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VERY SMART!!! Important read on what ought to be a critical litmus test for politicians.

WEBINAR: On Tuesday, May 20 at 2 pm ET, join us + @newsmediaalliance.bsky.social for a conversation about the past, present, and future of AI content licensing. RSVP here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

A brand new report from our fellow Matt Scherer warns that the AI boom is increasingly showing the hallmarks of a dangerous speculative bubble & urges policymakers to prepare now to resist future demands to bail out major tech companies if the market collapses.

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Predatory business practices and failed public policy have made artificial intelligence a potentially existential threat to journalism. New technology could offer an important step toward a solution, writes @courtneyr.bsky.social, director @cjl4news.bsky.social @openmarkets.bsky.social.

Check out my newest report on private equity, "Turning Profit-Maximizing Financiers into Stewards of the Public Interest." This is a good primer for anyone curious about how PE works, and why it has come to symbolize extraction and profiteering. 👉 www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...

Step 1: Know the private equity playbook. Step 2: Advance policies that improve accountability and public benefit from PE. It's badly needed. Learn more in @astienon.bsky.social's Industry Spotlight: www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...

The Department of Agriculture plans to let meatpackers run their inspection lines even faster. (They are already too fast.) It’s the administration’s latest deregulatory gift to the meat industry. Learn more in Food & Power: foodandpower.substack.com/p/usda-seeks...

"Either we fix this, or we’ll see yet another crisis in journalism and media." That's the warning from a first-of-its-kind report that maps the entire AI content licensing market, describes how it comes up short, & offers real fixes.

Hats off to Brazil's regulators.

Phil Longman has written that Spirit Airlines "helped normalize loss of quality throughout the industry." The airlines don't need another bailout. They need better regulation suited to a networked industry. Learn more: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Recent work by @katiejwells.bsky.social, Maya Pinto, and @fundaustek.bsky.social uncovers a VC-backed campaign to bring the Uber playbook to the healthcare industry, jeopardizing the condition of our hospitals. Read a write-up from @msainato.bsky.social in @theguardian.com: shorturl.at/FDWqt

Over the years, activist investors & their lobbyists destroyed regulations, competition, and public protections around the railroad industry. Our transportation policy analyst Arnav Rao explains how this has shaped today's problems in rail: solutionaryrail.substack.com/p/interview-...

With last week's Ticketmaster verdict, State AGs reinforced the rule of law & constitutional balances @TaraPincock & @BenBWinsor break it all down in this week's The Corner newsletter: open.substack.com/pub/openmark...

There is a lot wrong with the idea of United and American Airlines merging. @senmikelee.bsky.social & Senator Warren spell it out in an important new oversight letter to the airlines' CEOs: www.wsj.com/business/air...

Out today! press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...

Food distribution giant, Sysco, wants to take over a lifeline for small restaurants. A group of restaurant owners are calling it "a gut punch to every neighborhood restaurant in America." Learn more in Food & Power: foodandpower.substack.com/p/distributi...

Live Nation might have been able to persuade the president and DOJ’s leadership, but it wasn’t able to fool a jury. Our statement on today's verdict on Live Nation's illegal monopoly: www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...

Coming April 20! “Chains of Command: The Rise and Cruel Reign of the Franchise Economy” by OMI chief economist Brian Callaci investigates how US corporations built vast empires by dominating small businesses—without bearing responsibility for the workers who power them.

Restaurant food distributor Sysco already controls too much of the market and are now seeking to buy up a competitor. @ifsc.bsky.social has a very informative series on how restaurant food has evolved for the worse, including Sysco's role in that. attheiowafarmtable.substack.com/p/iowa-resta...

New Corruption Calendar: Enforcement against corporate misconduct has dropped to unprecedented lows under Trump, meaning our money stays in the pockets of CEOs. The SEC is no different, letting crypto crooks close to Trump off the hook.

Food labels shape what we buy—and what we believe. So why is the USDA delaying action on misleading claims? @clairekelloway gets into it in Food & Power: foodandpower.substack.com/p/usda-delay...

All true! www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...

Here's what you need to know about Sysco's plan to acquire Restaurant Depot:

🥳 Congratulations to the workers of Washington State on their non-compete ban! "Evergreen State," indeed. eig.org/eig-statemen...

Big Tech’s legal shield may finally be cracking. Two jury verdicts just shifted the debate from content moderation to system design—holding Meta & Google liable for how their platforms are built.

Facts: Banning non-compete agreements can increase wages significantly & lead to greater business formation, innovation, & job mobility. That's why we are glad to see HB 3213 in Illinois, a bill to make non-competes ILLEGAL (not just less enforceable). www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...

State attorneys general have stepped up as a firewall against moves to concentrate media, economic, & political power as Trump 2.0 turns antitrust enforcement into an instrument of personal and political power. Read more in Liberty & Power: open.substack.com/pub/libertya...

Live Nation: States' Expert Says Company Has 'Substantial Market Power' and Engages in Anticompetitive Conduct library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9ch0fnt... h/t @colecahill.bsky.social #$LYV

Hewlett Packard Enterprise/Juniper Networks: Judge Peppers Lawyers for States, Company and DOJ About Whether Settlement is in Public Interest library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9ch468b... h/t @sachasloan.bsky.social #$HPE

NEW in Liberty & Power: Trump is turning antitrust enforcement into an authoritarian corruption racket. State AGs are stepping up to fill the void, but they'll need more firepower to sustain the fight. open.substack.com/pub/libertya...

"Until Washington recognizes that...skepticism toward neoliberalism is foundational rather than fleeting, it will continue to be out of step with the needs of the American people." - Fox Perez a student at Oregon State University in @notus.com www.notus.org/perspectives...

Here's something we love to see: @ChrisMurphyCT & colleagues with a new bill to crack down on price discrimination / strengthen the Robinson-Patman Act. Learn more about the "Fair Prices for Local Businesses Act": www.murphy.senate.gov/newsroom/pre...

Illinois House Bill 3213 that would ban non-compete clauses for all workers in the state. 🙌 Bills like this are especially important after the Trump FTC's decision to abandon legal defenses of the national ban. Read more from Sandeep Vaheesan: www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...

The U.S.-Israel war with Iran has driven up fertilizer prices by as much as 30% just ahead of spring planting. Breaking up fertilizer giants would diversify the supply chain (& lower costs & carbon output). foodandpower.substack.com/p/fertilizer...

Glad to see state AGs take this on: thehill.com/homenews/med...

Spread by big tech, deregulation narratives have captured conversations about how to grow Europe's tech economy. Join us, @thegoodlobby.bsky.social + Future Narratives Lab for a better conversation 📆 18.03, 16:00 – 17:15 CET bit.ly/4ru7oUa

The Trump admin may have abandoned antitrust enforcement, but states, workers, consumers, & small businesses are stepping up. In fact, private parties file over 95% of civil antitrust cases in federal court. New from Sandeep Vaheesan in @bloomberglaw.com ⬇️ news.bloomberglaw.com/legal-exchan...

In towns hours from Minneapolis, immigrant families are staying home out of fear. Kids are missing school. Errands go undone. Local economies are quietly grinding to a halt. New from @clairek.bsky.social: foodandpower.substack.com/p/ice-surge-...

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Allowing a small # of giant corporations to get richer & more powerful isn't just an economic problem -- it is also a national security threat. NEW in Liberty & Power: libertyandpower.substack.com/p/aoc-says-c...

A Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery deal must not be allowed to go forward. Our reaction: www.journalismliberty.org/publications...

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CJL Director @courtneyr.bsky.social breaks down the latest Colbert free press controversy: substack.com/home/post/p-...

🎉 Announcing the release of the Children Before Profits State Playbook! This toolkit from Community Change, @openmarkets.bsky.social @nwlc.org & @ourfinancialsecurity.org is for state & local advocates working to protect child care from private equity www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...

It makes perfect sense for Europe to have sovereignty over its own cloud computing. Our OMI Europe colleagues have a fresh report on how to do it: www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...

From surveillance by Google and Meta to OpenAI's use of copyrighted material, US tech giants have a long history of competitive practices that are patently injurious to consumers and workers, points out Sandeep Vaheesan. bit.ly/3OjK8u1

The @washingtonmonthly.com Winter Issue wisely recommends Democrats go bold in their proposals to bring down prices. Our Food Program Manager @clairek.bsky.social examines one of these ideas: public grocery stores. washingtonmonthly.com/2026/01/22/h...

You may have missed it, but at the end of 2025, OpenAI essentially secured around 40% of the world's dynamic random access memory (DRAM) for the next few years.