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.
It’s Time for the FTC to Do Its Job and Protect Americans From Corporations Exploiting Tariffs to Juice Their Profits Margins
August 14, 2025 – Following new Producer Price Index (PPI) data indicating that prices are increasing while corporations’ margins are holding strong, the day after the Trump administration reversed the Biden-era Executive Order on a whole-of-government approach to promoting competition, the American Economic Liberties Project released the follow statement.
DOJ’s UnitedHealth Group-Amedisys Settlement Is a Win for Big Medicine and a Loss for Hospice Patients and Nurses
August 7, 2025 – In response to news that the Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division has proposed a settlement allowing UnitedHealth Group’s $3.3 billion acquisition of Amedisys to proceed, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.