Wall Street Journal: Big Cities Take Up Fight Against Algorithm-Based Rents
November 19, 2024 — Economic Liberties joined with Local Progress to write a memo on rent-setting software algorithms which formed the basis for antirent-software local ordinances in San Francisco and Philadelphia.
The Verge: Tech critics want a Google exec punished for deleted chats
October 22, 2024 — Following Google President of Global Affairs Kent Walker’s alleged illegal destruction of records in the ongoing antitrust trials against the tech giant, the American Economic Liberties Project was quoted in urging the California State Bar to investigate.
Washington Post: Pete Buttigieg’s view from the middle seat
May 13, 2024 — William McGee, Economic Liberties Senior Fellow for Aviation and Travel is quoted in this coverage pushing Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to do more to improve air travel in an industry that has not done enough for passengers.
Axios: Workers taking center stage is latest sign U.S. is in new antitrust era
April 29, 2024 — Elizabeth Wilkins is quoted in coverage of the shift in antitrust focus toward labor markets, highlighting efforts to protect worker competition and wages.
Fortune: America’s health system is still in crisis after its biggest cyberattack ever—but the ‘catastrophe’ is just a blip for the giant company that got hacked
April 23, 2024 — Benjamin Jolley is quoted describing how consolidation creates the systemic risk that led to a cyberattack on Change Healthcare, disrupting U.S. healthcare claims processing, delaying payments, and affecting millions of patient records.