Washington Post: White House alarmed that Commerce probe is ‘smothering’ solar industry
May 7, 2022 — Rethink Trade Director Lori Wallach discussed with Washington Post why the U.S. must rebuild solar equipment manufacturing, and take on the imports flooding the market made cheap by forced labor.
POLITICO Global Insider: Trade baby steps
May 6, 2022 — Rethink Trade Director Lori Wallach spoke with POLITICO Global Insider about the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework and why it is a “test run” for future trade agreements that don’t simply exchange market access for better standards.
Breaking Up Big Tech, Not a Disinformation Board, Is the Answer
April 29, 2022 – The American Economic Liberties Project released a statement in response to news that the Biden administration has established a ‘Disinformation Governance Board’ within the Department of Homeland Security.
Economic Liberties & Balanced Economy Project Release “Stakeholder Capitalism’s Next Frontier: Pro- or Anti-Monopoly?”
April 27, 2022 — The American Economic Liberties Project and the Balanced Economy Project jointly released “Stakeholder Capitalism’s Next Frontier: Pro- or Anti-Monopoly?”. Authored by Denise Hearn and Michelle Meagher, the paper provides a detailed examination of the growing stakeholder capitalism movement and argues that its failure to embrace anti-monopoly principles is undermining its own objectives.
Economic Liberties Applauds the DOJ’s Antitrust Division for Prosecuting White Collar Criminal Conspiracies
April 19, 2022 — Over the past two weeks, the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division concluded three trials alleging illegal market allocation, wage fixing, and price fixing agreements, albeit with a mixed record. Today, the American Economic Liberties Project is applauding the Division for indicting corporations and their executives for non-poaching agreements and wage-fixing, which are novel but proper interpretations of the Sherman Act.