Union Workers, Consumer Advocates, and Competition Policy Experts Urge FTC to Block Kroger-Albertsons Merger
November 14, 2023 — The American Economic Liberties Project and a coalition of local chapters of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) today hosted a virtual event—featuring policy experts, consumers, and grocery workers—urging the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to block the harmful Kroger-Albertsons merger. The event comes alongside a new policy brief from Economic Liberties, which substantively breaks down this merger’s effect on food prices, consumer choice, and supply chain fragility, titled “SupermarketSqueeze: The Real Costs of the Kroger-Albertsons Deal.”
Climate and Economic Justice Advocates Urge FTC to Block Big Oil Consolidation
November 8, 2023 — Today, the American Economic Liberties Project, along with Climate Power, Demand Progress, Sierra Club and eighteen additional signatories—a coalition of advocates for economic and climate justice—sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission urging them to investigate and block recently proposed mega-acquisitions by Big Oil firms ExxonMobil and Chevron.
House Antitrust Leaders Bow to Monopolists with THUD Amendment Support
November 1, 2023 — As the House considers the Fiscal Year 2024 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies bill—an appropriations bill carrying a dangerous amendment, supported by House antitrust subcommittee chair Thomas Massie (R-KY) and ranking member Lou Correa (D-CA), to neuter the competition authorities of the Department of Transportation and other enforcers—the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement:
Politico: The Next Generation of Law Students Is Obsessed With Lina Khan
November 6, 2023 — Economic Liberties' Anti-Monopoly Summit is highlighted in a feature on law students' excitement about strong antitrust enforcement.
WBUR: The NCAA, antitrust and the future of college sports
October 31, 2023 — Katie Van Dyck, Economic Liberties' Senior Legal Counsel, discusses the NCAA's requested antitrust exemption on WBUR's On Point.