Khan highlights market realities, public engagement in Brookings speech

Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan used her final speech to reiterate the frequent theme that there needs to be enhanced competition in the marketplace. She also touted the FTC’s level of engagement with the public during her tenure.

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Project 2025 has pull with Ferguson

As Washington scrambles to anticipate the antitrust policies of the new administration, the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 seems to have dropped off the radar. But three things can be said about it: Project 2025 is still influential; it emphasizes actions with explicitly political goals,...

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Amex GBT’s purchase of rival CWT challenged by DOJ

American Express Global Business Travel Group’s proposed $570 million acquisition of prominent rival CWT Holdings has been challenged by the Department of Justice’s antitrust division.

Privacy Corner: A talk with free speech champion Marchese

Chris Marchese took free speech protections for granted most of his life until bureaucratic policies at Boston College lit a fire within him. Now, he advocates for First Amendment protections on...

DOJ sues six landlords over algorithmic pricing schemes

The Justice Department and nearly a dozen states sued six of the nation’s landlords, alleging that they participated with Texas-based software company RealPage in algorithmic pricing schemes that...

‘No gig firm exception’ from law, Khan says after Grubhub deal

When the Federal Trade Commission and Illinois attorney general settled with Illinois-based food delivery company Grubhub, it marked another effort by regulators of gig economy firms.

Disney’s Fubo buyout offers path around sports venture’s ‘antitrust problem’

When FuboTV’s leadership decided to bet the fate of its sports-centric streaming platform on an antitrust showdown with three US media giants in early 2024, CEO David Gandler was public about the...

Carter’s antitrust wins, consumer protection efforts netted criticism

Former President Jimmy Carter’s antitrust achievements didn’t satisfy liberals or conservatives. His consumer protection efforts, however, angered the business community and led a major newspaper...

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A long-winded critique of the neoliberal project

While some on the left attribute the dominance of conservative views in antitrust and other policy fields to a right-wing conspiracy, legal scholar Mehrsa Baradaran has a simpler explanation.