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Amazon is exploiting its position as a gatekeeper to impose steep and growing fees on the small businesses that must rely on its site to reach the online market, our new report finds. Even as these exorbitant fees bankrupt sellers, they are generating huge profits for Amazon, a fact that the tech giant conceals in its … <a class=“kt-excerpt-readmore” href=“https://ilsr.org/amazons-toll-road/” aria-label=“Report: Amazon’s Toll Road”>Read More</a>
about 4 years ago
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about 4 years ago
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In January, ILSR hosted a conversation with key leaders and advocates including Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal and White House Advisor Tim Wu to discuss the importance of small business to achieving a vibrant, equitable economy where all people and communities can thrive.
almost 4 years ago
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We submitted comments in response the FTC’s and DOJ’s public inquiry on how the
antitrust agencies can update their merger guidelines to better detect and
prevent illegal, anticompetitive mergers. Our comments are examine the
legislative history of the Celler-Kefauver Antimerger Act, how the agencie…
over 3 years ago
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In a special issue of Tax Justice Focus, Stacy Mitchell and Susan Holmberg write
that local, state, and federal policymakers have systematically structured the
tax system to fuel corporate power and disadvantage small businesses. No one has
more effectively harnessed the tax system to build a monopo…
about 3 years ago
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almost 3 years ago
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How Amazon uses its monopoly power to extract extreme and rapidly growing fees from businesses on their site that have little choice to reach customers.
about 2 years ago
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almost 2 years ago
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How states and cities can counter corporate control and reconfigure their economies to better meet the needs and aspirations of their residents.
over 1 year ago
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The levers states can pull to curb the power of megabanks and strengthen and expand community banks and credit unions.
over 1 year ago
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The decision to stop enforcing a single law decimated the independent grocery market and led to the dominance of big chains.
about 1 year ago