Publications
Food systems program manager Claire Kelloway explores how the recent rise in egg prices is driven not just by factors like bird flu, but also by corporate greedflation and the price of conventional eggs is affected due to both the bird flu and potential corporate collusion manipulating the market.
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Chief economist Brian Callaci argues that large fast-food corporations exert strict control over franchisees, imposing fees and operational constraints that, coupled with wage increases, financially strain both franchise owners and workers.
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Senior reporter Karina Montoya argues that dismantling Google’s search monopoly requires structural changes, such as divesting Chrome which would break its interdependencies with Android, and implementing public oversight on its AI investments, to restore competition and prevent further market entrenchment.
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Legal director Sandeep Vaheesan emphasizes that expanding public power is crucial for fighting climate change, as it allows for faster and fairer transitions to clean energy.
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Open Markets Institute’s transportation policy analyst, Arnav Rao, published an op-ed arguing that instead of making grandiose claims about the Panama Canal, President Trump should focused on restoring U.S. shipbuilding as well as adopting a more robust maritime policy to reclaim the seas from China and foreign corporations.
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Senior EU Fellow Cori Crider expressed how after the AI summit in Paris, Europe must avoid succumbing to Trump's influence and should assert its independence, rejecting appeasement toward the US and Big Tech, which threaten its political and economic sovereignty.
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Europe director Max von Thun co-wrote a piece alongside fellow Michelle Nie discussing French AI Action Summit must address Big Tech's control over AI infrastructure and policy to ensure AI aligns with the public interest and independent regulation.
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Europe director Max von Thun argues that the EU should resist US pressure to ease Big Tech regulations and instead strengthen its digital sovereignty for economic and security reasons.
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CJL director Courtney Radsch argues that AI companies should obtain explicit consent from rights holders before using their content for training AI models, emphasizing the need to respect copyright laws and protect creators' rights.
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CJL director Courtney Radsch talks about explicit user consent being essential in the AI data collection process to protect individual privacy and autonomy.
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Chief economist Brian Callci and senior legal analyst Sandeep Vaheesan debate how the YIMBY (short for "Yes In My Backyard") movement, which calls for zoning reforms, falls short of in addressing the nation’s housing affordability crisis, arguing for the federal government to take a more active role in providing housing
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Editorial director Anita Jain reflects on how caring for her aging father shined a light on significant gaps in America's elder care safety net.
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Policy director Phillip Longman argues that re-regulating airlines, rail, and trucking could improve service quality, reduce monopolistic practices, and revitalize America's heartland.
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Industrial policy program manager Audrey Stienon argues that before increasing federal investment in child and elder care, measures should be taken to prevent large corporations from dominating these markets and compromising service quality for working-class families.
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Policy director Phillip Longman argues that linking employer-sponsored health insurance rates to Medicare prices could significantly reduce hidden healthcare costs, thereby increasing workers' take-home pay and improving their standard of living.
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Food program manager Claire Kelloway argues that the US needs a true opponent of corporate greed, rather than someone like Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whose stance is entangled with conspiracy theories.
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Policy director Phillip Longman explains howThe Washington Monthly's role in mentoring future leaders, like Lina Khan, by providing a platform for impactful journalism that helped lay the groundwork for reshaping U.S. antitrust policy.
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CJL director Courtney Radsch evaluates how AI collaborations can restructure the media landscape, offering opportunities for publishers while challenging smaller outlets to adapt.
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Senior reporter Karina Montoya explores the expanding intersection of antitrust issues and AI in journalism, shining a light on the need for local coverage on how AI hinders competition and harms labor rights.
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Legal director Sandeep Vaheesan and chief economist Brian Callaci advocate for rent control in Atlanta as a vital solution to combat housing affordability issues and economic inequality.
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Policy counsel Tara Pincock calls for stricter enforcement to ensure that executives face consequences, deterring price-fixing in the future.
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Senior legal analyst Daniel Hanley and Europe director Max von Thun co-author an article warning that the monopolization of AI by a few powerful corporations threatens innovation and democracy, urging immediate action to regulate and democratize the technology for the public good.
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Europe director Max von Thon urges the EU’s next Competition Commissioner to take bold action against corporate monopolies, especially in digital markets, and to establish a clear vision for fostering fair competition and innovation.
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Legal director Sandeep Vaheesan writes on the potential rescue to come to small businesses if Kamala Harris wins the upcoming election, shifting the cooperation of the FTC towards independent corporations.
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EU research fellow Claire Lavin published an op-ed calling for the EU and U.S. to coordinate in bringing Google to account for its monopolization of the adtech industry.
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Reporter Austin Ahlman supplies coverage in The Prospect on the 2024 election about the race in Nebraska and other incumbent elects leading the votes against Donald Trump.
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Open Markets Senior Fellow Cori Crider explains why now is the moment for the EU government to break up Google’s monopoly over digital advertising.
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CJL director Courtney Radsch gives insight on the continuous consolidation of AI within Big Tech companies are edging dangerously close to irreversible damage to developmental building blocks of generative AI.
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CJL director Courtney Radsch wrote an article emphasizing Google's need to pay news organizations for the media content it uses to fuel its lucrative and monopolistic search and ad businesses.
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Reporter Austin Ahlman delves into the fate of live television in the midst of Fubo’s against the launch of a new Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Fox sports streaming service.
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