Reuters: Kroger, Albertsons unions, antitrust experts urge FTC to block merger -letter
November 3, 2022 — In an exclusive piece, Reuters covered a letter from 26 organizations including Economic Liberties and seven UFCW local chapters, which calls on the FTC to block the Kroger-Albertsons merger.
POLITICO Morning Tech: Fight heats up over tech lobby effort to ‘hijack’ trade deals
November 2, 2022 — POLITICO Morning Tech exclusively covered the release of Rethink Trade's new report, “Digital Trade” Doublespeak: Big Tech’s Hijack of Trade Lingo to Attack Anti-Monopoly and Competition Policies,” which analyzed dozens of submissions to the U.S. government that reveal a pattern of Big Tech interests trying to use trade policy to undermine countries’ anti-monopoly initiatives.
Washington Post: U.S. flights need more consumer protections. We should look to Europe.
November 2, 2022 — After the summer airline travel crisis, Economic Liberties' Senior Fellow for Aviation & Travel Bill McGee explained to The Washington Post why the U.S. should consider adopting European-style consumer protections for airline travelers.
HR Dive: Feds: Healthcare staffing firm ordered to pay $134K in no-poach sentencing
October 31, 2022 — After DOJ secured their first-ever guilty plea in a case involving a no-poach agreement between employers, Economic Liberties' Senior Legal Counsel Katie Van Dyck spoke with HR Dive about this "key victory."
Breaking Points: Will We Let Billionaires LOOT Our Supermarkets?
October 30, 2022 — Economic Liberties' Research Director Matt Stoller joined Breaking Points to analyze the Kroger-Albertsons merger.