April 9, 2026 – Following today’s announcement of a new “click to cancel rule” by the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP), which prohibits deceptive subscription practices and requires companies to provide a simple, accessible way for consumers to cancel recurring charges, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.

April 9, 2026 –In response to Sysco’s proposed $29.1 billion acquisition of Jetro Restaurant Depot, the American Economic Liberties Project today called on the Federal Trade Commission to block the deal, warning that it would eliminate a critical competitive check on food and supply costs for independent restaurants nationwide.

April 7, 2026 – The American Economic Liberties Project today announced that Leo Wise, an experienced former federal prosecutor who served as Chief of the Fraud and Public Corruption Unit at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland, will join the organization as a visiting Senior Fellow focused on anti-corruption issues.

March 31, 2026 – As global energy markets continue to reel from the War in Iran, the American Economic Liberties Project today released a new brief, “How Congress and States Should Respond to Electricity Price Spikes Due to the Iran War.” The paper analyzes how the continued reliance on natural gas — including liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports — to generate electricity creates supply-chain vulnerabilities that will translate into sharp electricity bill increases for customers, especially in the Northeast, over the coming year.

March 30, 2026 – In response to last night's collapse of the World Trade Organization's 14th Ministerial Conference, a biennial meeting of WTO member countries' top trade officials where the global trade body's future rules and agenda are set, Lori Wallach, Director of the Rethink Trade program at the American Economic Liberties Project, said: