New York Daily News: The devious COVID-19 liability push: Mitch McConnell’s push for coronavirus immunity would shield big businesses that hurt their workers
May 24, 2020 - Economic Liberties’ Director of Entrepreneurship and Independent Business Courtney Cardin explained why Mitch McConnell’s attempt to give big corporations a free pass for exposing workers and consumers is so dangerous in the New York Daily News.
The Guardian: Cuomo is Letting Billionaires Plan New York’s Future. It Doesn’t Have to be This Way
May 14, 2020 - Economic Liberties’ Pat Gorofolo and Zephyr Teachout published a piece in The Guardian that explains why state and local leaders should not let billionaires and corporations decide what the postvirus economy will look like.
What Progressives Must Demand in a COVID-19 Relief Package
May 12, 2020 - Economic Liberties published a Heroes Act explainer, spelling out why workers, small businesses, and communities in crisis deserve more than the Heroes Act delivers.
The Federal Reserve Must Not Finance a Merger Wave
May 7, 2020 - Nine groups led by the American Economic Liberties Project sent a letter to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin urging them to freeze all mergers and acquisitions activity by otherwise viable corporations as a condition for use of the Federal Reserve and Treasury’s emergency credit programs.
The Avoidable Tragedy of Low Hospital Capacity in New York City
May 6, 2020 – Economic Liberties’ latest Working Paper in a series on corporate power, “The Avoidable Tragedy of Low Hospital Capacity in New York City.” Policy Analyst Olivia Webb explains how New York City lost hospital bed capacity and outlines solutions to protect public health and well-being.
The Appeal: The Case for a Temporary Merger Ban for America’s Largest Companies
April 28, 2020 - Economic Liberties’ Executive Director Sarah Miller made the case for a merger moratorium in The Appeal, explaining why Congress must prevent big corporations from further consolidating their economic and political power.