Economic Liberties Launches 2025 “End Junk Fees” Campaign, Applauds Unanimous Virginia Senate Vote
January 29, 2025 — Following news that the Virginia State Senate has unanimously passed SB1212, a law banning deceptive, mandatory junk fees, the American Economic Liberties Project officially announced the re-launch of its “End Junk Fees“ campaign—which supported more than a dozen junk fee bans in 2024, including a bill signed into law in Minnesota—for the 2025 legislative session. Already, legislators in seven states have introduced bills in 2025 to implement broad bans on mandatory, undisclosed junk fees.
New Economic Liberties Toolkit Lays Out How State and Local Lawmakers Can Rein in Monopoly Utilities
January 24, 2025 — The American Economic Liberties Project today released a new policy toolkit, “Tools for Reining in Monopoly Utilities: A Guide for State Lawmakers,” to provide practical steps for state lawmakers to curb the power of investor-owned utilities (IOUs) and ensure affordable and reliable access to essential services such as electricity, water, and natural gas.
Economic Liberties Board of Directors Names Nidhi Hegde Executive Director and Board Additions
January 14, 2025 — The American Economic Liberties Project’ Board of Directors today announced that Nidhi Hegde has been named permanent Executive Director of the organization. Additionally, Economic Liberties is pleased to announce that Zephyr Teachout and Todd Achilles will join as members of its Board.
Google’s Proposed Remedies Are Predictably and Woefully Inadequate
December 23, 2024 — Following the release of Google’s proposed remedies in the Google search case last Friday, which comes after the Big Tech monopoly lost to the Department of Justice Antitrust Division, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Economic Liberties Commends U.S. Government Decision to Launch a Section 301 on China’s Strategy to Dominate the Mature Node Semiconductor Industry
December 23, 2024 — U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Katherine Tai, announced today her decision to initiate an investigation under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 on China’s Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Targeting of the Semiconductor Industry for Dominance. The probe will focus on China’s manufacturing of foundational semiconductors (also known as legacy or mature node semiconductors), including to the extent that they are incorporated as components into downstream products for critical industries like defense, automotive, medical devices, aerospace, telecommunications, and power generation and the electrical grid. In response, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.