Justice’s painstakingly constructed case against Google for the illegal stranglehold it maintains over the digital advertising market and in doing so, explain how the ad te…

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  Claire Kelloway · [email protected]

January 26, 2023 at 9:00 PM

Food & Power - How the FTC’s Noncompete Ban Would Affect Food Workers

One in six U.S. food service workers and one in five agriculture industry workers have signed a noncompete agreement. Banning these contracts could raise wages and entrepreneurship. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …

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

January 19, 2023 at 6:57 PM

The Corner Newsletter: The Coming Year in Antimonopoly and a Huge Win on Noncompetes

No images? Click here Welcome to The Corner. In this issue, we look at how the antimonopoly struggle will play out this year on an international, national, and state level. We also see our advocacy come to fruition in the FTC’s proposal to ban non-competes.  …

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  Barry Lynn · [email protected]

January 18, 2023 at 9:55 PM

SAVE THE DATE: Join us on 2/15 for our Renewing the Democratic Republic Event

FEBRUARY 15, 2023 MARRIOTT MARQUIS | WASHINGTON, DC   RSVP   Please join us for an important conference to explore the power of antimonopoly principles to renew American democracy, strengthen our economy, and construct a more peaceful and sustain…

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  Claire Kelloway · [email protected]

January 12, 2023 at 8:38 PM

F&P - Congress Incentivizes Corporate Sponsorship of Farm Conservation Programs in Omnibus Spending Bill

A new law lets corporations fund select USDA conservation programs in exchange for branded sponsorship and a cut of any carbon credits generated. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …

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  Claire Kelloway · [email protected]

December 20, 2022 at 8:03 PM

Food & Power - JBS Buys Assets from its Hog Supplier TriOak

JBS will buy undisclosed assets from Iowa hog producer TriOak, locking up a supply of Prop-12 compliant hogs and vertically integrating an already consolidated industry. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …

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

December 16, 2022 at 3:53 PM

The Corner Newsletter: Ticketmaster’s Exclusive Dealing

No images? Click here Welcome to The Corner. In this issue, we look at how fixing Ticketmaster also means fixing the problem of exclusive dealing. And we lead a call on the FTC to issue bright-line rules to outlaw non-competes.       …

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  Claire Kelloway · [email protected]

December 8, 2022 at 3:10 PM

Food & Power - Big Ag and Big Oil Eye Biogas Profits, Shell Buys Nature Energy

Shell buys biogas company that will turn cow manure into burnable gas. Opponents say these taxpayer supported projects expand dirty gas infrastructure and polluting industrial animal farms. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …

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

December 1, 2022 at 7:10 PM

The Corner Newsletter: The beleaguered railroad industry and our call for a Twitter investigation

No images? Click here Welcome to The Corner. In this issue, we explore how a drought threatens to keep the railroad industry in crisis mode even if the immediate threat of a strike is avoided. We also describe our urgent call on government agencies to investiga…

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  Claire Kelloway · [email protected]

November 22, 2022 at 2:35 PM

Food & Power - Natural Meat Marketing Misled Consumers, Lawsuit Claims

Unsealed legal evidence documents how Hormel misled consumers by selling the same industrially raised animals under its Natural Choice and conventional product lines. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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

November 17, 2022 at 6:29 PM

The Corner Newsletter: Big Tech is making deep inroads into the auto industry

No images? Click here Welcome to The Corner. In this issue, we explore the ramifications of Big Tech’s deep penetration into the auto industry, where its products have now become embedded in nearly all cars manufactured by major manufacturers.      …

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  Barry Lynn, Open Markets Institute · [email protected]

November 15, 2022 at 8:30 PM

After the Midterms - In a Divided Nation, Antimonopoly is Key to a Lasting Majority

AFTER THE MIDTERMS In a Divided Nation, Antimonopoly is Key to a Lasting Majority   Democracy won this midterm election. Americans voted against far-right threats to their voting rights and abortion rights, delivering the best mid term results for a D…

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  Claire Kelloway · [email protected]

November 10, 2022 at 10:48 PM

Food & Power - States Attorneys General Challenge Albertsons Private Equity Payout

Legal challenges to Albertsons's special dividend put a spotlight on the ways private equity extraction drives grocery consolidation. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …

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

November 3, 2022 at 8:35 PM

The Corner Newsletter: Digital Advertising and the Kroger-Albertsons Merger, and Elon Musk grabs Twitter

No images? Click here Welcome to The Corner. In this issue, we use the Kroger-Albertsons merger to investigate the changing nature of online advertising, as powerful retailers move into the business of selling ads that target their own customers. And we call on…

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  Claire Kelloway · [email protected]

October 27, 2022 at 8:42 PM

Food & Power - What Kroger and Albertsons’ Mega-Merger Means for Shoppers, Workers, Regulators

A merged Kroger/Albertsons empire could supercharge store closures, layoffs, price gouging, and supplier squeezing, further harming shoppers, workers, farmers, and independent grocers. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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

October 20, 2022 at 4:10 PM

The Corner Newsletter: U.S. Agreement on European Citizen Data Raises Big Questions

No images? Click here Welcome to The Corner. In this issue, we take a look at how President Biden’s executive order on personal data transfers from Europe is unlikely to placate privacy advocates on either side of the Atlantic and may raise Constitutional quest…

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  Claire Kelloway · [email protected]

October 13, 2022 at 5:36 PM

Food & Power - FTC Says Pesticide Companies Paid to Block Cheaper Competitors, Raising Prices

The FTC alleges that Syngenta and Corteva maintained pesticide monopolies by paying distributors not to carry generic products. Pesticide firms aren’t the only businesses using pay-to-block schemes. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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  Barry Lynn · [email protected]

October 11, 2022 at 4:00 PM

Join us virtually or in-person this Thursday in Brussels: How Monopoly Threatens Democracy and Security

Register to join The Open Markets Institute, Lobby Control, SOMO, and the Balanced Economy Project in-person or stream virtually on October 13 ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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  Barry Lynn · [email protected]

October 7, 2022 at 5:45 PM

Join us next week in Brussels: How Monopoly Threatens Democracy and Security

Register to join The Open Markets Institute, Lobby Control, SOMO, and the Balanced Economy Project in-person or stream virtually on October 13 ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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

October 6, 2022 at 8:51 PM

The Corner Newsletter: How Conservative Courts Could Bring Lies and Disinformation Back to Tech Platforms

No images? Click here Welcome to The Corner. In this issue, we discuss how the misinterpretation of common carriage law by conservative courts threatens social media networks’ ability to de-platform users spreading misinformation in a case now headed to the Sup…

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  Barry Lynn · [email protected]

September 29, 2022 at 7:50 PM

Join us on October 13 in Brussels: How Monopoly Threatens Democracy and Security

Register to join The Open Markets Institute, Lobby Control, SOMO, and the Balanced Economy Project in-person or stream virtually on October 13 ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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September 29, 2022 at 3:22 PM

Food & Power - USDA Proposes Rule to Deter Packer Retaliation, Discrimination, and Deception

New USDA rule could clear the way for farmers to challenge meatpackers for retaliation and discrimination. Plus USDA commits $15 million to boost state attorneys general. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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