Tag: FTC
Grocery Prices Keep Rising. This Could Stop It.
If Kroger and Albertsons merge, they'd create the biggest supermarket chain in the country and your sky-high grocery bill will get even higher. We already…
December 15, 2023
What Scorpion Venom Has To Do With Amazon’s Monopoly
Video produced and hosted by Meagan Day An Amazon customer ordered a hat. She received a vial of scorpion venom instead. That customer, writer Meagan…
November 14, 2023
The Government’s Radical Solution to Lower Drug Prices
One in four Americans can't afford to fill their prescription or pay for their medicine. Why? It's because Big Pharma companies like Mylar are exploiting…
September 29, 2023
We Investigated Roblox: Your Kid’s Favorite Game Is Exploiting Them
More than half of all U.S. kids aged 6 to 16 are spending time on a video gaming app that could be exploiting them, with anti-consumer…
September 8, 2023
This New Rule Will Stop Car Dealers from Ripping You Off
Car dealers are incredibly rich, one of the five most common jobs among the top .1% of earners in America. They're now going to war…
August 14, 2023
Reps Attacking FTC Chair Lina Khan Are Funded By Big Tech
By Donald Shaw and David Moore, Sludge During her two years as chair of the Federal Trade Commission, Lina Khan has racked up many critics…
July 10, 2023
The FTC Wants To Ban Tough-To-Cancel Gym and Cable Subscriptions
Lina Khan: If you’ve ever tried to cancel a subscription, you probably know how challenging it can be. [Ross from Friends]: So why don’t you…
March 27, 2023
Kroger Wants To Create a $210 Billion Grocery Titan
Supermarket chain Kroger used acquisitions to become the nation's second-largest grocer. Now, flush with cash from record-breaking profits throughout the pandemic, management is looking to…
October 18, 2022
America’s Mega Chains Thrive Off Illegal Price Discounts. The FTC’s New Commissioner Is Fed Up.
America’s largest retailers like Walmart, Kroger and Amazon receive big price discounts on almost every product they buy from manufacturers—and in doing so, they're often…
October 5, 2022
Can’t Cancel Your Subscription? Call the FTC
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is cracking down on businesses that won't cancel subscriptions. By law, subscription services like a workout membership or a pay…
January 6, 2022
