Economic Liberties, Equitable Growth & Open Markets Urge DOJ to Reverse Consolidation in the Banking Industry
October 16,2020 — As the Department of Justice reviews its Bank Merger Competitive Review guidelines, Economic Liberties and our progressive partners submitted comments, urging DOJ to take meaningful steps to reverse consolidation in the banking industry, and finance more broadly.
Revise Section 230 to Make Our Internet More Open & Free
October 15, 2020—Economic Liberties released the following statement in response to an announcement by Federal Communications Chairman Ajit Pai that he intends to move forward with rulemaking to clarify Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
Fed Should Reject Morgan Stanley’s Eaton Vance Bid
October 8, 2020 - The American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement in response to reports that Morgan Stanley intends to buy fund manager Eaton Vance.
Economic Liberties’ New Explainer Lays Out What to Expect from Antitrust Cases Against Google
October 8, 2020 — The American Economic Liberties Project today released “What You Need to Know About Section 2 of the Sherman Act,” a new policy quick take that explains how Section 2 antitrust cases work, and what a case against Google might look like.
Congress’s Big Tech Report is a Victory for American Democracy Over Trillion Dollar Titans
October 6, 2020 - Today, the House Judiciary Committee’s Antitrust Subcommittee concluded its year-long investigation into the gatekeeping power of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google by releasing a final report that documents how these corporations built and abused their monopoly power, and includes a series of policy recommendations such as structural and line of business separations to restore competition.