Shaoul Sussman to Join Economic Liberties Board of Directors
September 24, 2025 – The American Economic Liberties Project today announced that Shaoul Sussman, who formerly served as Associate Director for Litigation in the Bureau of Competition at the Federal Trade Commission, will join the organization’s Board of Directors.
Break Up Ticketmaster Coalition Welcomes FTC Suit Against Monopoly’s Deceptive Pricing Tactics, Urges Admin to Move Forward With a Break Up
September 24, 2025 – Following a lawsuit filed last Thursday by the Federal Trade Commission and seven bipartisan state attorneys general against Live Nation-Ticketmaster’s use of deceptive pricing schemes and exploitative resale tactics, the Break Up Ticketmaster Coalition released the following statement.
Press Memo: Truths and Myths About The 8/29/25 End of the De Minimis Trade Loophole to U.S. Customs Enforcement
August 27, 2025 – With the deadline looming this Friday, August 29, 2025, for the global termination of the de minimis trade loophole to U.S. Customs enforcement, interest in the loophole is increasing. Lori Wallach, director of American Economic Liberties Project’s Rethink Trade program, is available for interview. Some factoids that may be useful:
Economic Liberties, Alliance of Independent Dentists Call for Investigation of Unprecedented Dentistry Vertical Merger
August 21, 2025 – Following news that dental insurer Delta Dental of Wisconsin (DDWI) has acquired a chain of dental practices known as Cherry Tree Dental—the first time in Wisconsin state history that an insurer owns dental providers—the American Economic Liberties Project and the Alliance of Independent Dentists sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Justice Antitrust Division, and Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul calling for an investigation.
Fmr. Senate Antitrust Subcommittee Chief Counsel Phillip Berenbroick Joins Economic Liberties
August 20, 2025 – The American Economic Liberties Project today announced that Phillip Berenbroick, former Chief Counsel, Competition & Technology for the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Antitrust Subcommittee, will join the anti-monopoly organization as Senior Strategist - Policy and Advocacy.