On Wednesday, June 24th, we are hosting a day-long convening on breaking the power of the oligarchy and rebuilding it for all of us.
We hope you'll join us. RSVP to attend in person or virtually here:
openmarketsinstitute.org/pub…
We're doing something a little different for this event, as we focus on the messages and strategies needed to win power—and then use it to build a political economy that supports freedom, opportunity, and shared prosperity.
The agentic web is here.
A new report from @Sally_Hubbard argues policymakers should:
• Apply fiduciary duties to AI agents
• Ban exploitative surveillance
• Require transparency auditing
• Promote competition
Before Big Tech locks up the future. openmarketsinstitute.org/pub…
Glad to hear it.
We've described AICOA as "as vital to rebuilding a more competitive and open Internet and more democratic markets for news and debate." openmarketsinstitute.org/pub…
When dominant firms use loyalty programs to discourage competition, farmers lose choices and prices go up.
A notable development from DOJ's ongoing scrutiny of the seed industry: foodandpower.substack.com/p/…
On Wednesday, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority said it will force Google to give publishers real control over whether their content powers AI-generated search summaries.
It's a big deal.
From @courtneyr@techpolicypresstechpolicy.press/uk-regulato…
NEW: To take control of airport gates & squeeze out competitors, United Airlines attempted to unsafely overschedule flights at O’Hare for the summer of 2026.
Southwest’s recent exit from O’Hare shows the once-competitive airport risks becoming another monopoly hub, a sign of the failures of airline (and airport) deregulation. businessinsider.com/southwes…
BIG NEWS in the UK as its competition regulator announces Google will need to adhere to new conduct requirements in their use of publisher content for AI Overviews.
Our reactions: cmdg.tech/publications/uk-cm…
Millions of Americans are beginning to rely on AI agents.
But if those agents are controlled by Google, Amazon, Microsoft, or Meta, whose interests are they really serving?
NEW REPORT from OMI Senior Fellow @Sally_Hubbard: openmarketsinstitute.org/pub…
"Despite the recent formation of a food antitrust task force, the Trump administration has largely gutted government capacity to take on food corporations, and it walked back some moderate steps to change harmful business practices."
nytimes.com/2026/05/29/opini…
1. @openmarkets just filed an amicus brief in Innovative Health v. Biosense Webster, a case before the Ninth Circuit with important implications for American healthcare and the fight for the public’s right to repair cars, electronics, and other durable equipment
Tune in tomorrow as OMI fellow Matthew Scherer speaks with @Capitol_Forum about his new report: "No Bailouts for Big Tech Billionaires: Policies for when the AI bubble bursts"
Next week’s conference calls:
🗓️ Tue, May 26: Katherine Van Dyck on sports media costs & antitrust
🗓️ Thu, May 28: Matthew Scherer on AI spending & bubble risks
🗓️ Fri, May 29: Weekly Tech Policy Briefing Series with Teddy Downey & Sacha Sloan
👉 RSVP: thecapitolforum.com/events/?…
Next week’s conference calls:
🗓️ Tue, May 26: Katherine Van Dyck on sports media costs & antitrust
🗓️ Thu, May 28: Matthew Scherer on AI spending & bubble risks
🗓️ Fri, May 29: Weekly Tech Policy Briefing Series with Teddy Downey & Sacha Sloan
👉 RSVP: thecapitolforum.com/events/?…
This @JeffBezos interview was deeply misleading on so many counts, but chief among them is this: newspapers aren't going to magically become profitable unless we address the system that allows dominant platforms to stand between the news and revenue.
SORKIN: Why lay people off at the Post? Why fire people?
BEZOS: Because the Post needs to be a profitable enterprise that stands on its own two feet
SORKIN: Does it? Some people say it should be a trust
BEZOS: Yes. It's a measure of its relevance. If people aren't paying for our product, it's not a good enough product