Barry C. Lynn · [email protected]

July 2, 2025 at 2:53 PM

Microsoft’s Monopoly on Bing Search Data

Welcome to The Corner. In this issue, we look at how Microsoft is exploiting its control over Bing search data to force adoption of its cloud services and AI systems.     Microsoft Doubles Down on Bundling of Cloud, Gen AI, and Sear…

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  Claire Kelloway · [email protected]

June 25, 2025 at 7:32 PM

Food & Power - Lawsuit Alleges Deed Restriction Gave Albertsons a Local Monopoly

Grocery chains use little known property controls to prevent competition from moving in next door or into their store after they’re gone. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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  Barry Lynn · [email protected]

June 20, 2025 at 4:47 PM

The Corner Newsletter: James Beard Award & An Important PBM Case in Michigan

Welcome to The Corner. In this issue, we celebrate OMI’s own Claire Kelloway for receiving a James Beard Award for her reporting and examine how a case against two pharmacy benefit managers in Michigan could have implications for the industry nationwide. …

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  Claire Kelloway · [email protected]

June 11, 2025 at 4:58 PM

Food & Power - Roark Acquires Another Fast Food Chain, Dave’s Hot Chicken

If it’s a food franchise, there’s a good chance one private equity firm, Roark Capital, owns it. Private equity ownership exacerbates the labor problems inherent in franchising. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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  Open Markets Institute · [email protected]

June 6, 2025 at 5:34 PM

The Corner Newsletter: Apple’s Chip Breakthrough and Our Groundbreaking Ocean Shipping Report

Welcome to The Corner. In this issue, we spotlight our seminal report on how to fix America’s shipbuilding crisis, Charting a New Course: Steering U.S. Maritime Policy Towards Security and Prosperity. We also explore how Apple’s development of its own modem ch…

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  Open Markets Institute · [email protected]

June 5, 2025 at 1:42 PM

Resurrecting the Rebel Alliance - Visions for the Next Democratic Party

Two new essays from Barry Lynn and Phillip Longman of the Open Markets Institute offer an uplifting, achievable vision for the future—one rooted in real history, proven policy, and a deeper belief in democracy. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …

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  Claire Kelloway · [email protected]

May 29, 2025 at 8:37 PM

Food & Power - MAHA Report’s Rhetoric Contradicts Administration’s Actions

The MAHA report says food and chemical corporations should be held accountable for making children sick but the actions of Congress and the Trump administration reveal different priorities. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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  Open Markets Institute · [email protected]

May 23, 2025 at 7:51 PM

The Corner Newsletter: Copyright Protections and Critiquing the Abundance Agenda

Welcome to The Corner. In this issue, we explore how copyright protections, currently under threat from the Trump administration, stand as a xxxxxx against Big Tech‘s use of copyrighted material to turbocharge AI growth.   Open Markets Relea…

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  Claire Kelloway · [email protected]

May 15, 2025 at 11:13 PM

Food & Power - States Try to Ban Surveillance Pricing in Grocery Stores and Beyond

Grocery stores have many ways to show different customers different prices based on their personal data. Several states seek to ban so-called “surveillance pricing.” ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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  Open Markets Institute · [email protected]

May 14, 2025 at 2:45 PM

Join us tomorrow for our webinar ‘Engineering the Cloud Commons: Tackling Monopoly Control of Critical Digital Infrastructure' on May 15

Join our webinar to hear from leading experts and policymakers to discuss these issues as well as potential solutions on May 15 ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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  Open Markets Institute · [email protected]

May 9, 2025 at 8:05 PM

The Corner Newsletter: Musk’s Monopoly on Space and OMI’s Kelloway a James Beard Finalist

Welcome to The Corner. In this issue, we celebrate OMI’s own Claire Kelloway for being named a finalist for a James Beard Award, explore how the Trump administration is helping Elon Musk’s Starlink to cement a monopoly on space, and welcome recent speeches by …

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  Open Markets Institute · [email protected]

May 9, 2025 at 12:30 PM

Join us next week for our webinar ‘Engineering the Cloud Commons: Tackling Monopoly Control of Critical Digital Infrastructure' on May 15

Join our webinar to hear from leading experts and policymakers to discuss these issues as well as potential solutions on May 15 ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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  Claire Kelloway · [email protected]

May 1, 2025 at 6:31 PM

Food & Power - USDA Repeals New Poultry Salmonella Standards

USDA has little power to punish poultry plants with excessive salmonella levels or prevent tainted product from getting to market. The Trump administration withdrew a proposal that would have changed this. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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  Open Markets Institute · [email protected]

May 1, 2025 at 1:35 PM

Join us for our webinar ‘Engineering the Cloud Commons: Tackling Monopoly Control of Critical Digital Infrastructure' on May 15

Join our webinar to hear from leading experts and policymakers to discuss these issues as well as potential solutions on May 15 ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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  Barry Lynn · [email protected]

April 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM

DOJ’s Huge Win vs Google’s Adtech Monopoly & Europe Uses Antitrust to Protect Workers

Welcome to The Corner. In this issue,  we explore how European countries have begun using competition law to protect workers, inspired in part by the U.S. FTC.     U.S. Democracy and the Free Press are Big Winners as DOJ Prevails i…

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  Claire Kelloway · [email protected]

April 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM

Food & Power - Flush with Cash, Cal-Maine Plans to Acquire Egg Patty Maker and Pay Out Family Owners

As Americans struggle with record egg prices, the largest U.S. egg company plans to transfer its massive profits to a few family owners and buy up an egg patty maker in cash. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …

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  Barry Lynn · [email protected]

April 11, 2025 at 1:20 PM

The Corner Newsletter: The Role of Monopoly in Amtrak's Woes

Welcome to The Corner. In this issue, we look at the new antimonopoly caucus in the House, and examine how monopoly and Wall Street power keeps Amtrak off track, denying better train service to Americans across the country.      Democrats in …

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  Claire Kelloway · [email protected]

April 3, 2025 at 6:47 PM

Food & Power - USDA Cuts Funds for Local Food Purchasing

Schools and food banks expected $1 billion from USDA to buy local foods this year. The Trump administration pulled those contracts, hurting farmers, kids, and rural development. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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  Barry Lynn · [email protected]

March 28, 2025 at 3:22 PM

The Corner Newsletter: Undersea Cables as Critical Infrastructure

Welcome to The Corner. In this issue, we explore underseas cables and who controls this critical infrastructure amid Meta’s proposal to build the world’s longest.       Meta’s Foray Into Undersea Cables Raises Questions Over Critica…

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  Barry Lynn · [email protected]

March 14, 2025 at 3:53 PM

The Corner Newsletter: Will Google Case Deliver a New Internet? (03/14/2025)

Welcome to The Corner. In this issue, we look at how the Trump DOJ’s pursuit of a Google breakup could help rewrite the rules of the internet and AI for the future.     A Brand New Internet? DOJ’s Plan to Pursue Google Breakup Rema…

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  Claire Kelloway · [email protected]

March 6, 2025 at 5:57 PM

Food & Power - How Gutting the CFPB Will Hurt Rural America

Rural Americans struggle with medical debt, banking deserts, and discriminatory farm lending - dismantling the CFPB leaves them more defenseless to financial exploitation. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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  Barry C. Lynn · [email protected]

February 28, 2025 at 8:20 PM

The Corner Newsletter: The Death of Local TV News and Europe’s Efforts to Protect Democracy

Welcome to The Corner. In this issue, we take a look at the threat posed to local television news by the rise of internet-based live television platforms, especially as must-carry regulations haven’t caught up to the new streaming environment.     …

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  Claire Kelloway · [email protected]

February 18, 2025 at 7:02 PM

Food & Power - If You Care About Record Egg Prices, You Should Care About Corporate Consolidation

Egg corporations have too much power to exploit disruptions like bird flu to push up prices. Bird flu also hits harder on massive, consolidated farms. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …

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  Barry C. Lynn · [email protected]

February 14, 2025 at 6:13 PM

The Corner Newsletter: Amazon’s Latest Move to Control Specialty Retailers

Welcome to The Corner. In this issue, we look at efforts by Big Tech and the Trump Administration to disrupt European democracy, and explore Amazon’s latest move to consolidate control over online retail and advertising.      At Par…

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  Claire Kelloway · [email protected]

February 7, 2025 at 4:51 PM

Food & Power - What's Next for Kroger and Albertsons

With their merger blocked, Kroger and Albertsons need to find other ways to compete. The chains are better off than their merger fearmongering implied, but short-term investor payouts could get in the way of growth. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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  Barry C. Lynn · [email protected]

January 31, 2025 at 6:14 PM

The Corner Newsletter: Week of 01/31/2025

Fixing U.S. Steel Requires a Plan. Does Trump Have One? ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …

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  Claire Kelloway · [email protected]

January 23, 2025 at 6:37 PM

Food & Power - Antitrust Action on the Way Out the Door, Biden Administration Finalizes Poultry Payment Rules and Sues John Deere and Pepsi

In the final days of the Biden administration, antitrust enforcers filed several lawsuits and finalized rules to help farmers and independent retailers. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …

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  Barry C. Lynn · [email protected]

January 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM

The Corner Newsletter: Antimonopoly Under Trump, The Tech-Industrial Complex & Three Ideas to Curb Market Power The Corner Newsletter:

Welcome to The Corner. In this issue, we discuss Biden’s foreboding about a tech-industrial complex and ask whether President Trump will use competition law to break corporate power, or concentrate power in his own hands.      Biden…

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  Claire Kelloway · [email protected]

January 9, 2025 at 6:07 PM

Food & Power - Analysts Expect More Food Mergers in 2025

Food industry experts project that dominant brands and private equity firms will buy more mid-sized companies in 2025, threatening innovation, price competition, and jobs. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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