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OMI Reacts to Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Deal & Trump’s Apparent Interference
https://www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications/paramount-warner-bros-discovery-deal
Published: February 27, 2026 15:41
Dr. Courtney Radsch, director of the Center for Journalism and Liberty at Open Markets released the following statement concerning the news that Netflix has dropped its bid for Warner Brothers Discovery and by default, enabled Paramount to advance its…
In The New York Review of Books: Expanding Public Ownership in the Power Sector
Published: February 26, 2026 17:23
In an essay published in The New York Review of Books, Sandeep Vaheesan makes a case for expanding public ownership in the U.S. electric power sector—arguing that an expansion of democratically controlled public power is the best way to secure…
The Corner Newsletter: Google’s Proprietary AI Chips and a Playbook for Stopping Private Equity (February 24th, 2026)
Published: February 24, 2026 03:23
In this issue, we explore how Google’s proprietary AI chips will do little to dent Nvidia’s monopoly over the industry. We also released a new playbook to help state policymakers stop the encroachment of private equity into child care..
The Sling - Union-Busting as an Unfair Method of Competition
https://www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications/union-busting-as-an-unfair-method-of-competition
Published: February 24, 2026 03:17
Legal director Sandeep Vaheesan speaks on how union-busting should be treated as an illegal monopolistic practice under antitrust law because it gives firms an unfair competitive advantage by violating workers’ rights and undermining law-abiding rivals
New Playbook Provides Solutions to Stop Private Equity Takeover of the Child Care Industry
Published: February 17, 2026 14:47
The Open Markets Institute alongside Community Change/Action, National Women’s Law Center, and Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund released The Children Before Profits State Playbook, which equips state and local organizers, advocates, and…
Children Before Profits State Playbook & Report
https://www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications/children-before-profits-state-playbook
Published: February 17, 2026 14:40
The Children Before Profits State Playbook is a joint project of Community Change, National Women’s Law Center, Open Markets Institute, and Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund. It equips state and local organizers, advocates, and policymakers…
European Civil Society Organisations Condemn Clearance of Google’s Acquisition of Wiz
https://www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications/condemn-clearance-of-googles-acquisition-of-wiz
Published: February 10, 2026 16:43
The Open Markets Institute, Balanced Economy Project, Rebalance Now, and SOMO released condemned the European Commission’s decision to allow Google to acquire cloud security firm, Wiz, against expert recommendations for a deeper assessment of the deal.
Project Syndicate - Europe Should Reject US-Style Competitiveness
https://www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications/europe-should-reject-us-style-competitiveness
Published: February 9, 2026 22:25
Legal director Sandeep Vaheesan emphasizes that Europe doesn’t need to copy America’s model to be competitive; it should double down on strong competition policy to avoid the economic imbalances and harms baked into the US approach.
The Corner Newsletter: OpenAI’s RAMpage (February 10th, 2026)
Published: February 9, 2026 22:12
In this issue, we explore the legal and economic impact of OpenAI’s deals to lock up supply of memory chips.
Report - Taming the Hyperscalers
https://www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications/report-taming-the-hyperscalers
Published: February 9, 2026 21:56
The Open Markets Institute has published a policy brief providing a blueprint for Europe’s transition towards an open, competitive, and sovereign cloud market co authored by Europe director Max von Thun and EU tech policy fellow George Colville.
Open Markets Institute Applauds EU Move to Stop Meta from Gatekeeping AI on WhatsApp
Published: February 6, 2026 22:32
The European Commission announced a preliminary finding that Meta may have abused its dominant position by excluding third-party AI assistants from WhatsApp. The Commission intends to impose interim measures to prevent serious and irreparable damage to…
European Commission’s Preliminary Finding Against TikTok Is a Landmark Moment for Platform Accountability
Published: February 6, 2026 17:22
The Open Markets Institute released a statement led by Max von Thun, Director of Europe & Transatlantic Partnership a preliminary finding that TikTok’s platform design contributes to addictive use and may violate the European Union’s Digital Services…
Amicus Brief Urges Third Circuit to Correct Misinterpretation of Clayton Act Provision on Exclusive Dealing
Published: February 4, 2026 23:30
The Open Markets Institute filed an amicus brief in support of the plaintiffs in Reading Hospital v. Hill-Rom Holdings, a case concerning the monopolistic manufacturer of hospital beds using exclusive dealing with health systems to perpetuate its…
Democracy Journal - Rethinking State Capacity
https://www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications/ecyklbe7ftlm6l9c34ldn7c97fr5ly
Published: January 28, 2026 18:52
In this co-written essay, legal director Sandeep Vaheesan and chief economist Brian Callaci deliver the argument that today’s “state capacity” discourse wrongly blames democratic procedures for government failure, when the real solution is not…
Open Markets Urges European Commission to Investigate Google’s Wiz Acquisition on Cloud Monoply Concerns
Published: January 27, 2026 20:46
Open Markets Institute, alongside partner organisations Article 19, the Balanced Economy Project and SOMO, made a detailed submission to the European Commission urging officials to open an in-depth investigation into Google’s proposed acquisition of the…
The Corner Newsletter: Amazon Seeks to Police Emerging AI Agent Market (January 27th, 2026)
Published: January 26, 2026 20:08
In this issue, we look at Amazon’s recent lawsuit that aims to keep Perplexity’s AI agents from “intruding” on Amazon’s website, in a case that could help determine the future of the emerging AI agent market.
Washington Monthly - How to Bring Down Grocery Prices
https://www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications/how-to-bring-down-grocery-prices-kelloway
Published: January 22, 2026 15:50
Food program manager Claire Kelloway comparing New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani’s proposed city-run grocery stores to government-run grocery stores for the military.
YouTube TV’s Willingness to Block Fox and Disney Underscores Google’s Growing Threat to Democracy
https://www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications/98aj6atarhmpllpwh6jaeb5gp7e92r
Published: January 13, 2026 15:24
CJL program manager Karina Montoya takes stock of Google’s YouTube TV growth in live TV streaming, and what its clashes with TV programmers mean as Big Tech continues to be an unregulated actor in streaming services.
The Corner Newsletter: Google Flexes its TV Monopoly & OMI’s Testimony on Netflix-Warner Bros (January 13th, 2026)
Published: January 13, 2026 15:24
In this issue, we explore Google’s growing power in the television industry, as the tech giant uses YouTube T V to squeeze major TV programmers like Fox and Disney.
The Guardian - Netflix and Paramount deals are both wrong for Warner Bros Discovery – and democracy
Published: January 12, 2026 16:33
CJL director Courtney Radsch contends that both the Netflix and Paramount–Skydance bids for Warner Bros. Discovery would deepen media concentration in ways that endanger free speech, audience choice, and democracy by placing cultural storytelling and…
Tech Policy Press - Google’s Wiz Deal Could Become a Trojan Horse in Europe’s Cloud
Published: January 8, 2026 19:38
Europe research fellow Claire Lavin co-wrote an article arguing that Google’s proposed $32 billion acquisition of Wiz would dangerously concentrate control over Europe’s cloud security infrastructure in the hands of a U.S. tech gatekeeper, threatening…
Open Markets Submits Testimony in House Judiciary Subcommittee’s Streaming Services Antitrust Hearing
https://www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications/testimony-streaming-services-antitrust-hearing
Published: January 7, 2026 16:04
Open Markets submitted submitted written testimony to the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust with regard to its January 7th hearing, "Full Stream Ahead: Competition and Consumer Choice in Digital…
Tech Policy Press - The Battle for Cognitive Liberty in the Age of Corporate AI
Published: January 6, 2026 21:18
CJL director Courtney Radsch argues that today’s AI systems—shaped by market concentration, surveillance-based business models, and weak regulation—are evolving into an infrastructure of cognitive control that threatens freedom of thought, human agency,…
Washington Monthly - Don’t Let Independent Media Die
https://www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications/dont-let-independent-media-die
Published: December 26, 2025 21:37
Policy director Phil Longman warns that unchecked Big Tech and AI monopolies are rapidly undermining the economic foundations of a free press and urges urgent public support for policy-focused journalism, like the Washington Monthly, as essential to…
Barry Lynn Condemns Travel Bans on European Citizens
Published: December 24, 2025 16:00
Barry Lynn condemns travel bans on five European citizens on the theory that their efforts to regulate the behavior of dominant online communications platforms amounted to censorship of American citizens.
LPE Project - Why Antitrust Reform Matters
https://www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications/lpe-project-why-antitrust-reform-matters
Published: December 17, 2025 21:29
Legal director Sandeep Vaheesan explores the debate between antitrust reformers and Marxist critics, arguing that antitrust law can serve as a tool for democratizing economic life when paired with broader political movements.