Reacting to the McConnell Collapse: People and Rent Now, Corporations Later
March 23, 2020 - On Sunday, Mitch McConnell put forward a large multi-trillion dollar bill to take advantage of the Coronavirus crisis. It was a grab-bag of pro-corporate, non-urgent priorities that do not belong in a direct response.
Congress Must Prevent Pandemic Profiteers
March 19, 2020 - Economic Liberties released the following statement encouraging Congress to halt the Federal Trade Commission's automatic approval of mergers and acquisitions after a 30-day notification period expires.
Senator Klobuchar’s Monopoly Bill Won’t Work
March 11, 2020 - Economic Liberties released the following statement after Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) today introduced the Anticompetitive Exclusionary Conduct Prevention Act.
Will Coronavirus Change How We Live?
March 6, 2020 - In an article about how the coronavirus will change our lives, the Financial Times quotes Economic Liberties' Matt Stoller on how the virus is forcing us to acknowledge affluence politics and wealth inequality.
Our Economic Model Is Making Us More Vulnerable to Coronavirus
March 5, 2020 - An interview between Economic Liberties’ Matt Stoller and Zephyr Teachout about the coronavirus, supply chain shortages, and monopoly power.